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Yankee Surgeon The Life and Times of Usher Parsons, 1788-1868
by Goldowsky, Seebert J., M. D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0881350885
- ISBN 13
- 9780881350883
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Canton: Society. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0881350885 . (Canton, MA): Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, and Rhode Island Historical Society, (1988). First Edition. Large 8vo. xvi,450pp, Index, Notes. 18 illustrations. Red cloth. Book in near fine condition (top edge of text block lightly foxed, lacking dj. ISBN 0881350885; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 450 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12615
- Title
- Yankee Surgeon The Life and Times of Usher Parsons, 1788-1868
- Author
- Goldowsky, Seebert J., M. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0881350885
- ISBN 13
- 9780881350883
- Publisher
- Society
- Place of Publication
- Canton
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0881350885, Medicine, Maritime, Americana
Terms of Sale
Dale A. Sorenson
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
Biblio member since 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
Used and rare books of quality in all subjects.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Foxed
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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