MEDICAL

New York: MacMillan Pub. - Second Printing, 1990. **SIGNED** by author on ffep ("S. Alexander") - Also, a braille imprint above the signature. Fully illustrated with Black & White Photographs by George Ancona. Summary: A 9 year old girl describes how her mother leads an active and rich life despite being blind.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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American Orthopaedics Association - Revised Fourth Edition, 1972. Book is in Good condition (2 tape marks on either side of front cover, light creasing of cover, a few small spots of edgewear, previous owner name inside front cover, a little scattered underlining) no dust jacket. Flexible binding, 198 page s, illustrated with Drawings and Photographs, Appendix, Index of Orthopaedic Terminology. Reference Manual for the beginning orthopaedic student as well as orthopaedic residents. Includes history of orthopaedic surgery and physical examination of all the joints of the body.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Orthopaedics, Orthopedics, Medical Reference, Surgery, Surgical, Joints, Joint Motion. more information

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Thomas Nelson Pub., 1992. 141 pp. Re: Become an exceptional patient in the face of a life-threatening illness. Both Book and D/J are in Very Good+ condition.. ISBN: 0840777140. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. Spiritual Healing, Life-Threatening Illnesses, Religious Life. more information

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ADDISON-WESLEY, 1992. 468 pp., Index, Appendix. Dr. Arnot provides a guide to protect you from the flaws in American medicine, provides the standards of quality that health-care consumers can and must demand of both doctors and hospitals, and empowers you with expert knowledge to get the best available health care.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Wm. Morrow, 1981. 367 pages, Index, Glossary. Re: Maintenance of Health and Treatment of Illness Through Specific Dosages of Vitamins and Minerals -- Everything from headaches and insomnia to heart disease and cancer. . ISBN: 0688036449. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. Health, Diet, Nutrition Therapy. more information

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ANCHOR/DOUBLEDAY , 1980. 302 pages, Index, Appendix. A highly sensitive portrait of the world of deaf people, in which the author has successfully explained deafness to the hearing world, and discusses communication methods for the deaf. She shows that the hearing world has much to learn from the world of the deaf.. ISBN: 0385147031. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Deafness, Communication. more information

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Pantheon - This is the Twentieth Anniversary Edition, 1996. 284 pp, Index. Re: Mentally Handicapped child, Down's Syndrome. Book is in Very Good condition (red remainder dot to top page edges), D/J is Very Good. The author believes that society has failed to understand children with Down's Syndrome and hopes that someday his son, Jamie, will be his own advocate.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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Random House, 1982. 193 pages, Appendix A - D. Book is Very Good+, D/J is Very Good. Forrest Blanding presents a tailor-made program for cardiovascular fitness and shows how each change in your lifestyle will produce a corresponding benefit in your life expectancy.. ISBN: 0394522885. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. Health, Heart, Heart Attack, Exercise Therapy, Physical Fitness. more information

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HARPER & ROW, 1989. 174 pp, illustrated with Color Drawings by the children. Book is Very Good-, D/J is Very Good. A heartwarming book about kids surviving cancer.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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BASIC BOOKS, 1986. 228 pp., Index, Bibliography, Appendix. Both Book and Dust Jacket are in Very Good- condition. The latest word on sleep, dreams, and sleep disorders by one of the world's leading researchers. For the layman who wonders why and how he sleeps and how concerned to be when he can't sleep. A must read book for everyone who has experienced a sleep problem.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Thomas Nelson Pub., 1994. 242 pp, Index. Re: Delay the signs of aging and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease with this powerful new prevention program. . ISBN: 0785283137. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Health, Diet, Preventive Medicine, Vitamin Therapy. more information

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The Viking Press , 1983. 196 pp. Book is in Very Good condition, D/J is Good+. Alex Deford was a victim of cystic fibrosis and died when she was only 8 years old. This is the story of Alex's life and death and the ways in which she deeply affected her family and friends and is a story of tragedy but also of laughter and love.. ISBN: 0670111953. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Biography, Cystic Fibrosis, Terminal Illness. more information

