The Chirurgical Works of Percivall Pott, F.R.S. and Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. A New Edition, with Additions, in Three Volumes.
by Pott, Percivall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Lowndes, et al., 1783. Attractive copy of this notable surgeon's works. Recently rebound in quarter red calf over patterned boards, gilt titling. Functional not fancy binding. Three volume set, complete; viii, [1]-502; iv, [1]-532; iv, [3]-481, [30] pages; the last text leaf in volume one is a facsimile; apparently (based on pagination) missing the first chapter title leaf in volume three. Six copperplate engravings, one folding, in volume one; four plates, two folding, in volume two; eight plates in volume three, which also includes an index to the set. Pages are a bit browned but not brittle; there is some staining and foxing present; a few leaves are dog-eared, volume two has a few marginal pencil lines. . Quarter Leather. Very Good. 5½" by 8½". Set.
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- os037
- Title
- The Chirurgical Works of Percivall Pott, F.R.S. and Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. A New Edition, with Additions, in Three Volumes.
- Author
- Pott, Percivall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- T. Lowndes, et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1783
- Keywords
- History of Medicine, Surgery, Disease, Cancer
- Size
- 5½" by 8½"
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...