The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery
by Jones, T. Wharton (Isaac Hays, Ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1847. American Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding rubbed at extremities; spine ends & corners frayed; backstrip sunned & spotted; boards soiled & scuffed, fore-edges chipped; back hinge cracked, though textblock tight & firm within binding stitching; owner's name pencilled on front paste-down; corners of a few leaves bent; leaf edges, paste-downs & endpapers foxed/smudged, else a very solid & clean, with bright & clear ils. No dj. ; B&w ils.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 509 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47275
- Title
- The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery
- Author
- Jones, T. Wharton (Isaac Hays, Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- American Edition
- Publisher
- Lea and Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- 19th Century Medical & Surgical Reference, 19th Century Ophthamology, Antique Medical Books
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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