Bennett Sir James Risdon M D (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The Diseases of the Bible ? By-Paths of Bible Knowledge, IX Sir James Risdon Bennett, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S. Religious Tract Society, London, 1887. 1887 edition, which highly likely makes it a 1st Edition. Original Victorian hardback in red cloth boards, with gilt title lettering to the front board and dark lettering to the spine. Part of the By-Paths of Bible Knowledge series. A historical study of illnesses, disease terminology and medical references in the Bible, including leprosy, plague, ophthalmic disease and blindness, diseases associated with Job, Herod, Hezekiah and Jeroboam, old age, and the physical cause of the death of Christ. Condition: Good. Boards show age-related rubbing, bumping and wear, especially to corners and spine ends. Some fraying/wear visible at the head and foot of the spine. Spine title remains legible. Pages are intact and very clear/readable, with age-toning and some foxing/spotting. Binding is intact but has some cracking (see photos). A collectible original 1887 copy for readers interested in Victorian biblical studies, religious history, historical medicine, medical humanities, antiquarian theology, or nineteenth-century Christian reference works. Please see photos for condition and exact appearance. UK dispatch.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait, circa 1880. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.