MEDICINE from Chilton Books

London: Alabaster, Passmore & Sons Ltd, 1956.. 1st edition. The company was founded in 1856 by Thomas James Smith of Kingston upon Hull who went into business as a dispensing chemist. A few months before his death in 1896, Smith was joined by his nephew, Horatio Nelson Smith, and the business became known as T. J. Smith and Nephew.… Read more about this item

Willliamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1986.. Second printing. "On October 12, 1773, the Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds admitted its first patient....When it opened, the Virginia hospital was the only public institution exclusively devoted to the care and treatment of the mentally ill in British North America. This book examines changing practices in the hospital… Read more about this item

London: British Museum Press, 1996.. 1st edition. "Illustrations highlight symptoms of similar conditions in patients ancient and modern, and the criteria by which the Egyptian doctors made their diagnoses - many still valid today - are evaluated in the light of current medical knowledge...Spells and incantations and the relationship of magic and religion to medical practice are also explored."… Read more about this item

London: James Nisbet & Co Limited, 1909.. 1st edition. Contents: I.The Normal Knee; II.Acute Effusion into the Knee-Joint; III.Acute Suppuration; IV.Painless Effusion:(1)Occuring Mainly in Women and Young Girls; V.Painless Effusion:(2) Apart from the Special Class considered in Chapter IV; VI.Recurring Effusion after Injury; VII.Pain in and about the Knee without Swelling or other Objective Abnormality; VIII.Internal Derangement commonly… Read more about this item

London: W.Foulsham & Co.Ltd, nd (c.1925).. I have endeavoured to make the book as useful as possible for the small farmer and stockbreeder, the owner of a few horses, the lover of dogs and other domestic pets, and for poultry, game birds, and cage birds."(author's preface). Contents: I. General Principles of Management; II. Diseases of Herbivorous and Browsing… Read more about this item

London: J & A Churchill Ltd, 1956.. 3rd edition. "An attempt to present the essential facts of Gynaecology in a book that can literally be carried in the pocket." Pp.viii/111, 17 figure illustrations, minor creasing(printer's fault) to a few pages, small bookseller's label (H.K.Lewis, London) to inside front board. Brown cloth, title to front. G+.

Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1971.. 1st edition. "Part 1 contains chapters devoted to the various different tropical diseases and is arranged geographically as far as possible. Part 2 contains details of drugs arranged alphabetically including chemical and pharmacological information, dosage requirements, side effects and toxicity....covers all relevant aspects of management including nursing, individual hygiene, public health and environmental aspects,… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1952.. 1st edition. "Takes us on a medical journey round the world, from the hut surgeries and 'magical' methods of the Balkans in the nineteen-twenties to the latest streamlined, chromium-plated, 'gadgetized' hospitals of the United States...the theatrical finesse of the French practitioner, the academic god-like hauteur of the German, and the devoted - if… Read more about this item

London: J & A Churchill Ltd, 1963.. 1st edition. "This comprehensive and authoritative book provides specific, detailed information on childhood convulsions and how to treat them....Among the topics covered are: The use of electroencephalography for diagnosing convulsive disorders in children; "photogenic" seizures; seizures in newborn infants; the mental status of children with convulsions; treatment by surgery for the minority… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, 1998.. This book, which presumes little prior knowledge of biology, describes the revolution in biomedical research that has finally uncovered the forces driving malignant growth. " Pp.170. Black cloth spine over white boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1906.. 3rd and revised edition, with an introduction by Lord Lister. Final section of the book presents "The Case Against Anti-Vivisection". Pp.xii/387, b/w frontis.(Brain of an anthropoid ape, showing the positions of the motor centres), original printer's instructions sheet tipped in to inside rear board. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine,… Read more about this item

Manchester: Sanofi UK, 1988.. Proceedings of a Symposium sponsored by Sanofi UK Ltd, held at the Royal College of Physicians, London, 17 June 1987. Pp.8/94. Pbk, faint owners name to front. VG.

London: J & A Churchill,1968.. 4th ed. Rep. "This concise volume is confined specifically to the essential facts of oto-rhino-laryngology. It attempts to link the manifestations of disease with aberrations of the underlying structure and function." Pp.10/270, 2 coloured plates and 44 text figures, old tape marks to endpapers. Pink cloth, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

London: James Nisbet & Co.,1910.. 1st ed. Dr. Milne is famed for his advocacy of the use of eucalyptus oil (or carbolic oil 10 per cent.) in the treatment of scarlet fever. He was Medical Officer of Dr Barnado's Hospitals and Homes for thirty years. Pp.80, minor toning to endpapers. Tan cloth, gilt title to front, slightly rubbed.… Read more about this item

London: Nisbet,1923.. 1st ed. " The Tuberculin Dispensary League was formed in 1909 by a small number of lay subscribers for the purpose of demonstrating the possibilities of treating the turberculous poor by Dr Wilkinson's method of dosage, and a Dispensary was opened in Kennington, where several hundred cases were treated in the three ensuing years." Pp.67,… Read more about this item

Birmingham: University of Birmingham. 1982.. Concern about clinical medicine in general practice and its place in the medical school......Traces the historical origins of general practice". Pp 14. P/b, slight sunning to covers. G+.

London: J & A Churchill Ltd. 1968.. 1st ed. "The authors believe that this work will remain useful and relevant for some years. The arrangement of material is according to bodily functions rather than to drug groups and it endeavours to present an ideal balance between fundamental laboratory studies and clinical management". Pp 417, some b/w illustrations, name to… Read more about this item

London: Christian Medical Fellowship. 1984.. 1st ed. "A historical account of progress in medical knowledge and practice over the centuries contains fascinating biographical details of some of the leading Christians who have played their port in this work and in the establishment of universities and hospitals". Pp 186. P/b, sunning to spine with small tear to top. G+.

York: Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. 2000.. 1st ed. Contents include:- Biomaterials and Bioprocess Engineering: Rehabilitation Engineering and Biomechanics: Physiological Measurement: Diagnostic Radiology: Magnetic Resonance: Radiotheraphy. Pp 156. P/b. 29.5 cms x 21 cms. VG.

London: Tavistock Publications. 1982.. This book recounts the experience of members of eight families following a heart attack to the husband." Pp. 8/184. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.