A Concise Treatise on Operative Surgery Describing the Methods Adopted by the English, Continental, and American Surgeons; Selected for the Use of Junior Practitioners and Students. Illustrated By Twelve Plates
by Cocks, W. P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
-
Coventry, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans. Cocks also provided the illustrations for S. Cooper's Surgical Dictionary. All 12 plates present, one in color. iv, 375 pp. plus, index, list of plates, list of author's books, and inserted publisher's catalogue. A very scarce edition. Light foxing. Bookplate of former owner and ink inscription on flyleaf. Small piece at top of spine has been reattached. Green embossed cloth. . Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 1837.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Sheila B. Amdur (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006250
- Title
- A Concise Treatise on Operative Surgery Describing the Methods Adopted by the English, Continental, and American Surgeons; Selected for the Use of Junior Practitioners and Students. Illustrated By Twelve Plates
- Author
- Cocks, W. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Surgery; History of Medicine; Medical Illustration.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of Medicine and Surgery;
Terms of Sale
Sheila B. Amdur
Two week return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to two weeks after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sheila B. Amdur
Biblio member since 2008
Coventry, Connecticut
About Sheila B. Amdur
Specializing in the history of medicine and psychiatry; Connecticut History; scholarly books; rare and antiquarian; general stock.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....