The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine
by Osler, William
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- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
D. Appleton and Company, 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. This is NOT a reprint. Originally copyrighted in 1892, this publication was printed in 1894. This is a binding copy only as it is showing its 130 year old age. Leather spine strip has dried out and has fallen away. Most of the spine strip is still present, just fallen away. The gilt titling is still bright. Boards are set to pull away, pages beginning to pull away. Front and back boards are scratched and faded with significant wearing to leather covered tips. Age-toned pages, some with foxing, others stained along outside edges. Pages are secured to the binding, all are present, however a few are beginning to pull away. This is truly a binding copy. Photographs furnished upon request.
Synopsis
The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine is a medical textbook by Sir William Osler. It was first published in 1892 while Osler was Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. It established Osler as the world's leading authority in the teaching of modern medicine. The textbook was translated into French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese and for over 40 years it was the most significant medical textbook.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240418002
- Title
- The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine
- Author
- Osler, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Date Published
- 1894
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.