History of Medicine

Milton, WI: The Burdick Corp., 1929. Very scarce copy of this 48 page, illustrated booklet on the use of the Burdick lamp - light therapy system in early 20th century American hospitals - including the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Mayo Clinic, the Millard Fillmore Hospital, et al. . Original Annual Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Leiden: International Congress of Physiological Sciences, 1962. Communication Nr. 118 from the Rijksmuseum voor de Geschiedenis der Natuurwetenschappen. 58 page booklet with stories of Herman Boerhaave, the circulation of the blood, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, digestion, Franciscus Deleboe Sylvius, Francis Cornelis Donders, Willem Einthoven, generation, Swammerdam's researches on muscles and motion, and vitamin research work by Christiaan Eijkman and Gerrit Grijns. Well illustrated. All pages are separated from the binding, otherwise in VG condition themselves. Minor edgewear.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Good Only. more information

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Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 1939. Minor agemarks on endpapers. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated, 832 pages of these proceedings of the clinical work done at the Mayo Clinic, with these Proceedings "published weekly for the information of the Members of the Staff and the Fellows of The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research". . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Chicago: American Medical Association, 1904. Transaction of this Section on Surgery and Anatomy of the American Medical Association, at the Fifty-Fifth Annual session, held at Atlantic City, NJ, June 7 to 10, 1904. Illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Chicago: American Medical Association Press, 1919. The Transactions from the Seventieth Annual Session of the AMA, held at Atlantic City, NJ, June 9 to 13, 1919. This copy was the personal copy of the medical historian Dr. Maurice C. Pincoffs, and contains a SIGNED inscription on the ffep by him, with a couple of references to him within the text as well. The contained articles include several related to The Great War (World War I), with the article list being: Chairman's Address: Relation of Internists to Military Medicine by Walter L. Bierring; The Basal Metabolism and Hyperglycemic Tests of Hyperthyroidism with Special Reference to Mild and Latent Cases by G. W. McCaskey; Compatibility of Long Life with Low Renal Function by James P. O'Hare; The Recognition of Tropical Sprue in the United States by Edward J. Wood; Hypertension in Women by David Riesman: The Functions of the Intercostal Muscles by C. F. Hoover; Pericarditis as a Complication of Pneumonia Based on Three Hundred Necropsies by Willard J. Stone; Studies on Malaria Control by C. C. Bass; The Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Thomas McCrae and Elmer H. Funk; The Corps and the Army by George Draper; The Work of the Group Consultant by Joseph Sailer; The Work of the Group Consultant in France by Joseph A. Capps; Survey of the Epidemic of Influenza in the American Expeditionary Forces by Warfield T. Longcope; Nephritis in the Soldier by Reginald Fitz; The Treatment of Chest Injuries by Marion A. Blankenhorn; the Possibilities of Physical Development in Cases of Effort Syndrome by Means of Graded Exercises by Bertnard Smith; and Trench Fever in the American Expeditionary Forces by Homer F. Swift.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 1950. Cover has minor marks. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated, 720 pages of these proceedings of the clinical work done at the Mayo Clinic, with these Proceedings "published fortnightly for the information of the Members of the Staff and the Fellows of The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research". . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. more information

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London: Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, 1974. Held in London in September of 1972, and organized by the British Society for the History of Medicine, and the International Society of the History of Medicine. Volume I only - which includes the inaugural address and introduction, and numerous papers on the concepts of clinical medicine, the history of provision for health and welfare, and medicine and society. 862 pages.. First Edition. Very Good ++. more information

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Chicago: American Medical Association, 1907. Transaction of this Section on Surgery and Anatomy of the American Medical Association, at the Fifty-Eighth Annual session, held at Atlantic City, NJ, June 4 to 7, 1907. Illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 1947. Minor exterior marks; title page is lightly soiled. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated, 600 pages of these proceedings of the clinical work done at the Mayo Clinic, with these Proceedings "published fortnightly for the information of the Members of the Staff and the Fellows of The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research". . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. more information

