New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Acceptable/No Jacket. First Edition, Second State. Misspelling of Gorgias on the quotation page has been corrected. Ads are dated March, 1892. Large 8vo, half bound with leather at spine and corners. Boards are pebbled cloth. Gilt text on the spine only. Leather is drying and flaking with chips missing. Spine is loose. Corners worn. Sepia photo of Osler, with his signature below, is laid in. Hinges cracked with webbing showing on the back hinge. Corners worn to board. All pages tight. Some underlining with a ruler in the section on cardiology.

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Bookseller: Bookends (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 249735
Title: The Principles and Practice of Medicine
Author: William Osler, M. D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Collectible - Acceptable
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1892
Pages: 1079

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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....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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