Fine hardcover, no DJ. Facsimile reprint of 1897 edition. Blue cloth over boards quarter bound with blue hard-grain leather; covers stamped with extra gilt framework and logo; spine with 3 raised bands is extra gilt stamped with designs and titles; all edges gilt; ribbon marker intact. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. 12mo, 272 pp; index. This is a new, unread book.

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Bookseller: Madden Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19283
Title: John Hunter: Man of Science and Surgeon (1728-1793)
Author: Stephen Paget
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Gryphon Editions (The Heirs of Hippocrates Library)
Date Published: 1993
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: MEDICINE, DOCTORS, PHYSICIANS, RESEARCH, DIAGNOSIS, SURGERY, DISEASES, CURES, MEDICAL SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, LONDON, BRITISH
Bookseller catalogs: Biography, Science;

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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...
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...
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...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...