Old-Time Makers of Medicine: The Story of the Students and Teachers, of the Sciences Related to Medicine, During the Middle Ages
by Walsh, James J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Fordham University Press. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1911. First Edition. Hard Cover. Lge 8vo Red cloth with gilt titling. Very slight fade to spine, wear to top and tail. Book plate on f paste down. 2 photograph corners attached to ffep. No inscription. 446 pages clean and tight. Some loss to bottom of some page magins. Plus publisher's pages. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113395
- Title
- Old-Time Makers of Medicine: The Story of the Students and Teachers, of the Sciences Related to Medicine, During the Middle Ages
- Author
- Walsh, James J
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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