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TRIALS OF A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE DISCOVERY OF ETHERIZATION
by M.D., Nathan P. Rice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pudney & Russell, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. 1868 edition. Pages have light scattered underlining in pencil. First page is tipped in, describes an inscription on the headstone of Dr. William Morton, inventor of modern anesthetics. Frontispiece tissue guard intact. Back endpaper and pastedown contain extensive annotations. Spine is cocked slightly to the right. Edges show minor wear. Spine head and foot are chipped and lightly damaged. Binding is tight. Text block is clean. ADDITIONAL PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66074
- Title
- TRIALS OF A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE DISCOVERY OF ETHERIZATION
- Author
- M.D., Nathan P. Rice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pudney & Russell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- Medical & Health
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
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Chamblee, Georgia
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- 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...
- Tipped In
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- 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....
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