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New York: The New Home Library , 1942. Book is in Fair to Poor condition (general soiling on cover, light red staining from page edges back bottom, inside cover and on end papers and some pages towards center of book, Monastery Library stamps and stickers, spine ends wrinkled. Top spine and top front corner frayed, back hinge starting to loosen for top 1/2, text readable), no dust jacket. Hardback, 380 pages, Index, Bibliography. "The fascinating story of how medical science is penetrating the secrets of the human body and applying this new knowledge to the conquest of disease".. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Human Body, Diseases. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1994. 256 pages, Index, Bibliography, Glossary. Dr. Fisher believes that the indiscriminate use of antibiotics is resulting in the emergence of virulent antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Book is in Very Good condition (very clean copy, creasing at top spine), D/J is Very Good-. ISBN: 0671791567. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Antibiotics, Medicine Side Effects, Drug Resistance. more information

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Arbor House, 1978. 178 pages, Index, Bibliography. Book is Near Fine condition, D/J is Very Good. The author tells how to: recognize the symptoms of senility, make life run more smoothly with a step-by-step plan for mental health, find a doctor who knows and cares about older people, cope with retirement, improve memory + much more.. ISBN: 087795173X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Aging, Old Age, Senility. more information

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Pantheon Books , 1985. 209 pages. Dr. Hilfiker shows how the stresses of medical practice lead to a climate of misunderstanding and hostility and what might be done about it. Book is in Very Good condition (red remainder stripe to bottom page edges, clean copy), D/J is Very Good. ISBN: 0394542835. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Remainder. Physicians, Patients, Psychology, Family Doctors. more information

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Carol Pub. Group, 1992. 213 pages, Appendix. Book is Near Fine, D/J is Very Good. Euthanasia became a personal experience for Derek Humphry when his first wife was suffering from terminal breast cancer, asked him to help her to die. In this book, Mr. Humphry puts the confusing ethics and legality of the right to die in perspective.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. 352 pages, Index, Bibliography, illustrated with sepia and black & white drawings and photographs. This book explains the full spectrum of alternative medical treatments available and focuses on specific ailments and what alternative therapies have been successful with them.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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Prentice-Hall, 1988. 304 pp, Index, Glossary, Appendix. In this book, you will discover the shocking extent of drug abuse and alcoholism among doctors and nurses; the ineptitude, indifference and arrogance of American medicine. Authors present a prescription for change and set forth major reforms designed to correct the medical profession.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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Greenwich Press, 1995. 155 pages, Bibliography, illustrated throughout with Black & White Photographs. Book is Near Fine, D/J is Very Good except there is a small surface puncture at back right side. Th is photographic history offers unprecedented documentation of a significant medical development of our century, Osteopathic Medicine, which was founded by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still in 1889. The camera follows the development of this branch of medicine's history for a hundred years.. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Random House, 1991. 342 pages, Index, Appendix A & B, 16 pages Black & White Photographs. Book is Very Good, D/J is Very Good except for some bleeding from the book at inside bottom spine. Dr. Everett Koop, the United States Surgeon General during the Reagan administration, tells his story -- becoming a doctor, becoming a surgeon, becoming Surgeon General, the great issues of his Surgeon General's term (such as AIDS and abortion) and his determination to always do the right thing for the health of the American people, no matter what the personal cost.. ISBN: 0394576268. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Surgeons, Surgeon General, Biography, Memoirs. more information

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HARPER & ROW, 1987. 305 pages, Index, Bibliography, Glossary, Appendix 1 & 2. A comprehensive, caring and sensitive guide for those who are touched by cancer and an authoritative guide to how to talk to your doctor, what to expect from treatments, cancer prevention, screening and detection, experimental therapies, sources for help + more.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Carol Publishing Group , 1993. 173 pages, Index. Book is Very Good+, as is D/J. Actor Paul Linke's account of his wife, Francesca, and her struggle with breast cancer. He tells of the family's arduous journey and shares his despair, bewilderment and anger, as well as tenderness and humor.. ISBN: 1559721839. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Breast Cancer, Health, Biography. more information

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Beacon Press , 1996. 212 pages. Book is in Very Good+ condition (minor creasing at spine ends, clean, crisp copy) Dust Jacket is Very Good (mild shelfwear). This book encourages and challenges people with disabilities. Author describes the personal history of her disease, multiple sclerosis, the physical and social obstacles, traveling + more.. ISBN: 0807070866. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Multiple Sclerosis, Disabilities, Wheelchair Living. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1987. 172 pages, Black and White Photographs. Remainder mark at bottom page edges. Tiny curls at front corners, mild shelfwear, clean copy. At the age of 2, Tony Randazzo was diagnosed as autistic. Tony's mother, the author of this book and a registered nurse, would not give up hope in her determination to help her son. After 3 years of research, Mary realized that Tony had been misdiagnosed when she found the real problem. . Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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Indiana Botanic Gardens , 1934. 200 pages, illustrated with Bl & Wh Drawings and Color Plates. Author presents many formulas for making medicines from herbs.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Herbs, Plants, Natural Drugs, Medicinal Plants. more information

