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The Hand: its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing Design
by BELL, Sir Charles
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
London, William Pickering, 1833. 8vo, pp xv, [1], 288, wood engravings in text, finely bound in contemporary half tan calf, spine richly gilt with raised bands and olive label, minor rubbing, and minor light foxing to first and last leaves, but a fine and attractive copy, FIRST EDITION, a great and highly respected physiological study, detailing the mechanism of the human hand in a way never before attempted. The first edition was almost immediately replaced with a much enlarged second, with several further expansions following, this first printing being very scarce and desirable, especially in this fine state.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 329
- Title
- The Hand: its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing Design
- Author
- BELL, Sir Charles
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf & marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Pages
- 288
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Medical Science, Biology
- Bookseller catalogs
- FALL 2024;
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Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Leaves
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
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