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The American Text-Book of Prosthetic Dentistry: In Contributions by Eminent Authorities
by Essig, Charles J. (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Shaken, boards worn and sunned, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked and front free endpa
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia and New York: Lea Brothers & Company. Good with no dust jacket; Shaken, boards worn and sunned, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked and front free endpaper detached.. 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth stamped in blind and in gilt. 751pp + 16pp of publishers ads. 983 engravings. A textbook for dentists involved in making dental plates, dentures, and other dental appliances. Lots of metallurgical information about melting silver and gold, operation of lathes, aluminum, carving block teeth, English tube teeth (early implants of platinum). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45768
- Title
- The American Text-Book of Prosthetic Dentistry: In Contributions by Eminent Authorities
- Author
- Essig, Charles J. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Shaken, boards worn and sunned, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked and front free endpa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lea Brothers & Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia and New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Dentistry, Teeth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
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Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
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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- Cloth
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- Sunned
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- New
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cracked
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- First Edition
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