An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary Being A Dictionary Of The Technical Terms Used By Writers On Medicine And The Collateral Sciences
by Foster, Frank P. et al (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. HB. In the Latin, English, French, and German Languages." 4 volumes complete. Each volume uniformly bound in half brown leather over brown pebbled cloth, gilt lettering and 5 raised bands on spine, 4 to, 3095 total pages. No marks in books, bindings solid. Each volume has a color frontis, and are profusely illustrated throughout text. Each volume shows some edge wear and scuffing to leather, but overall a nice set. Huge set will require special shipping costs. Book condition VG-.
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- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CE4563
- Title
- An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary Being A Dictionary Of The Technical Terms Used By Writers On Medicine And The Collateral Sciences
- Author
- Foster, Frank P. et al (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Parker's Rare Books
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Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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