THE FIRST LINES OF THE PRACTICE OF SURGERY: DESIGNED AS AN INTRODUCTION FOR STUDENTS, AND A CONCISE BOOK OF REFERENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS
Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1835. Fourth American Edition. Octavos, vi, 440 pp with plates (Vol. 1); iv, 462 pp with plates. Fourth American from the Fifth London Edition. Good; bound in contemporary leather with some large surface scratches and marks to covers. wear to spine edges and corners; bindings tight; text blocks age-toned with discoloration to top edge of Vol. 2; foxing to pages throughout; 7 plates present and intact in Vol. 1, first 6 in correct locations and numbered as listed in Contents, final plate unnumbered; 4 plates present and intact in Vol. 2, which should be 5 according to Contents: Plate VII correct, Plate VIII missing, Plates 9 and X present, Plate XI present labeled XIII; previous owner name on ffep in ink "Henry Hoban" and in pencil "Chas. R. Whiteford 'Upland Home' B[?], Almshouse 1883;" ex-library copies with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; MF consignment.
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