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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HUMAN TEETH: EXPLAINGING THEIR STRUCTURE, USE, ... iLLUSTRATED WITH COPPER-PLATES
by Hunter, John
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- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No jacket as issued
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1980. First edition thus. Leather. Fine/No jacket as issued. 2 volumes in 1. 4to., [Vol. 1] (2), 128pp., with 16 plates and accompanying text pages; [Vol.2] iv, 128, (8)pp. Bound in full gray leather, with raised bands and elaborately decorated boards and spines. Title in gilt on spine. Marbled end papers. a.e.g. Silk book marks. A Fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000867
- Title
- THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HUMAN TEETH: EXPLAINGING THEIR STRUCTURE, USE, ... iLLUSTRATED WITH COPPER-PLATES
- Author
- Hunter, John
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- The Classics of Medicine Library
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Medicine, history, science, tooth, teeth, orthodontist, Franklin press, Easton Press, Fine binding
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
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