Draper john william md lld (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1898 edition. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Number of Volumes: 3 Three volumes; ex-library. Original maroon-brown pebbled cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and signature on front boards. Spine ends and corners are frayed. Contains the catalog number of the Smith College Library on spine, small reference library bookplate, withdrawn stamps, embossed stamps, and card pockets on rear pastedowns. Each volume also contains small pasted bookseller's stamps from W.B. Clarke & Co., Booksellers and Stationers, Boston. Interiors are clean and unmarked. Volume I discusses the causes of the war and the events leading to it, up to the close of President Buchanan's administration. Volume II contains the events from the inauguration of President Lincoln to the proclamation of the emancipation of slaves. Volume III covers the events from the Emancipation Proclamation to the end of the war. Volumes II and III feature maps within the text. John William Draper (1811-1882) was as a professor of Chemistry and Physiology at New York University, and the author of A Treatise on Human Physiology. A polymath, he was a scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer. He is credited with pioneering portrait photography and producing the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. He was also the first president of the American Chemical Society (1876-77) and a founder of the New York University School of Medicine. Hardcover, good condition. Volume I: 567 pages, volume II: 614 pages, volume III: 701 pages; octavo.…