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The Works of Aristotle, the famous philosopher, containing his complete masterpiece, displaying the secrets of nature in the generation of man: to which is added, the family physician ... and his experienced midwife ... (1840)
by Aristotle" (pseud. William Salmon)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Derby: Thomas Richardson. (1840). Duodecimo, full leather boards with gilt title and gilt rules to spine. , b&w engraved frontis plate, light stain to lower engraved half-title, illustrated with b&w woodcuts, pp iv, 314. N.d. (1840). Some rubbing to corners, lightly rubbed to edges. Very good condition. A controversial medical work : a sex manual, obstetrics and midwifery book, first published in 1684 and banned in Britain until the 1960s. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100613
- Title
- The Works of Aristotle, the famous philosopher, containing his complete masterpiece, displaying the secrets of nature in the generation of man: to which is added, the family physician ... and his experienced midwife ... (1840)
- Author
- Aristotle" (pseud. William Salmon)
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Richardson
- Place of Publication
- Derby
- Date Published
- (1840)
- Keywords
- Banned book, Gynaecology, Medical, Medicine, Midwifery, Obstetrics, Philosophy, Sex, Women
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
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