Human Remains. Dissection and Its Histories.
by MacDonald, Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
- Seller
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
New Haven.: Yale University Press. , 2006.. First edition. Full number line. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookMine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 229315
- Title
- Human Remains. Dissection and Its Histories.
- Author
- MacDonald, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Gilt decorated hard cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
- Edition
- First edition. Full number line.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Yale University Press.
- Place of Publication
- New Haven.
- Date Published
- 2006.
- Pages
- 220 pps.
- Size
- Octavo.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
BookMine
Biblio member since 2004
Fair Oaks, California
About BookMine
The BookMine has been selling quality out-of-print, rare and first edition books since 1984.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- 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...
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