Medical Essays: Compiled from Reports to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery by Medical Officers of the U.S. Navy
by U.S. Navy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Canton, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office. 1872., 1872. First printing. 8vo. 367 pp. Original gilt-stamped brown cloth binding with Navy logo front cover. Contemporary signature on flyleaf & title page ( --Siegfried, Asst. Surgeon, USNavy.). On pastedown, handwritten: Recd Feb 21st 1873 On board the Richmond Key West Fla. The spine is faded (gilt mostly effaced) and the covers are splotchy; some wear at the tips. The book is tight, contents bright. Very good minus. Very uncommon in the first edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Dorn ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21449
- Title
- Medical Essays: Compiled from Reports to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery by Medical Officers of the U.S. Navy
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Washington: Government Printing Office. 1872.
- Date Published
- 1872
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine - Surgery;
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About the Seller
Thomas Dorn ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Canton, Georgia
About Thomas Dorn ABAA
Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International Leagure of Antiquarian Booksellers. I specialize in literary first editions, Africa -- exploration, big game hunting, flora & fauna, medical books, foreign literature in english translation, medicine, science, philosophy, and general antiquarian.
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