FIVE DISSERTATIONS ON FEVER
by Fordyce, George
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Bradford & Read, 1815. 1st American edition. Leather. Good+. 1st American edition, 1815. A Good+ copy. 8vo., 442 pp., bound in full leather with title in gilt on morocco label on spine. Leather is rubbed at tips, edges and spine; previous owners name inside front cover (John B. Thomas, Charleston). Moderate to heavy toning and foxing throughout. Some scratches and minor divots to fore edge, none affecting text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31354
- Title
- FIVE DISSERTATIONS ON FEVER
- Author
- Fordyce, George
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st American edition
- Publisher
- Bradford & Read
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1815
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....