MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA (3 volumes)
by Blanton, Wyndham B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Richmond, Virginia, 1930. Wyndham Blanton (1890-1960) was a celebrated Medical College of Virginia professor of clinical medicine as well as a pioneering medical historian. His 3 books on the history of medicine in Virginia remain the most comprehensive history of Virginia medical practice from 1607 until 1900. Complete sets are uncommon, and we offer here first printings of all 3: 1) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: xvii, 337 pages + 40 black and white plates. Published by William Byrd Press in 1930. 2) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. x, (2), 449 pages + 20 black and white plates. Published by Garret & Massie in 1931. 3) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. xii, (2), 466 pages +29 black and white plates. Published by Garret & Massie in 1933. The first volume is 8 3/4 Inches by 6 1/2 inches, bound in the original red cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. The other 2 volumes are 10 5/8 inches by 7 1/2 inches, bound in the original beige cloth decorated in red and black. Conditions range from about very good to near fine.. First Editions. Hardcover. About Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W2371
- Title
- MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA (3 volumes)
- Author
- Blanton, Wyndham B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Edition
- First Editions
- Place of Publication
- Richmond, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Virginia; Medicine;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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