A history of the California Academy of Medicine, 1870 to 1930.
by READ, J. Marion (b. 1889)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Montreux, Switzerland
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About This Item
San Francisco:: (California Academy of Medicine), 1930., 1930. 262 x 191 mm. Small 4to. [x], 186 pp. Title in red and black, red initials, numerous port. plates, 4 tables, appendices, index. Quarter red calf, marbled boards, gilt spine; lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Ex library bookplate of the Library of California Historical Society, gift of J. Marion Read. Very good. LIMITED EDITION of 957 numbered copies printed at San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press.
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- Seller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Seller's Inventory #
- M4091
- Title
- A history of the California Academy of Medicine, 1870 to 1930.
- Author
- READ, J. Marion (b. 1889)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (California Academy of Medicine), 1930.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco:
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- California Medicine
Terms of Sale
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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