A Practical Treatise on Infant Feeding and Allied Topics for Physicians and Students
by Lowenburg, Harry, A.M., M.D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company, 1916 382 numbered pp. HB/ no DJ Pages: clean, tight and generally bright, with some darkening to edges. Cover: burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine and artwork to front and back; corners slightly worn, top and bottom of spine bumped; small tear to upper back cloth at edge of spine w/ board showing through, several hinge cracks repaired w/ paper tape. 64 text engravings and 30 original full-page plates, 11 in color. Classic medical work on breast-feeding.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000013
- Title
- A Practical Treatise on Infant Feeding and Allied Topics for Physicians and Students
- Author
- Lowenburg, Harry, A.M., M.D
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- F. A. Davis Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Medicine, Breast Feeding
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.