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The Life Record of H. W. Graber: A Terry Texas Ranger 1861-1865
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The Life Record of H. W. Graber: A Terry Texas Ranger 1861-1865

by H. W. Graber

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Used - Very Good
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1916 First Ed. Private printing of only 120 copies.
Binding
Hardcover
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Palacios, Texas
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Three quarter leather and cloth, frontis., (portrait of H. W. Graber), 442 pp., preface. An extensive narratives relating to the 8th Texas Cavalry and his reminiscences of early Ellis and Dallas Counties. His experiences during the Civil War include his being wounded in Tennessee and captured, he tried to escape, and was imprisoned. Eventually he was paroled and rejoined his command in time to take part in the middle Tennessee Campaign. He returned to Texas at the end of the war after declining parole and requesting to be sent home. One of the rarest and desirable of the Texas Confederate regimentals. Howes G279, "printed in a small edition." Original spine professionally laid down, new front and rear endpapers, else a very good, tight, square copy of a rare book. HOWES G279.
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Colton's New Topographical Map of the States of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, showing also...

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New York: J.H. Colton, 1864. Brown pebbled cloth cover stamped in blind and gilt is in pristine condition. 82 x 110 cm unfolded; 10 x 16 cm folded. Full original hand coloring on onion-skin paper. Very Good. Professionally repaired tear around section attaching to the board, and extending beneath the cartouche (hardly noticeable from the front), minor spotting beneath the cartouche. Note that this is not backed with linen as some folding maps are; the paper is nearly onion skin and while not brittle is fragile. We do not recommend that it be flattened for framing. A highly important folding pocket map to be used in the field during the Civil War, in extraordinary condition. LC Civil War Maps 48.2. OCLC lists only five locations for the 1864 edition: LC, Yale, Penn State, Library of Virginia and Wake Forest. Americana Exchange records only one auction record in the last 15 years, and only two before that.
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HARPER'S Pictorial History of the Civil War Part First and Part Second
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HARPER'S Pictorial History of the Civil War Part First and Part Second

by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden

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  • fair
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Used - Fair
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon
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New York: McDonnell Bros., 1866 Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Large brown two-volume Civil War book set with a gilt cover title. Five inch top spine cover chip and a one and one half inch bottom spine chip to volume 1. Volume 2 has a top chip/slight gouge at the spine top and a small chip at the bottom spine. Covers with light to moderate worming. Shaken and cracked bindings with a few loose pages and some old taped tears. The first 8 pages (from the title page) to the second volume are loose from binding and present. Fair minus to Fair plus condition. About 16-1/2 x 12 with 836 total pages. Illustrated, plus maps. Rare two-volume Civil War set (1866 and 1868)! .
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ATLAS TO ACCOMPANY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES.  Published Under the...
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ATLAS TO ACCOMPANY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. Published Under the Direction of the Hons. Redfield Proctor, Stephen B. Elkins, and Daniel S. Lamont, Secretaries of War

by Cowles Captain Calvin D. [Compiler]

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Used
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Hardcover
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891-1895. 3 volumes. FIRST EDITION. With 175 numbered double-page lithographed color maps and plates on 178 sheets by Bien. Large folio, original bright red cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper covers, the backs and corner pieces in red morocco, the spines ruled in blind on tall bands, with two black morocco lettering labels gilt ruled and boldly lettered, endpapers renewed. 29 pp preface and contents, plates 1-70; plates 71-135; plates 136-175. A beautiful set of this rare and impressive collection of maps of the Civil War. The maps are all well preserved, fresh and bright, some expected minor wear to the cloth, otherwise the bindings are also fine. AN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE ATLAS PRODUCED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO ILLUSTRATE THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. A beautiful and fascinating accompaniment to the official records of the Civil War. Each massive plate is either an impressively detailed… Read More
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Printed letter, signed in ink, to the Governor of New York (DeWitt Clinton), dated February 16th,...
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Printed letter, signed in ink, to the Governor of New York (DeWitt Clinton), dated February 16th, 1826.

by H. Johnson.

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Used - Very Good
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
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No Binding. Very Good. Printed letter, signed in ink, from H. Johnson, Governor of Louisiana, to the Governor of New York (DeWitt Clinton), dated February 16th, 1826, stating that the state of Louisiana rejects Ohio's plan for the gradual emancipation of slaves. 2 pages, 8 by 10 inches. The letter reads: In compliance with the request of the Legislature of this State, I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a resolution of the said Legislature, passed at their present session, and to request that you will be pleased to lay the same before the Legislature of the State over which you preside . . . Your Excellencys Obedient servant, H. Johnson. The address leaf carries a New Orleans circular cancel with a 25 ms rate. Together with the resolution: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That this legislature does not concur in certain resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Ohio, at their session in the year one thousand… Read More
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Manual of Rifle Practice
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Manual of Rifle Practice: Including a Complete Guide to Instruction in the Use and Care of the Modern Breech-loader

by Wingate, George W.

