An Account of the Life and Works of Dr. Robert Watt: Author of the 'Bibliotheca Britannica'
by Finlayson, James
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Smith Elder & Co, London, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Smith Elder & Co, London, 1897. 1st Edition . Good. Over 8'' tall, brown cloth binding with gilt titles on front. 46pp with portrait frontispiece. Dr Watt died at a comparatively early age having achieved recognition for his work in medicine & his work on the extensive Bibliotheca Britannica, an index of British & Irish literature including foreign books written in English. Ex reference library with decorative bookplates on front pastedown & endpaper, library number on spine & inside, stamps on endpapers, first & last page. Spine cracked at front pastedown. Inner book clean with no other obvious library markings.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 284
- Title
- An Account of the Life and Works of Dr. Robert Watt: Author of the 'Bibliotheca Britannica'
- Author
- Finlayson, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Smith Elder & Co, London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- GLASGOW, SCOTTISH MEDICINE, BIBLIOTHECA BRITANNICA, SCOTTISH, GLASWEGIAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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- Gilt
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- Cracked
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