THE FAMILY DOCTOR Describing The Causes Symptoms and Treatments of Disease. With Numerous Engravings
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- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W. M. Clark, 1845. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp.iv, 412; a few wood engravings in text; This is the complete first volume of the Framily Doctor containing 26 weekly parts starting with June 7, 1845 and ending with November 29, 1845, each with its own dated "title" page. Contemporary plain half black calf cloth binding, good with some general wear and rubbing to extremities, front joint with short splits at the head and tail, corners somewhat worn, but remains firmly bound. Contents good and tight, signature excised from the front free end paper, tape reinforcement to the front hinge, some general reading wear and finger soiling, more prevalent to the general title page and first few pages. The text also covers household receipts and various anecdotes as well as a reader's advice section. Bibliographical note: very scarce, seemingly with a small circulation; Copac lists just one copy and that at the Welcome Library. The Family Doctor barely lasted a year and was suspended after number 20 of the second volume following irregular publication; on p. 316 of that volume it is stated "The editor ... is compelled to bring the second volume to a close at No. 20 ... He will endeavour to have it resuscitated, either in its present or some other form" --The cause is given as delays in printing and hence irregularity of publication. (Vol I only present here)..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020793
- Title
- THE FAMILY DOCTOR Describing The Causes Symptoms and Treatments of Disease. With Numerous Engravings
- Author
- No Date
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. M. Clark
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...