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AN ALABAMA STUDENT and Other Biographical Essays

AN ALABAMA STUDENT and Other Biographical Essays

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AN ALABAMA STUDENT and Other Biographical Essays

by Osler, Sir William 1849-1919

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Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1929. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First edition, 2nd impression. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 334 pages of text. Original red hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Price-clipped dustjacket is heavily browned on spine and extremities, with tear and creases extending down entirety of front panel; small chips to extremities; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous photogravures, and title pages of early printed works and their illustrations by Sir Thomas Browne, Fracastorius, etc. Some pages uncut and unopened. Extremely clean interior..

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Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
AN ALABAMA STUDENT and Other Biographical Essays
Author
Osler, Sir William 1849-1919
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very good+ condition
Jacket Condition
Good condition (DJ)
Edition
First edition, 2nd impression
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place of Publication
Oxford, England
Date Published
1929
Size
Octavo (8vo)

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Octavo
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Unopened
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First Edition
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Spine
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Cloth
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Shelfwear
Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.

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