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A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF CHILDREN, WITH DIRECTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS FROM THE BIRTH
by Underwood, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: James Webster, 1818. [Later American Edition] From the Sixth London Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes bound as one. Octavo, xviii, 186 pages; [2], vi, 96 pages; xi, [1], 73 pages + one folding plate. Very good-; Bound in full tree calf with gilt titling and ruling to label on spine; Wear and rubbing to edges and corners of boards and head and tail of spine; Wear to front hinge; Chipping to spine, particularly at head; Text block age-toned and foxed. MF consignment. Shelved in Upstairs Hall. 1355964. Special Collections.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1355964
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF CHILDREN, WITH DIRECTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS FROM THE BIRTH
- Author
- Underwood, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- [Later American Edition] From the Sixth London Edition
- Publisher
- James Webster
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1818
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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