Priests of Lucina; the story of obstetrics.
by FINDLEY, Palmer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreux, Switzerland
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About This Item
Boston:: Little, Brown, 1939., 1939. 242 x 163 mm. 8vo. xiv, 421 pp. Frontis., 37 plates, bibliog., index. Blue cloth, gilt spine; spine soiled. Ownership rubber stamp on front paste-down. Bookseller?s description mounted on half-title with cellophane tape (tape stain remains). Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M6519
- Title
- Priests of Lucina; the story of obstetrics.
- Author
- FINDLEY, Palmer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, 1939.
- Place of Publication
- Boston:
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Obstetrics
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...