THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine
by Osler, William (author) & McCrae, Thomas (revised)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1930. Hardcover; large 8vo; 1237 pages. Osler's classic, revised by McCrae. Thick tome. Red cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Spine lightly sunned. Moderately to heavily rubbed edges, some fraying around spine and corners. Lightly bumped corners. Page-edges browning/yellowing. Age-toned but bright and clean interior. First gathering (title page to end of contents) loose but present in good shape. Some text block sag as expected from a volume of this size. VG-/--. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224736
- Title
- THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine
- Author
- Osler, William (author) & McCrae, Thomas (revised)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
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