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Used - The front free end paper is missing, minor chipping to back-strip, else the book is complete and has all the original pages and
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
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Bridger, Montana
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George Wingate entered the Civil War as a private in the New York State Guard. He soon discovered that the militia had very poor shooting skills, and devoted himself to correcting that failing. By the end of the war he had been promoted to Captain, and was recognized as a leading expert on marksmanship training. William Conant Church was the editor of the Army and Navy Journal. After the war he recognized Wingate's expertise and asked him to write a series of articles on marksmanship and rifle training which he published in the Journal.
These articles were immediately widely and highly acclaimed. Church and Wingate decided an organization was needed to facilitate the spread of this knowledge, and together founded The National Rifle Association. The articles from the Army and Navy Journal were collected, and along with additional material were published in 1872 as "Manual for Rifle Practice".
Wingate makes reference following the Preface that this is the Second… Read More
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Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial, With a..
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Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial, With a..

by Stuart, J.E.B.; Simmons, Thomas Frederick

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Used
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Clark, New Jersey
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1852. London: Parker, Furnivall, And Parker, 1852. London: Parker, Furnivall, And Parker, 1852. Treatise on Courts Martial Owned by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart [Stuart, J.E.B. (1833-1864)]. Simmons, Thomas Frederick. Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial; With a Summary of the Law of Evidence, As Connected with Such Courts; Also Some Notice of the Criminal Law of England, With Reference to the Trial of Civil Offences Where There is no Competent Civil Judicature. London: Parker, Furnivall, And Parker, 1852. xvi, 668, [4] pp. Includes 4-page publisher catalogue. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Original cloth, blind frames to boards, blind fillets and gilt title to spine. Light rubbing, soiling and a few minor dampstains, chipping to spine ends, corners bumped, hinges cracked. "J.E.B. Stuart./ 1st Cavalry" in large penciled hand to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in a few places, upper corners of a few leaves dog-eared. A copy with an interesting Civil War… Read More
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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA: Begun and Held at the Capitol in the City...
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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA: Begun and Held at the Capitol in the City of Richmond, on Tuesday, the First Day of April, in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Two--Being the Eighty-Sixth Year of the Commonwealth.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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Richmond: James E. Goode, 1862. Extra Session.  452 pages + appendices of 31 documents and an index of 44 pages.  There is a bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper for Lee Garnett Day, the grandson of William H. Day, member of the Virginia Senate from Isle of Wight County during the Civil War.  The earlier Day's name is listed in the roster of Senators following page 452 in this Journal.  Note: this is not the Journal for the Wheeling Extra Session (held in what was soon to become West Virginia) that is much more common.  A WorldCat searched turned up only 4 copies of the Richmond Journal; the only one in Virginia is held by The Virginia Historical Society, which also has one complete and one incomplete copy from the Confederate Memorial Literary Society.  I cannot locate any copies (other than mine) on the market at this time.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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Sherman; Fighting Prophet.
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Sherman; Fighting Prophet.

by [FORE-EDGE PAINTING; CIVIL WAR]. LEWIS, Lloyd.

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Used
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Hardcover
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Montreux, Switzerland
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New York:: Harcourt, Brace, 1932., 1932. 8vo. xii, 690 pp. Frontis. (portrait of Sherman), plates, index. Deluxe binding in contemporary navy blue crushed levant gilt, purple watered-silk moire endleaves, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, upper cover with COSWAY-STYLE inset center medallion with glass plate protecting an original watercolor portrait of General Sherman. Protected in the original open-end box bound in half crushed morocco, raised bands, gilt stamps in each compartment, bale blue cloth sides, felt inner lining, cloth ribbon-pull. Beautifully preserved. Ownership inscription. Fine. First edition. Concealed under the gold edge a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), leading his troops to battle in the Civil War. In the scene, it appears that Atlanta (or Savanah?), all ablaze, is in the background (left) and a pasture of cows (right of center), a small rural bridge is in the path ahead leading to the next town. PROVENANCE: Inscribed (half-title) "For my friend Fred… Read More
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The Army Paymaster's Manual, or Collection of Official Rules, or the Information and Guidance...
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The Army Paymaster's Manual, or Collection of Official Rules, or the Information and Guidance of Officers of the Pay Department of the United States Army, Tables of the Monthly Pay, Subsistence, and of the Daily Pay of the Army;

by Eaton, J. H. (compiler)

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Used - Good
Edition
First Printing
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. Two volumes in one, bound with: Eaton, J.H. Supplement to Army Paymaster's Manual, to include March 4, 1865. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1865. Stamped in gilt front cover "A. H. McDonald, Capt. & Com. Musters, Dept of LA". With his handwritten notations in red ink at many pages, plus correction slips tipped in at pages 31 and 83. Archibald Henderson Spencer McDonald, 1836-1900, Civil War soldier and printer. From 1864-1866, he served as a Commissary of musters in the Department of Louisiana for the 2nd division, 13th Army Corps, stationed at Brownsville, Texas, and later at New Orleans, Louisiana.. With the contemporary bookseller's ticket "from Peter O'Donnell, Stationer, Printer & Blank Book Manufacturer, 16 Camp St. New Orleans" at front paste down. Peter O'Donnell was a prosperous bookseller and stationer who provided diaries, day journals, and drayage books, as well as producing slave registers… Read More
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Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications
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Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications

