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The finest instruments ever made : a bibliography of medical, dental, optical, and pharmaceutical company trade literature, 1700-1939 / Audrey B. Davis and Mark S. Dreyfuss
by Davis, Audrey B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0961674806
- ISBN 13
- 9780961674809
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Arlington, Mass. : Medical History Pub. Associate, 1986. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 448 pages; vii, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Medical instruments and apparatus - Catalogs - Bibliography. Catalogs, Commercial. Equipment and Supplies. Surgical Instruments. Equipment and Supplies, history. Referenced by: GM 6786.32
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223468
- Title
- The finest instruments ever made : a bibliography of medical, dental, optical, and pharmaceutical company trade literature, 1700-1939 / Audrey B. Davis and Mark S. Dreyfuss
- Author
- Davis, Audrey B
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0961674806
- ISBN 13
- 9780961674809
- Publisher
- Arlington, Mass. : Medical History Pub. Associate
- Place of Publication
- Arlington, Ma, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1986
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- PUB
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