Modern Ophthalmology: A Practical Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Eye, Vol. 2
by Ball, James Moore
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- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
F.A. Davis Company, 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. Octavo. Dark green boards with patterned design around edges of boards. Scraped and scuffed. Dented and worn tips. Shelf wear to bottom of boards, along spine, and outside of boards. Thumbmark stains on lower corner of text block. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Former owner name on front end page. End pages and paste downs quite toned. Foxing. Split in gutter between flyleaf and title page. Glossy/slick paper-stock and some of the pages do tend to stick together. We have carefully attempted to unstick as many pages as possible. Some separation between page signatures. Tissue guards are present over the color plates. 1,479 pages. Heavy and will require additional postage as book weighs almost five pounds. We will happily supply photographs upon request.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231102002
- Title
- Modern Ophthalmology: A Practical Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Eye, Vol. 2
- Author
- Ball, James Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- F.A. Davis Company
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 4.94 lbs
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- 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....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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