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Before Birth: Fact and Fantasy
by Trimmer, Eric J., MB, BS
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Macgibbon & Kee, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Small 8vo. 156pp, indexed. Textured blue paper boards, gilt spine titles. First edition. Faint uniform toning to textblock, else fine in a very good, unclipped jacket showing moderate rubbing and browning, with a small surface abrasion at base of front flap hinge. "Dr. Trimmer gives an up-to-date guide to prenatal influences, and answers the questions that most women, and their husbands, want to ask before the birth of a child." Jacket design by Philip Thompson.
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- Bookseller
- Dividing Line Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001243
- Title
- Before Birth: Fact and Fantasy
- Author
- Trimmer, Eric J., MB, BS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macgibbon & Kee
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
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