A Compendious System of Anatomy in Six Parts: Part I. Osteology; II. Of the Muscles; III. Of the Abdomen; IV. Of the Thorax; V. Of the Brain and Nerves; VI. Of the Senses. Extracted From the American Edition of the Encyclopedia.
by [Andrew Fyfe]
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Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1792. First Edition. Leather bound. Good. 8vo. 438 pages. 2 pages of publisher advertisements in back. Illustrated with 12 copper engravings. Brown calf leather binding with red leather title label on spine. Light to moderate toning to pages. The second folding illustration has a closed split on one of the folds. Another folding illustration is chipped on the edges with small loss. Toning and light damp stains to the illustrations. Previous owner ink inscription - "Saml B. Dwight's Philadelphia November 1815" written on the title page. "Cost 9/4 Samuel Dwight's Philadelphia 1815" written on page 3.
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- Americana Books ABAA (US)
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- 11974
- Title
- A Compendious System of Anatomy in Six Parts
- Author
- [Andrew Fyfe]
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- Leather bound
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- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Dobson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1792
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