LIVRE JUBILAIRE OFFERT AU PROFESSEUR EMILE FORGUE À L'OCCASION DE SA QUARANTIÈME ANNÉE D'ENSEIGNEMENT [Inscribed]

Published by Masson et Cie, Paris, 1924

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Octavo, [4], xiii, [1], 679, [1] pages plus one plate. Rebound in quarter mottled leather with marbled paper boards, and a paneled spine with gilt titling. Spine has a few degrees' skewing, rubbing wear to raised bands and extremities, and some cracking to leather at headcap/endcap. Boards have bumping to fore corners exposing the board beneath, shelfwear to edges, and rubbingwear throughout; front board has a chip to paper near the junction with the leather. Text block has speckled edges with a scuff mark to corner of bottom edge and fore edge, and light dust soiling to top edge; has splitting to front hinge, half of a thumb print to margin of title page, splitting to most gutters, and light scuffing to a few pages. The original paper covers of the book are tipped-in next to the front and rear free endpapers. The original front cover is inscribed by Émile Forgue, "À M. le Docteur Toussaint-Besson/Cordial et sympathique hommage/Forgue". Text in French. Shelved in Room A octavo overflow. This book was commissioned on the occasion of professor Forgue's 40th anniversary of teaching and his promotion to Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur in 1924. Forgue was a prominent surgeon and professor at the University of Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine. 1415656. Special Collections - Upstairs.

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Title
LIVRE JUBILAIRE OFFERT AU PROFESSEUR EMILE FORGUE À L'OCCASION DE SA QUARANTIÈME ANNÉE D'ENSEIGNEMENT [Inscribed]
Author
Forgue, Émile
Publisher
Masson et Cie, Paris
Publication year
1924
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Signed
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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Second Story Books, ABAA

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