History of Scottish Medicine. 2 Volumes
by Comrie, John D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Bailliere, Tindall & Cox. A comprehensive illustrated history of Scottish medicine published for the Wellcome Historical Museum in London. Extensively illustrated with portraits and includes illustrations. Deep blue silk endpapers. Binding sound and tight. Gilding to top edge. Very light foxing to fore- and lower page edges. This is a heavy item and will incur additional shipping charges. 2nd Edition. Condition: Very Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Ribbed cloth boards with embossed devices on covers with gilt lettering on spine. Some edge-wear to extremities. Bumping to spine edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 300830
- Title
- History of Scottish Medicine. 2 Volumes
- Author
- Comrie, John D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bailliere, Tindall & Cox
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Medical;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....