SUMMARY
A first edition work based on the investigations of William Hunter regarding the blood disease anaemia, illustrated with colour plates and charts.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Exploring the history of our understanding of anaemia, its morbid anatomy, experiments, symptoms, aetiology, treatment and physiology.
Written by physician and anatomist William Hunter. Known for his contributions to the fields of obstetrics and anatomy, he was physician to Queen Charlotte.
Illustrated with plates, diagrams and folding charts, including plates in colour.
From Bath Public Reference Library; with their bookplate to the front pastedown.
The first edition of this work.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; the cloth at the tail of the spine is a little worn, and there is slight bumping to the extremities. Library bookplate to the front pastedown, and library stamp to the verso of the title. Internally, binding is generally firm; front hinge is strained but remains firm. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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