The South of France ( Notices General and Medical of Hyeres, Cannes, Pau, and the Pyrenean Baths)
by Lee, Edwin, M.D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: W. J. Adams, 1860. 114 pages. 12mo. Decorated binding. First edition. A description of various locales in France, with an eye to the curative effects of the climate on invalids and patients. Binding is embossed blue cloth, with gilt lettering on spine and front (and some gilt decoration on front as well). The book is in very good condition: clean and tight, with some minor rubbing to edges of cover, and edges of spine. Original bookseller's stamp on front pastedown endpaper. Pages are lightly toned; page 105 has a 1" closed tear in bottom margin. Still an attractive copy in new mylar jacket!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H3779
- Title
- The South of France ( Notices General and Medical of Hyeres, Cannes, Pau, and the Pyrenean Baths)
- Author
- Lee, Edwin, M.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. J. Adams
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- Travel Medicine Spa Cures
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration and Travel;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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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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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- New
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