Birmingham, AL: Gryphon Editions. Very Good; Faint rubbing to boards.. 1979. Reprint. Leather. A facsimile reprint of the 1785 edition of this medical classic. Bound in burgundy leather with gold design stamped on boards and spine. Three raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. Marbleized endpapers. Ribbon marker. Classics of Medicine booklet laid in. xx, 207pp. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 56518
Title: An Account of the Foxglove (The Classics of Medicine Library)
Author: Withering, William
Format/Binding: Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good; Faint rubbing to boards.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gryphon Editions
Place of Publication: Birmingham, AL
Date Published: 1979
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Bindings, Medical, Classics, Foxglove, Antique Medical Books
Bookseller catalogs: Medicine;

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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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....
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...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.