About this book

A note on condition:

Antique 1837 fourth edition hardcover in fair antiquarian condition. Half leather binding with marbled boards and marbled page edges. Text block appears secure and no missing pages seen. Spine/board area appears to have clear tape reinforcement. Covers show heavy rubbing, scuffing, surface wear, discoloration, corner/edge wear, and wear to leather spine and boards. Pages show foxing, age toning, and scattered spotting. Previous owner bookplate and pencil writing to front endpapers. No dust jacket, as issued. Please review photos carefully.

Antique 1837 fourth edition of The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing Design by Sir Charles Bell, published in London by William Pickering.

This volume is Treatise IV from The Bridgewater Treatises, a major 19th-century series on natural theology, science, and design. Bell’s work is a classic early study of the anatomy, physiology, mechanics, and design of the human hand, illustrated throughout.

Decorative half leather binding with marbled boards and marbled page edges. Includes previous owner bookplate and pencil writing to front endpapers.