The commentaries upon the aphorisms of dr. herman boërhaave, the late learned professor of physick in the university of leyden vol. v Gerard Van Swieten
1747. No Edition Remarks. 479 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Peeling and loss to leather. Joints are split. Front board attached just by binding thread. Moderate tanning to spine.