The history and statutes of the royal infirmary of edinburgh
by [ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed by Balfour and Smellie, 1778. 94pp. With two engraved folding plates depicting the facade of the infirmary, and a plan of the interior respectively. Nineteenth-century green buckram, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some marking, spine separating, with some loss. Recent ownership inscription and private library shelf-label of Robert Croall to front-endpapers, small hole to title-page - not touching text, occasional dust-soiling, spotting to plates. A succinct history of the founding and progress of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Established in 1729, the infirmary is the oldest voluntary hospital in Scotland, receiving a Royal Charter from George II in 1736; a copy of which precedes the statues of the institution that comprises the latter half of this work. ESTC T136800.. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ18935
- Title
- The history and statutes of the royal infirmary of edinburgh
- Author
- [ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Balfour and Smellie
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1778
- Keywords
- History
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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- 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....
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...