Divagations of a Doctor. Being a Commixture in Prose and Verse : Medical and Lay, Social and Personal, Grave and Convivial, Polite and Vulgar.
by James, Alexander
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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By Dunblane, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1924. Cloth. Good. Bound in burgundy cloth with gilt titling and gilt page tops. In good+ condition. Minor marking and rubbing to covers, sunning to spine.Binding is good and secure, browning to end papers, otherwise clean internally. Contains all kinds of observations, verses and references relating to the medical fraternity, 192 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Bensons Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002319
- Title
- Divagations of a Doctor. Being a Commixture in Prose and Verse : Medical and Lay, Social and Personal, Grave and Convivial, Polite and Vulgar.
- Author
- James, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- MEDICINE GENERAL POETRY PROSE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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