1873 Antique Medical Book A Treatise On The Principles And Practice Of Medicine
Item History & Price
The title page reads in part : "A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine, Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine. By Austin Flint, M.D. Fourth Edition, Carefully Revised. Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea. 1873."
The book measures 9 1/4 X 6 inches; (8vo); leather; full tan calf on boards with gilt stamped bands on spine; gilt stamped lettering on black leather spine label; **text block detached from covers &am...p; spine** - boards & spine detached from text block but boards still securely attached to spine; leather on boards & spine cover scratched, nicked, scuffed & rubbed; edges well worn; small losses to leather along edges of boards & spine ends; small losses to edges of spine label; stains on spine & boards; skinned area in upper left of front board; lower spine compartment painted black with shelf number in white; **Ex Library: library ink stamps on outer edges of text block & inside front board "St. Mary's Medical Library, Emporia, Kansas"; ink gift inscription inside front board; previous owner's name in pencil on front end-paper; last few pages of publisher's catalog at rear detached / loose with small tears on the edges; foxing on end-papers & title; contents age toned with occasional small stains & foxing spots scattered throughout; small stains on fore-edges of pages 970 to the rear end-papers; 1070 pages + 32 page publisher's catalog.
Please see all of the photos included with description for condition and feel free to ask any questions.
This is an antique printing. It is not a modern re-print.
Shipping costs: Buyer to pay $4.95 for media mail in the US. I accept Pay Pal as payment. Thanks for looking.
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The book measures 9 1/4 X 6 inches; (8vo); leather; full tan calf on boards with gilt stamped bands on spine; gilt stamped lettering on black leather spine label; **text block detached from covers &am...p; spine** - boards & spine detached from text block but boards still securely attached to spine; leather on boards & spine cover scratched, nicked, scuffed & rubbed; edges well worn; small losses to leather along edges of boards & spine ends; small losses to edges of spine label; stains on spine & boards; skinned area in upper left of front board; lower spine compartment painted black with shelf number in white; **Ex Library: library ink stamps on outer edges of text block & inside front board "St. Mary's Medical Library, Emporia, Kansas"; ink gift inscription inside front board; previous owner's name in pencil on front end-paper; last few pages of publisher's catalog at rear detached / loose with small tears on the edges; foxing on end-papers & title; contents age toned with occasional small stains & foxing spots scattered throughout; small stains on fore-edges of pages 970 to the rear end-papers; 1070 pages + 32 page publisher's catalog.
Please see all of the photos included with description for condition and feel free to ask any questions.
This is an antique printing. It is not a modern re-print.
Shipping costs: Buyer to pay $4.95 for media mail in the US. I accept Pay Pal as payment. Thanks for looking.
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