A History of Comparative Anatomy from Aristotle to the Eighteenth Century
by Cole F. J
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Macmillan. Used - Very Good. 1944. Cloth, dj, octavo, viii and 524 pp, with illustrations. Dust jacket has shelf wear, with chipping and light soiling. Spine of dj has pieces torn away at tail. Internally, Very Good, with sound binding and clean pages. Edges of text block show some browning. (Subject: History of Science.)
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- Title
- A History of Comparative Anatomy from Aristotle to the Eighteenth Century
- Author
- Cole F. J
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
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- Octavo
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- Chipping
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