Editore: Lee and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1842
Da: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise Account of the Various Subjects and Terms; with the French and Other Synonymes, and Formulae for Various Officinal and Empirical Preparations, &c. Third Edition. By Robley Dunglinson and printed in Philadelphia by Lea and Blanchard. 1842. 749 pp. 9.75" x 6". 8vo. Hardcover full leather. In good condition, with superficial scuffing to boards, including staining remnants at top. Some cracking and loss to parts of leather on spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Light wear to middle of text block. Ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, along with light markings and inscriptions. Includes folded letter. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce medical dictionary, accompanied by a two-page folded letter from 1955 by Alan Mason Chesney (1888-1964), an American doctor and dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for over two decades. His work mainly focused on infectious diseases, with a primary emphasis on syphilis. COLN1842ABCS.