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Manhattan Country Doctor
by Slocum, Milton, Jonathan, M.D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684186942
- ISBN 13
- 9780684186948
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986, hardcover, 271 pp, First Edition stated, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket, Signed and inscribed by the Author to the original owner on the front free endpaper, "To Barbara with warmest regards Milton Jonathan Slocum M.D. Jan 22, 1987". Straight, tight and clean, topstain faded with a few lighter spots, slight spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, touch of dampstain to head and heel of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The affectionate memoir of a general practitioner in the Hell's Kitchen section of New York from 1934 to 1968 and his personal experiences in treating the theater people, mobsters, boxers, eccentrics, and New and Old World families who lived there. ISBN 9780684186948
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10272
- Title
- Manhattan Country Doctor
- Author
- Slocum, Milton, Jonathan, M.D
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684186942
- ISBN 13
- 9780684186948
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Biography; Biography & Autobiography; History; Mid-Atlantic; Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA); New York; New York (State); Personal Memoirs; Slocum, Milton Jonathan; Social History; State & Local; United States
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About the Seller
West of Eden Books
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About West of Eden Books
West of Eden Books is a home-based bookseller selling exclusively on-line since October 2003. We specialize in Out-Of-Print and Collectible Books with interests ranging from the Fine and Performing Arts to Science, Sports and Modern Literature. We are in daily contact with top booksellers worldwide and are happy to provide free referrals on request. Most of our listed books are first edition, first printings, carefully researched through our own reference materials and many other available sources. Most books are in Very Good to Fine condition with any flaws carefully noted. All hardcover books with dustjackets will receive a new archival quality Brodart dustjacket sleeve prior to shipping. Customer service and satisfaction is of primary importance to us at West of Eden Books. Our feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive. We pride ourselves in this and pledge to address any issue with any of our products or services to your satisfaction. Digital images available on request.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Bumps
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- New
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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