Observations on certain parts of the Animal Oeconomy, inclusive of several papers from the Philosophical Transactions etc.
by John Hunter, with notes by Richard Owen:
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- Hardcover
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Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1837. Third edition, enlarged (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), viii, xl, 506pp. Half brown calf, marbled boards, black morocco title label to the spine. The joints are cracking but holding, and there is some staining of the preliminary pages. Overall, this book is in good condition. This edition is considerably enlarged (compared to the editions of 1786 and 1792), but does not contain any illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Cornell Books Limited (GB)
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- 54841
- Title
- Observations on certain parts of the Animal Oeconomy, inclusive of several papers from the Philosophical Transactions etc.
- Author
- John Hunter, with notes by Richard Owen:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1837.
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- Morocco
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- Calf
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