AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ISAAC JONES WISTAR 1827-1905: Half a Century in War and Peace
by Wistar, Isaac Jones
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1937. 528 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed. Spine a bit sunned. Front hinge starting. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w drawings and plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M1737CW
- Title
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ISAAC JONES WISTAR 1827-1905: Half a Century in War and Peace
- Author
- Wistar, Isaac Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY WISTAR ISAAC JONES 1827 1905 AMERICAN FINANCIER PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA STATE HISTORY PA LOCAL MULETEER TRAPPER GOLD MINER BRIGADIER GENERAL UNION ARMY TRANSPORTATION RAILROADS TRAINS RAILWAYS
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- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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