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A Treatise on Insanity, in Which are contained the Principles of a new and more Practical Nosology of Maniacal Disorders
by Pinel, Philippe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine+
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Birmingham, Alabama: Classics of Medicine Library. Fine+. (1983). Leather. Red top grain leather with tooled gilt on covers and spine. Raised bands on spine. Marbled endpapers. Binding is sound, tight, Appears to have never been read. All edges gilt. Silk ribbon bookmark. No ownership or other marks in book. Issued without dust jacket. This is a facsimile of the classic work published in English in 1806. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages .
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- Bookseller
- James F. Balsley, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15752
- Title
- A Treatise on Insanity, in Which are contained the Principles of a new and more Practical Nosology of Maniacal Disorders
- Author
- Pinel, Philippe
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Classics of Medicine Library
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Date Published
- (1983)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychiatry; History of Medicine;
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James F. Balsley, Bookseller
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About the Seller
James F. Balsley, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2006
Williamsburg, Virginia
About James F. Balsley, Bookseller
My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Edges
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- Raised Band(s)
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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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Jacket
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