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Click here to see our other books! Sir William Henry Flower: A Personal Memoir Charles J. Cornish 1904 Macmillan and Co., Limited : London 9" by 6" xi, 274pp. SUMMARY A smartly bound first edition of this memoir of English surgeon Sir William Henry Flower, signed and inscribed by his wife. First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage : £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. Signed by Georgiana Rosetta Smyth, the wife of Sir William Henry Flower who in later life modelled herself closely on Queen Victoria due to their similar size and matriarchal tendencies. With an inscription dated February 1906. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and four plates. Collated complete. The personal memoirs of Sir William Henry Flower, an English surgeon, museum curator and comparative anatomist, who became a leading authority on mammals and especially on the primate brain. He went on to become Director of the Natural History Museum in London. Written by Charles John Cornish, an English naturalist and writer. CONDITION Bound in full green calf. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and fading to the spine. Light fading to the top of the front board with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the endpapers with minor residue from a bookplate removed from the front pastedown. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Very speedy delivery and extremely well packaged. The book is in wonderful condition for age, better I think than described. This now sits alongside a companion volume, another work of Worcestershire historian and antiquarian, John Noak. I very much looking forward to reading it. As for price, I snatched the offer and am extremely pleased that I did. This seller is a perfect find on eBay and I would purchase from them without hesitation, saved seller, excellent.
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Excellent in every respect; much better than originally described and pictured. The shipping was exceptionally fast, and the books arrived precisely on schedule. The packaging was both robust and thoughtful, which always makes a most distinct difference. I am grateful for this great value and for your having accepted my offer. Thank you so much, Katherine, for a truly pluperfect transaction.
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