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Manual of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
by Bradley, S. Messenger
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1875. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 276 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in dark brown cloth with cover designs embossed in gilt. There is light wear to the binding, which is a little bumped at the corners. The hinges are secure. Previous owner's inscription on the title page. Illustrated with plates, some original drawings, and others taken from standard medical texts of the time. The text is toned but clean and sound. The owner's inscription on the title page reads, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / 15 New Cavendish St. / London W. / 20 May, 1878." George Coote Lippincott (1850-1951) was from Salem, New Jersey and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1875. He joined the Medical Corps of the U.S. Navy and was both an assistant surgeon at sea and was attached to various Naval Hospitals at Massachusetts, Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, and at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He served on board the U.S.S. Vandalia in the Mediterranean when General U.S. Grant and wife sailed to Egypt, Palestine and Greece (Dec., 1877-Mar, 1878) on their world tour.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049900
- Title
- Manual of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
- Author
- Bradley, S. Messenger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- J. & A. Churchill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1875; S. Messenger Bradley, F.R.C.S.; Anatomy; Physiology; Comparative Anatomy; 19th Century; Medical; Biology; Animal Kingdoms; Species; Illustrated; Dr. George C. Lippincott; U. S. Navy; Naval; Ship; Maritime; President Ulysses S. Grant.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime; Medical Books;
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- G
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