1804 Antique Medical Book A System Of Surgery By Benjamin Bell Vol. I Leather
Item History & Price
The title page reads in part : "A System of Surgery. By Benjamin Bell, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh; [etc...]. Illustrated with Copperplates. Volume I. Second American, from the Seventh Edinburgh Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. Troy, New York: Printed by O. Penniman and Co., for Themselves; Thomas and Andrews, Boston; [et. al.] 1804."
Volume I only.
The book measures 8 1/2 X 5 inches; (8vo); leather; f...ull calf on boards with gilt stamped bands on spine and gilt stamped lettering on red leather spine label; front & rear hinges cracked & both boards nearly detached but still held on by cords; spine cover darkened; missing front & rear free end-papers; spine ends torn & chipped; fine surface cracks on spine; corners of boards worn; rubbing, scratches & stains on boards; gift inscription typed on verso of title page - dated 1929; stains, age toning and foxing spots throughout entire contents; bends in corners of a few pages; text block tight; xiv + 528 pages.
No plates issued with this volume.
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 $4.75 for media mail in the US. I accept Pay Pal as payment. Thanks for looking.
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Volume I only.
The book measures 8 1/2 X 5 inches; (8vo); leather; f...ull calf on boards with gilt stamped bands on spine and gilt stamped lettering on red leather spine label; front & rear hinges cracked & both boards nearly detached but still held on by cords; spine cover darkened; missing front & rear free end-papers; spine ends torn & chipped; fine surface cracks on spine; corners of boards worn; rubbing, scratches & stains on boards; gift inscription typed on verso of title page - dated 1929; stains, age toning and foxing spots throughout entire contents; bends in corners of a few pages; text block tight; xiv + 528 pages.
No plates issued with this volume.
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 $4.75 for media mail in the US. I accept Pay Pal as payment. Thanks for looking.
00095
