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A TREATISE ON THE PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL TREAYMENT OF CHILDREN
by DEWEES, WILLIAM P., M.D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Moderate General Wear/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea, 1826. Rebacked, black leather spine label. New endpapers. About 1" paper loss top of title-page snf dedication page, professionally repaired, but with loss of "A Treatise" on tgitle-page. Please see photos. Peripheral browning of front and back preliminary pages. Light evidence of old water-stain top corner of a few initial pages. Occasional foxing, usually peripheral and not heavy. 508pp. A fine early text on American pediatrics. The author (1768-1841) was a Philadelphia physician, best known for his works on obstetrics and midwifery. First edition of this book was published in 1825. . Second Edition, with Corrections. Full Brown Calf. Moderate General Wear/No Dust Jacket. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015394
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL TREAYMENT OF CHILDREN
- Author
- DEWEES, WILLIAM P., M.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Moderate General Wear
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition, with Corrections
- Publisher
- H.C. Carey and I. Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1826
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Medicine, Pediatrics, History of Medicine
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About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
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- Calf
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Rebacked
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