An enquiry into the causes of the Curvature of the Spine, with suggestions as to the best means of preventing, or when formed, of removing the lateral curvature
by JARROLD, T[homas]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Co. et al., [1823]. xxii, 147pp, [3]. With two engraved plates. Errata slip pasted to FEP. Original publisher's drab boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed and a trifle marked, chipping to head and foot of spine. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to half-title: 'J. Rymer Esq. / with the respects / of the Author'. The sole edition, printed in Manchester and presented here in original state, of physician Thomas Jarrold's (1770-1853) dissertation on the causes and treatment of scoliosis, informed with reference to numerous examples of cases encountered by the author. COPAC locates only six copies (BL, Cambridge, Chethamâs, RCP Edinburgh, UCL and Wellcome). . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ17388
- Title
- An enquiry into the causes of the Curvature of the Spine, with suggestions as to the best means of preventing, or when formed, of removing the lateral curvature
- Author
- JARROLD, T[homas]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Co. et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1823]
- Keywords
- Medicine
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
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Wareham, Dorset
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Glossary
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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....
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...