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Aur. Corn. Celsi de Medicina, Libri Octo.
by Celsus, Aulus Cornelius
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, old faded ink titles added to spine and cover.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Patavii.: Josephus Cominus., 1722. Contemporary full vellum, gilt spine title, marbled edges.. Very good, old faded ink titles added to spine and cover.. 8vo.17.5x11.5x4.5 cm.. A tight bright copy of this medical classic in a contemporary binding. weight: 1.5 lb. Engraved portrait frontis, engraved printer’s device on title page.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299861
- Title
- Aur. Corn. Celsi de Medicina, Libri Octo.
- Author
- Celsus, Aulus Cornelius
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary full vellum, gilt spine title, marbled edges.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, old faded ink titles added to spine and cover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Josephus Cominus.
- Place of Publication
- Patavii.
- Date Published
- 1722
- Pages
- [14] 598, [30] index, [1] errata pp.
- Size
- 8vo.17.5x11.5x4.5 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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