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The Gold-Headed Cane
por William MacMichael
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Humphrey Milford, 1919. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart reprint of the second edition of this celebrated work from MacMichael. Reprint of the second edition, originally published in 1828. With illustrated frontispiece and many in-text images. A celebrated autobiography of the gold-headed cane presented to five eminent physicians: Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, Pitcairn, and Baillie. Illustrating a fascinating record of the practice of medicine through the eighteenth century. Written by William MacMichael, an English physician, medical biographer, and author. With an introduction by Sir William Osler, a Canadian physician and of the the four founding professors of John Hopkins Hospital. Preface by Francis R. Packard, an English physician renowned in the field of medicine. In the original full navy cloth. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Library ink stamp to the reverse of the title page and the final page of text. Very Good
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 876T8
- Título
- The Gold-Headed Cane
- Autor
- William MacMichael
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Humphrey Milford
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1919
- Dimensão
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palavras-chave
- Gold-Headed Cane MacMichael Packard Cane
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....