- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Henry Pordes Books Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Pordes Books Ltd
AbeBooks seller since February 14, 2007
Association member: PBFA
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 2,474.05
Quantity: 1 available
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[.] Comprising graphic illustrations, with descriptions and practical remarks; exhibiting on dissected plates many important subjects in midwifery. Small 4to. Hardback, Cloth cover. 19 plates of which 16 are coloured, and 15 have movable overlays with tissue guards. Detailed lithography in very good condition. Gilded lettering on the cover. Binding is very good, with some wear and markings. Brown marks between end paper and front board. Light foxing and occasional creasing on pages. Light watermarks. Fingerprints, creasing and some foxing on tissue guards. Pencil marks and notes on some pages, and slight tear in the corner of the last page. Complete and collated. Book in very good condition for an item of its age. George Spratt was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and described on the title page as surgeon-accoucheur or male midwife. He was known for being an active printmaker who also produced caricatures and botanical works. This book includes a dedication to Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, physician to the queen, by the author.…
Seller Inventory # 036307
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Obstetric Tables
- Author
- Spratt, George
- Publisher
- Taylor and Walton, London
- Publication year
- 1843
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Dimensions
- Small 4to
Henry Pordes Books Ltd
London, United Kingdom
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| Item | 5 to 10 business days | 14 to 45 business days |
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| First item | US$ 20.02 | US$ 20.02 |
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One of the most famous and last surviving bookshops on Charing Cross Rd, Henry Pordes Books has been a favorite among book lovers for over thirty years. The shop stocks a broad and eclectic range of books, from modern firsts, early classics - including Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Wilde, Carroll, the Brontë sisters, Barrie, George Eliot and more - early and fine editions of major twentieth-century publishing ‘institutions’ such as Harry Potter, James Bond and the novels of Agatha Christie, P.G. Wodehouse, Graham Greene and Terry Pratchett, and rare antiquarian texts in the fields of medicine, science, sport, travel, history, religion, philosophy and Italian and French literature, to modern books on art, design, fashion, photography, architecture, natural history, archaeology, religion, mythology, folklore, cooking, drink, gardening, erotica, travel and children’s books. …
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Literature, History & Military, History of Science & Medicine, Natural History, Travel & Topography, Modern Firsts, Children's & Illustrated, Art, Architecture & Design, AntiquarianAssociation member
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Henry Pordes Books Ltd
United Kingdom
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