John Abernethy: a Biography
by Thornton, John L
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- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Fair
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Author, Distributed By Simpkin Marshall Ltd., 1953. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Raspberry pink cloth with title in faded gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn and lightly soiled, with a couple of small chips and tears. Not price-clipped. Loosely inserted is a subscribers copy compliment slip signed by the author. 184pp. 8 b/w plates plus frontispiece. John Abernethy (1764-1831) was an eminent teacher of surgery and the founder of St.Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College. This volume gathers together all the available materical including many of his letters and a bibliography of his writings. .
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005226
- Title
- John Abernethy: a Biography
- Author
- Thornton, John L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author, Distributed By Simpkin Marshall Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ST.BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL, john abernethy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography/Autobiography;
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