An Account of the Foxglove
by Withering, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine condition. JBS-141A
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Fine condition. JBS-141A. William Withering. An Account of the Foxglove. Birmingham, AL: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. Facsimile reprint of Withering's 1785 classic.
Octavo. [209]pp. Illustrated with color folding plate. Publisher's oxblood pictorial leather, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, all edges gilt, marbled endleaves, silk ribbon page marker.
From The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Plants and Drugs.
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Octavo. [209]pp. Illustrated with color folding plate. Publisher's oxblood pictorial leather, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, all edges gilt, marbled endleaves, silk ribbon page marker.
From The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Plants and Drugs.
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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141
- Title
- An Account of the Foxglove
- Author
- Withering, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition. JBS-141A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Drugs, Medicine
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...