An Abridgment of the Hygienic Physiology, with special reference to alcoholic drinks and narcotics
by Joel Dorman Steele
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Poor/No DJ
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Fair HC, no DJ. Brown sand-grain cloth over boards, black titles; front cover with human skeleton in profile. Lightly scuffed/soiled covers and spine; rubbing wear at spine ends and slightly at fore corners; tightly bound; end papers are age darkened, tending towards brittle; owner name and date (1889) in pencil on front fly leaf; foxing on title page and occasionally throughout; several leaves have 1/2 to 3/4 inch missing at fore edges slightly affecting some text. Many illustrations, one plate in color. 12mo, 192 pp; index. Cf, OCLC #2617875.
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17692
- Title
- An Abridgment of the Hygienic Physiology, with special reference to alcoholic drinks and narcotics
- Author
- Joel Dorman Steele
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair/Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: A.S. Barnes
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- TEMPERANCE, BODIES, MEDICINE, NINETEENTH CENTURY, LIQUOR
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Leaves
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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