A TREATISE ON THE PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
by Dewees, William P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xiv, [3], 10-496 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in contemporary full brown calf boards, rebacked in modern brown leather with gilt lettering. Boards show light plus wear, with minor bumping to corners. Text block age toned and foxed with damp staining to fore edge margins throughout. MF Consignment. Shelved in Case 12. The first American textbook on pediatrics. 1355909. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1355909
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
- Author
- Dewees, William P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H.C. Carey and I. Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- Pediatrics and Obstetrics
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...