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Medical Lexicon. A Dictionary of Medical Science: Contianing a Concise Explanation of the Various Subjects and Terms of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Hygiene, Therapeutics, Medical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, surgery, Obstetrics, Medical Jurisprudence, and Dentistry; Notices of Climate, and of Mineral Waters; Formulae for Officinal, Empiracal, and Dietic Preparations; with the Accentuation and Etymology of the Termns, and the French and Other Synonyms
by Dunglison, Robley; (Enlarged by Richard J. Dunglison)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea, 1874. Hardcover. Good. Large Octavo. 1131, (32) pages. Hardcover bound in full tan leather with black label pastedowns on spine. The binding is worn and shows scuff marks and general soiling. In places the scuff marks are down to the board. Headcap is starting. Top edge of front and rear boards are quite scuffed and rubbed but the outside hinges are generally secure. Black label pastedown on spine has some vertical cracking and chipping. Spine is scuffed. Front gutter is mostly broken between the Title Page and the Preface and is connected to the text block by one cord. Rear gutter is secure. Text is toned with occasional smudging.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037198
- Title
- Medical Lexicon. A Dictionary of Medical Science: Contianing a Concise Explanation of the Various Subjects and Terms of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Hygiene, Therapeutics, Medical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, surgery, Obstetrics, Medical Jurisprudence, and Dentistry; Notices of Climate, and of Mineral Waters; Formulae for Officinal, Empiracal, and Dietic Preparations; with the Accentuation and Etymology of the Termns, and the French and Other Synonyms
- Author
- Dunglison, Robley; (Enlarged by Richard J. Dunglison)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry C. Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1874; Robley Dunglison; Richard J. Dunglison; Dictionary of Medicine; Medical Lexicon; Leather Book; Antique; Leather Binding; 19th Century; Medicine; Reference.
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Medical Books; Health and Beauty;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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