Longevity. Part I. Biometry (the measure or span of life.) . Part II. The practical relations of biometry. / Sources of longevity, its indications and practical applications [half title]

Longevity and Life Insurance

Published by Wm. Wood & Co, New York, 1869

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Second edition, 8vo, pp. [4], ii, 42, 25, [1], 22, [2], iv, 82, 64, 14, 4, 16, [8]; parts 1 and 2 complete, with copyright slip tipped in; full limp green cloth, gilt title on covers, green endpapers; light edgewear, paper edges brittle with a few shallow chips, very good. Half medical text, with two prize winning essays on the "Physical effects of longevity," half advertising vehicle for the American Popular Life Insurance Company, with much on the mechanism, finances and benefits of life insurance, with American Popular slotting in for every positive example.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Longevity. Part I. Biometry (the measure or span of life.) . Part II. The practical relations of biometry. / Sources of longevity, its indications and practical applications [half title]
• Publisher: Wm. Wood & Co, New York
• Publication Date: 1869
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