The African Republic of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. Based on the Observations Made and Material Collected During the Harvard African Expedition, 1926-1927. Two Volumes
de Strong, Richard, editor
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- First
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- VG/G+
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. VG/G+. Large Quarto xxvi, 568; ix, 569-1064 pp. Burgundy cloth, title gilt on spine and front board. A record of the Harvard Tropical Medicine Expedition. With 9 maps, 476 illustrations, mostly photographs, and 28 text figures. Of particular interest are the sections on Medical and Pathological Investigations, and Medical and Biological Investigations, including infectious diseases. Also observations of the culture, language and economy of the people of the region, agriculture, travel conditions, and slavery. Also sections and chapters on the zoology - birds, mammals, with a chapter on Gorillas, reptiles and amphibians, also the botany, entomology and geology of the region. Notable for the bookplates in each volume of William Bovie whose work led to the development of the electrical surgical scalpel. Edges a little soiled else VG. With the original dust jackets on both volumes, the jackets in Good+ condition, a little frayed at spine head & tail. Oversize: overseas custoemers please request a shipping quote. Books will ship at cost.
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- Título
- The African Republic of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. Based on the Observations Made and Material Collected During the Harvard African Expedition, 1926-1927. Two Volumes
- Autor
- Strong, Richard, editor
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - VG
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- G+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Harvard University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Cambridge
- Fecha de publicación
- 1930
- Palabras clave
- West Africa, Infectious Diseases in Liberia
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Medicine; Travel;
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Tail
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- Soiled
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- VG
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- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
