Carey & Lea, Philadelphia, 1831. Second American Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Heavy foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Full leather, gilt bands on spine, 186 pp. + several pages of advertisements. Leather badly rubbed and worn, no spine label, gilt on spine faded and worn, front board still attached but just hanging on, foxed throughout (heaviest on end papers, lighter and scattered on interior pages), pages toned, owner's names stamped on front free end paper, period gift inscription dated 1867 on title page. Binding is tight despite problems the front board is having. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 12 oz. Category: Medical & Anatomy; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002716. .

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Bookseller: Dennis Holzman Antiques (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002716
Title: Treatise on Surgical Anatomy
Author: Colles, Abraham
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Second American Edition
Publisher: Carey & Lea
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1831
Keywords: BZDB7 NOISBN surgical anatomy, History Medicine Abraham Colles Medical & Anatomy; Books; Treatise on Surgical Anatomy Colles Abraham
Bookseller catalogs: Medical & Anatomy;

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Terms: We accept personal checks, money orders, MC/Visa.Shipping & handling: 4.50 for the first book, $2.50 each additional book after the first, including each volume of multi-volume sets. Larger, heavier books may require extra postage. We will e-mail you if this is the case. Orders outside of the U.S., please inquire for shipping costs. NY State residents: You must add 8% sales tax to the combined book price + shipping, or send a current tax ID#. We cannot ship until we receive the sales tax.Returns: You may return a book for a refund within 14 days after receipt of your book if the book is not as described.Canadian buyers:If you are paying with a money order or personal check, the money order or check must be drawn on a U.S. bank, in U.S. dollars. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we cannot afford to absorb the charge levied by our bank for deposits not meeting these criteria.Finally, if you have any questions, please e-mail! Our e-mail address is info@holzmanantiques.com.

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Dennis Holzman Antiques, est. 1975, sells select antiques, hard-to-find & antiquarian books, manuscripts, and autographs both on-line and our Cohoes, N.Y. shop. We take pride in our accurate & complete book descriptions, our fast shipping, and our attention to customer service. All of our on-line books are in stock and ready to ship within 48 hours of receiving your order/payment. We answer all inquiries and welcome your questions. Visit our website: www.holzmanantiques.com

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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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...