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RANDOM HOUSE, 1978. 352 pp., Index, Bibliography, Filled with Color and Black & White Photographs and Drawings. . ISBN: 0394502809. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Human Body. more information

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Gryphon Editions - Special Edition Privately Printed for The Members of The Classics of Medicine Library - Copy Number 307, 1983. Burnt Orange Full-Leather Binding, Gilt Lettering and Decoration, all page edges gilt, Raised Bands on Spine, Ribbon Marker, 868 pages. In Very Good condition (previous owner bookplate back of ffep, light horizontal indentations on back cover) no dust jacket, as issued. This copy contains Books I and II - Disorders of The Head and Disorders of The Thorax.. Numbered. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Medical, Disease, Disorders, Head, Thorax, Gryphon. more information

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No Publisher or Date Given. Left-Side Spiral Bound Softcover, 306 pages, Appendix I & II, illustrated with Drawings. Book is designed to be used by Veterinary Students, Residents and the Veterinary Practitioner requiring an immediate source of information relating to the practice of Veterinary Anesthesia, Cardiopulmonary Emergencies and Euthenasia. Book is in Good+ condition (cover lightly soiled and has a few small stains), no dust jacket. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Joseph F. Wagner , 1905. Book is in Fair condition (markings on spine, edgewear and rubbing to binding, soiling to page edges, top corners mildly bumped, small tatter bottom front corner, front hinge cracked. Monastery library stamps and markings, some light pencil underli ning, otherwise pages clean) 332 pages, Index. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Pastoral Medicine. more information

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HARPER & ROW, 1990. 240 pages, Index. Book is in Very Good- condition, D/J is Very Good. The most up-to-date information on: Why Pregnancies Fail, New Medical Tests that pinpoint the causes, and the Latest Treatments available to prevent loss of pregnancy.. ISBN: 006016137X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Miscarriage, Pregnancy. more information

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Wm. Morrow, 1990. 413 pp., Index, 16 pp. Black & White Photographs. Both Book an D/J are in Very Good+ condition. The dramatic story behind one of the greatest achievements of modern science, the Salk vaccine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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WM. MORROW, 1992. 303 pp, Index. Book is in Very Good+ condition, D/J is Very Good. This book takes the reader on a roller-coaster tour of the evening shift in the Labor and Delivery Department of Portland's Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital and portrays in vivid detail the trauma and joy of giving birth in late twentieth century America.. ISBN: 1557100225. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Childbirth, Hospitals, Pregnant Women. more information

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MC GRAW-HILL, 1987. 354 pages, Index. Book advises the most advanced therapies now available to the public and also the pills, devices and operations that are still in the research or experimental stage.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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SUMMIT BOOKS, 1978. 271 pages. A story of a family struck twice by the disease of ulcerative colitis and a mother's story of the quest for a life that would be free of pain for her children.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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PARKER PUB. , 1975. 231 pages. Protein Planner Index. Carlson Wade shows you how to use protein to rejuvenate your skin, nourish your scalp, rebuild your brain cells, internal organs, arteries and glands, and develop immunities against allergies, stress and tension.. ISBN: 0135856531. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Health, Nutrition, Diet, Energy, Proteins. more information

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Oxford University Press - Later Printing, 1995. 258 pages, Index, Glossary. Dr. Wallace explains every aspect of the disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and how it may affect different organs of the body, and urges patients to ta ke an active role in fighting the disease. Book is Near Fine - very nice copy, D/J is Very Good. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The Mountaineers - Second Edition, Second Printing , 1978. 368 pages, Index, Glossary, Appendix A - D, illustrated with a few Drawings. Covers: Traumatic Injuries, Environmental Injuries and Non-Traumatic Diseases. Book is in Very Good condition except for some mild damp stains to right-side page edges, no dust jacket. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Medical Reference, Mountain Climbing, Medical Handbook. more information

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