Principles of General Physiology
by Bayliss, William Maddock
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1915. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. xx, 850, 24 (ads) pp. Illustrated. Publisher's crimson cloth with black lettering to front board, gilt spine lettering. Very Good with small scratch to spine, faint stain to front board, pencil mark to rear board, foxing to edges, bookplate on paste down, brief note about book affixed to front free endpaper stating "I like the original edition best," a little foxing to prelims.
Garrison & Morton, 3rd edition, 658: "Bayliss's book treats of general physiology from the physical chemical point of view. For some years it remained the most important book of its kind, and to-day is still of great value for its historical information and its accurate bibliography." Uncommon as a first edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941775
- Title
- Principles of General Physiology
- Author
- Bayliss, William Maddock
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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