THE HAND Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing Design [the Fourth Bridgwater Treatise]
by BELL, Sir Charles
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1833. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Stippled black leather with, gilt bordered panel ridges, gilt on black label 'Bell on the Hand', all extremities rubbed to varying degree from moderate to slight, otherwise clean and unworn. Marbled end-papers and top edge gilt.. xvi + 314, approx 45 text engravings (these un-numbered and unlisted); numerous foxing spots to inner sides of end-papers, front blank fly and rear blank (v. slightly affecting final page), otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Although a 2nd (unaltered) edition was issued later the same year this is clearly marked as such. 13.5 cm x 22 cm
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- Bookseller
- Douglas Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012816
- Title
- THE HAND Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing Design [the Fourth Bridgwater Treatise]
- Author
- BELL, Sir Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- anatomy the hand Natural Theology argument from design history of medicine fine binding pre-1850
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