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Antique Medical Instruments
by Bennion, Elisabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0856670529
- ISBN 13
- 9780856670527
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sotheby's, 1980. Hard Cover. Yes. Large, square quarto in green cloth; 355 pps. with index, directory of historical surgical instrument makers, bibliography. Profusely illustrated with color plates and black and white photos. Work (the first of its kind to be written) covers the history of medical and surgical instruments from the Middle Ages to 1870. Also includes chapters on dental and veterinary pieces, adjuncts of the sickroom such as feeding utensils, medicine recepticles, toilet items concerned with hygiene, early spectacles and ear trumpets. A fine, fresh copy in equally fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E4254
- Title
- Antique Medical Instruments
- Author
- Bennion, Elisabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Yes
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0856670529
- ISBN 13
- 9780856670527
- Publisher
- Sotheby's
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS MEDICINE_HISTORY, Antiques
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Fine
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