by Magnus, Charles

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
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UPLAND, California
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New York: Charles Magnus, 1863. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good+/No Jacket. An extremely scarce map titled "Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications", which illustrates the theater of war that was the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Published in New York in 1863 by Charles Magnus. Nicely matted and well framed. This broadside map shows the cities, towns, stores, plantations, mills, academies, etc. along the Mississippi River from St. Louis southward through Memphis, continuing through Vicksburg, and ending at the Gulf of Mexico. Each panel is embellished with a vignette of the important city of that area. Two insets list distances: "various points on the Mississippi, from St Louis to New Orleans", and "Distances navigable by steam on Mississippi River and principal its branches". The granularity of detail in this map can be seen in the photograph of the section around Natchez. From north to south along the course of the… Read More
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R.E. Lee A Biography (Pulitzer Prize 4 volume Set in Slip Case)
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R.E. Lee A Biography (Pulitzer Prize 4 volume Set in Slip Case)

by Freeman, Douglas S.

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Used - Near Fine-Collectible
Edition
Special Edition
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Argillite, Kentucky
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Scribner's, 1936. Special Edition. Slipcase box. Near Fine-Collectible. 7.5"x9.63" OD of slipcase. Navy boards. Gilt profile on front. Gilt letters and red blocks on spine. Beautiful B&W frontispiece. Mild edge wear to slip case. See all 5 photos. All four volumes in beautiful rare slipcase. GIFT QUALITY.
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Reminiscences of Confederate Service (Signed & Inscribed)
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Reminiscences of Confederate Service (Signed & Inscribed)

by Captain Francis W Dawson (Civil War, Confederate)

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
First and Only
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Hardcover
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Acton, Massachusetts
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A very rare signed edition of privately printed 100 copies of Captain Francis W Dawson's memoir by The News and Courier Book Press. Blue-gray cloth binding decorated with red stamped C.S.A and embellishments. 240 x 150 mm. (9 3/8 x 5 7/8"). 180 pp.
Author signed: "Mr. W.L. Daggett, from F.W. Dawson, Jan 1883". The author inscribed this book to William L. Daggett (1824-1889), a printer working for the Charleston's News and Courier with Dawson. Presumably Mr. Daggett was responsible for printing this book, making this a presentation copy.
This very rare book is a remarkable account of an Englishman traveling to the American South to join the Southern Confederacy. His book includes 18 wartime letters to his friends and family in England.
Note: A few pages (pp 9-16) inside are loosening from spine (not completely detached, there is also no loss to text or tear), hence we have adequately reduced the price. Overall this book is in great condition and would be a beautiful addition to the library of someone… Read More
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THE SOULDIERS EXERCISE: IN THREE BOOKES. The SOULDIERS ACCIDENCE and The SOULDIERS GRAMMAR Parts...
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THE SOULDIERS EXERCISE: IN THREE BOOKES. The SOULDIERS ACCIDENCE and The SOULDIERS GRAMMAR Parts 1 & 2.

by MARKHAM, Gervase.:

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Used
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third edition
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Hardcover
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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London, printed by John Dawson, and are to be sold by Lawrence Blaiklock at the signe of the sugar-loafe within Temple Barre, 1643.. TITLE CONTINUED: Containing most necessary and curious rules for the exact mustering both of horse-troopes, and foot-bands, with several formes of battailes described in figures. A work fit to be studied and meete for the knowledge of Captaines, Muster-Masters and all young souldiers and generous spirits that love Honourable Practise of Armes. Combines three books: The SOULDIERS ACCIDENCE and The SOULDIERS GRAMMAR Parts 1 & 2. A collected edition each having a separate title page but continuous pagination. THIRD EDITION, corrected and amended, 1643. INTERESTING PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION SEE BELOW. LACKS 2 FOLDING PLATES. Small 4to, approximately 195 x 150 mm, 7¾ x 5¾ inches, general title page within woodcut border, folding leaf with woodcut illustrations, 2 full page woodcut illustrations, many troop formations in the text, some full page, some illustrated initials,… Read More
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The medical and surgical history of the War of the Rebellion
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The medical and surgical history of the War of the Rebellion

by SMART, Charles

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Used - Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
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COLUMBIA, Missouri
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1875 Civil War Medicine & Surgery ATLAS Scurvy Measles Pathology FEVERS Plates

Charles Smart's "Medical and Surgical History of the War" is a rare, post-Civil War account of the use of medicine and surgery during the Civil War. This book is an enormous work of medicine focusing pathology, fever treatment, epidemics in soldier camps, spread of measles and scurvy, and much more!

Item number: #22686
Price: $1500

SMART, Charles

The medical and surgical history of the War of the Rebellion

Washington, DC : Gov. Print. Off., 1875. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Part I (Surgical History: 1875) – XLIII, [1], 726; [4], 366, [2]
o Part II, Vol. I (Medical History: 1879) – XII, 869, [1]
o Part III, Vol. I (Medical History: 1888) – XIII, [1], 989, [1]
o Heavily illustrated throughout with charts, maps, and diagrams
· Provenance: Handwritten – [Thomas Layton]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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