Detroit: Nelson, Baker & Co. 1899 Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Some wear along hinges. Front and back covers somewhat mottled. Front fly leaf torn from fore edge to spine. Previous owner's name inside front cover. End papers darkened along edges. Binding is tight, text is clean. 238 pages. Index..

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Bookseller: Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B00533
Title: Hand Book of Practical Assaying of Drugs and Galenicals
Author: Lyons, A.B
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Detroit: Nelson, Baker & Co. 1899
Keywords: PHARMACEUTICALS, PHARMACOLOGY, DRUGS

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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.

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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

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Beloit, Wisconsin

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About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.

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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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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...