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Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Physic. Delivered at King's College, London. In Two Volumes
by Watson, Sir Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1871. The Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. London, 1871. xv, 910, xi, (1), 1070 pages. Finely bound in full dark green pebbled morocco, ornately stamped in gilt at spine and covers, marbled end papers with wide ornate gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Near Fine, a few end papers with small edge tears. Sir Thomas Watson, Bart. (b.1792 d.11 December 1882) was created a baronet in 1866, and was appointed physician in ordinary to the queen in 1870. He served as President of the Royal College of Physicians. Of his Lectures on Physic, William Munk said "Few medical works have been more successful than this. It has passed through five large editions, and has enjoyed a greater popularity with students and practitioners than any similar book since the First Lines of Dr. Cullen." (RCP) SCARCE in this 5th and last London edition, and decidedly so in such a magnificent binding. . Fifth Edition. Pebbled Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010155
- Title
- Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Physic. Delivered at King's College, London. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Watson, Sir Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- Jacket
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