Advice to a Wife on the Management of her own health....Incidental to Pregnancy, Labour, and Suckling....Addressed to a Young Wife.
by CHAVASSE, PYE HENRY:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Churchill, 1870. 9th edition. Small 8vo (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches), pages: xvi:(1):253. Nicely bound full polished brown calf, ruled in blind to sides, spine ruled in gilt, raised bands and lettering piece. Very mior rubbing to extremities; the binding by Corner, Wellington, with their ticket. Foxing to prelims. Free from inscriptions. Very good.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17490
- Title
- Advice to a Wife on the Management of her own health....Incidental to Pregnancy, Labour, and Suckling....Addressed to a Young Wife.
- Author
- CHAVASSE, PYE HENRY:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Churchill, 1870.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Medicine;
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Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
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- 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...
- Rubbing
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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- 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...