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A TREATISE ON THE VENEREAL DISEASE
by Hunter, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Parry Hall, 1791. Second American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [12], 369, [22] pages, [6] plates. In Good condition. Rebacked in brown calf with red label and gilt lettering and ruling to spine. Boards show very light shelf wear overall. Hinges repaired. Text block shows age toning and occasional foxing, chips to front free endpaper archival repaired. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown and name of two other previous owners written in ink on front free endpaper and on title page. Plates 2, 3, 5, and 6 with archival repairs to damage at creases and/or edges. MF Consignment. 1355592. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1355592
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE VENEREAL DISEASE
- Author
- Hunter, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second American Edition
- Publisher
- Parry Hall
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1791
- Keywords
- Infectious Diseases, Medical Illustration
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....
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