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Human Life Prolonged; or, Five Thousand Facts for Physical Existence
by A.H. Platt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Quaker City, Philadelphia, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A.H. PLATT, M.D. Human Life Prolonged; or, Five Thousand Facts for Physical Existence, Philadelphia: Quaker City Publishing, 1871. Octavo, first edition, pp. xi, 12-680, purple cloth boards with blind-stamped fillets and corner pieces, gilt lettering to spine, two illustrations. With contributions from various authorities in all walks of life. Randomly arranged entries including medical and non-medical advice and observation of the human condition. Scarce: Worldcat records only 6 copies. Condition of this book: Spine sunned with small losses at ends. Hinge crack at copyright page, endpapers soiled, overall good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Medicine & Health. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54830. .
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- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54830
- Title
- Human Life Prolonged; or, Five Thousand Facts for Physical Existence
- Author
- A.H. Platt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Quaker City
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Medicine & Health. A.H. Platt Human Life Prolonged; or, Five Thousand Facts for Physical Existence
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Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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