Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1986). First edition. Hardcover. Lg. 8vo. xiii, 189pp. Brown cloth with gold-lettered maroon leather cover and title-label. Detailed study by P. Brain on the ancient Greek physician's three works on bloodletting. Very minor staining and scuffing on binding. Underlining in green marker on two pages, otherwise..... More
Berlin; Wien: Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. VI, 246pp. Original quarter leather over black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Ribbon marker. Scarce and fascinating therapy book on heart diseases written by Dr. Ludwig Braun (1881-1936), cardiologist, and professor of internal medicine at the University..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. xxiv, Volume 1 (Hieroglyphic Transliteration, Translation and Commentary). 596pp. of text followed by eight full-page annotated plates. Half brown cloth over light brown linen. Gilt lettering and gilt decoration to spine. Minor shelf wear. Corners rubbed. Minor staining to..... More
Birmingham, AL: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. Folio. XXIV, 596pp (Text), 8 leaves of plates. Original gilt-stamped green leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Publisher's booklet laid in. Exquisite edition of this Ancient Egyptian medical text which is also the..... More
Chicago: Orthovis Company, 1936. First edition. Box. Box (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/2"). 1, 15 plates. Original gray paper-covered box with white lettering and ruling on black label on cover. Contains "Ortho-Scope." Aid for students to visualize three-dimensional figures represented by two-dimensional diagrams, providing 3-D-glasses and fifteen technical..... More
New York; London: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. XLV, [3], XXII, [2], 478, XI, [1], 564pp. Original red cloth with gold lettering on front covers and spines. A standard biography of the chief figure of the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Isaac Newton was a physicist and..... More
Paris: Vega, 1934. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 192, [2]pp. Original glassine over printed wrappers. Publisher's device to front cover and title page. Pascal Brotteaux's treatise "Hachich: Herbe de Folie et de Rêve" is "based largely on studies made in northern Africa and in the Near East; but those in the United..... More
Vicenza: Neri Pozza Editore, 1973. First American edition. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. xviii, 394,[96],395-467pp. Blue paper-covered boards with lettering in white on cover and spine in original dust jacket. "This work constitutes the first enquiry into the history of dyeing, embracing its development from prehistory to the present day. It takes..... More
London: Harrison and Sons, 1892. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. XXX, 288, XXX, 422pp. Original green cloth with gold lettering on spines. Frontispiece portrait of William Bowman in each volume. 2-vol. set compilation of Bowman's researches in physiological anatomy (Volume I) and his miscellaneous, surgical, and ophtalmological papers (volume II.) Both..... More
London: Printed by R. Norton, for Walker Kettilby, 1684, 1690. First English language edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 3/4 x 8"). [20], 327, [1]pp., 2 double plates. Contemporary full spotted calf with gold lettering and ruling to spine. Raised bands. Additional engraved title page. Title page printed in black with double..... More
London: J. Cuthell et al. 1821. 12th edition. Hardcover. Large octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2"). XXIV, 121, [1], 461, [1]pp (Vol. 1); [4], 612pp (Vol. 2). Original gilt-stamped full calf, with gold lettering and tooling to spines. Raised bands. Originally published in 1621, "The Anatomy of Melancholy" is Robert..... More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1929. Reprint. Paperback. Quarto. VIII, 326, [2]pp. Uncut and unopened copy. Original printed wrappers. Scarce monograph on the molecular scattering of light. Jean Cabannes was a French physicist specialising in optics. From 1910 to 1914 Cabannes worked in the laboratory of Charles Fabry in Marseille..... More
London: MacMillan and Co., Ltd., 1919. Second edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xi, 273pp. ix, 274pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Elaborate account dealing with the manufacture of intermediate products for dyes. Illustrated with in-text figures and drawings. Minor age wear and staining on binding. With additions and expanded descriptions..... More
Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1856. First American edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto. xxiv, 33-724 (32)pp. Original tan calf with gilt lettering and ruling on spine. Emblem on title page. With an appendix containing the applications of the microscope to clinical medicine, etc., illustrated by four hundred and thirty-four in-text engravings. Brief..... More
Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1981. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XV, [1], 32, [10], II, 102, [6]pp. Original gold-tooled leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Publisher's booklet laid in. Remarkable facsimile of the 1816 first edition published in London by..... More
New York: The Banks LawPublishing Co., 1904. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Inscribed "Very Sincerely, November 7. 1914 David N. Carvalho" atop title page. Small Quarto.viii, 374pp. Original salmon pebbled cloth with gilt lettering on red and black leather labes of spine, brown ruling. Introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels..... More
New York: Editions Medicina Rara Ltd., ca. 1970. Hardcover. 863/2500. Elephant Folio. Unpaginated. Original burgundy half Seta-Rips over gray boards with gilt lettering and ruling on orange paper label of spine, housed in cream cardboard slipcase with black lettering on papger label on cover. This facsimile edition is printed at..... More
Venetiis (Venice): Paulum Baleonium (Paul Baleon), 1644. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [52], 176, [40], 177-598pp. Contemporary speckled calf with black morocco spine label. Raised bands. Small sticker "M 258" on tail of spine. Armorial ex-libris of Wm. Constable Esq., F.R.S. & F.A.S. Ink signature of C. Tonstall on illustrated title-page..... More
Detroit: F. B. Dickerson, 1888. Third revised. Hardcover. Octavo. xv (i), 873pp. Original black cloth. Frontispiece portrait engraving. German translation of the third edition of Chase's "Practical Recipes." Compendium containing the newest useful and valuable prescriptions of all branches of medicine, general advice for the household, and a treatise of..... More
Detroit: NP, 1959. Softcover. 8vo. 90pp. Original wrappers. Minor staining to wraps. Rare Service Manual for the Plymouth Model M1 and M2. Illustrated with reproductions of b/w photographs as well as diagrams. Wraps in good, interior in very good condition. More
Omaha: Kratville Publications, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 97, [23]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over decorative paper covered boards. Photo-illustrated endpapers and title page. Profusely illustrated throughout with numerous b/w photographic reproductions, and a large folding plan, this fascinating volume is a striking pictorial history of America's most popular steam..... More
Birmingham, Alabama: Gryphon Editions, 1986. Classics of Medicine Library. Hardcover. 8vo. 402 pp. Gilt decorated green leather binding with gilt edges, marble endpapers and ribbon marker. Facsimile of the 1838 edition. Book in fine condition. More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. xiv, 555pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. Proceedings of the Institute for the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin, September 1-11, 1957. Sixteen major papers were presented in six areas of..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1933). Second printing. Hardcover. 8vo. xxi,458,xi,pp. Green cloth. Spine sunned. Minor age wear on binding. Signature, place and date handwritten by previous owner on inside of front board. Underlining in blue pen to a couple of pages. Fascinating history of the role of the doctor..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxi. 580pp. Title stamped maroon cloth with title plate in original dj. Head of spine and corners slightly bumped. Discoloration, chipping and tears to dj. "The story of man's scientific achievements in the time of ancient Greece and Rome is..... More