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The Collected Essays of Sir William Osler, complete in three volumes
by Osler, William; John P. McGovern and Charles G. Roland, eds
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Birmingham, Alabama: Classics of Medicine Library, 1985. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sterling condition set of hardcover copies, complete in three volumes, with unbruised tips, tight bindings, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear beyond a small, pinkie print-sized dent to front cover of Volume I; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound in full black leather with four raised bands and gilt tooling and decorations to spines and front covers, including gilt facsimiles of Osler's signature stamped onto black cloth label to front covers, all edges gilt, and with marbled end papers that are of moire fabric with a silk linen ribbon book-mark. Collected here are facsimile reproductions of Osler's collected papers in several medical fields and with generous margins for ease of readability. The Classics of Medicine Library volumes are known for their love of Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints, and it shows here (or doesn't . . . ). Volume I: The Philosophical Essays (extensive frontis matter + 499 pp.; Volume II: the Educational Essays (extensive frontis matter + 455 pp.); Volume III: The Historical and Biographical Essays (extensive frontis matter + 643 pp.).Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Title
- The Collected Essays of Sir William Osler, complete in three volumes
- Author
- Osler, William; John P. McGovern and Charles G. Roland, eds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Classics of Medicine Library
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sir William Osler medicine history of medicine fine binding
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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