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Boston: Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1908. Voluminous collection of papers, reprinted from the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. CLVIII, No. 19, May 7, 1908, to Dr. Fitz, Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic in Harvard University "from his former house pupils at the Massachusetts General Hospital and assistants in the Department of the Theory and Practice of Physics, Harvard University, in honor of his sixty-fifth birthday, May 5, 1908." 556 pages containing 26 papers. Few light exterior marks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Detroit, MI: Parke, Davis & Co., 1941. Cover has minor wear. Very scarce copy of this oversized work of "recent advertisements in a series which has been appearing in leading magazines since 1928" - filled with full page pharmaceutical and biological advertisements from the Parke, Davis & Company. Each advertisement has a black-and-white illustration along with narrative description of what was being sold - good for framing.. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good -. more information

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Nashville, TN: Ambrose Printing Co., 1951. The transactions of the Sixty-third Annual Meeting of this Association, held in October, 1950 at The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA. Includes numerous articles on various subjects including Hypothyroidism, Diabetes, Nutritional states, Typhoid Fever, Ulcerative Colitis, Pneumonia, Viral Hepatitis, Rheumatic diseases, Aging, Sickle Cell anemia, Mitral Valve Stenosis, myocardial infarction, Chronic Renal Disease, and more. Illustrated. Volume LXII. Also includes lists of members, past and present; memorial addresses; by-laws, etc. Binding is slightly cocked; cover has some fading; front inner hinge with worn area at top.. Original Edition. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Dublin, Ireland: Hospitals' Trust Ltd., 1940. Well illustrated, 95 page history of the hospitals in Ireland during this 15 year period. Dust jacket has edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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New Haven, CT: By the Congress, 1917. Cover has light speckles; several pages uncut. Includes demographic data on the Congress, as well as the proceedings which focused on syphilis, immunization and its practical applications, and the President's Address by Dr. William S. Thayer. . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Hartford, CT: Hartford Medical Society / Hartford Dental Society, 1979. From the Hartford Medical Society and the Hartford Dental Society - a catalogue of a portion of the collection of the history of medicine and the history of dentistry exhibit at the Historical Museum of Medicine and Dentistry, opened in 1974. Beautifully illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1924. Typical library marks; normal scuffs, and rusting on and around staples. A record of the New Hampshire State Sanatorium. 29 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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New Haven, CT: By the Congress, 1929. SCARCE! Includes demographic data on the Congress, as well as the proceedings which focused on the heart, plus the President's Address on The Decline of Infectious Diseases in its Relation to Modern Medicine by Dr. Theobald Smith.. Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1926. Typical library marks; normal scuffs, and rusting on and around staples. A record of the New Hampshire State Sanatorium. 29 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Menasha, WI: By the Congress, 1933. SCARCE! Includes demographic data on the Congress, as well as the proceedings which focused on the female sex hormones, plus the President's Address on Medicine at the Cross-Roads by Dr. Harvey Cushing; and the presentation of the Keyes Medal. Several pages uncut. . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Hull, London, Glasgow, Manchester: T. J. Smith & Nephew, Ltd., 1935. "A classified illustrated reference to the applications of Elastoplast", a dressing application use in the treatment of chronic leg ulcers, varicose veins, phlebitis, fractures, sprains, abrasions, impetigo, wounds, and post-operative dressings. . Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +. more information

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Nashville, TN: Privately Printed. A complete 50 year index and bibliography of this Vanderbilt University's Professor Emeritus of Plastic Surgery medical writings. Subjects include burns, empyema, skin grafts, leg ulcers, antiseptics, pedicle flaps, obstructibe micrognathia, composite grafts, arterial healing, and others.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1942. Typical library marks; scuffs, moderate soils, corner wear, and rusting on and around staples. A record of the New Hampshire State Sanatorium. 31 pages.. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Waverly Press, 1956. The transactions of the Sixty-eighth Annual Meeting of this Association, held in October-November, 1955 at The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA. Includes numerous articles on various subjects including post graduate medical education, Islands of Langerhans, pituitary insufficiency, stomach and Colon mucosa, pleural fluid physiology, high protein edema, mycotic infection, joint and bone disease, aspiration pneumonitis, infectious diseases, and others. Illustrated. Volume LXVII. Also includes lists of members, past and present; memorial addresses; by-laws, etc.. Original Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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London: Grafton Publishing Corp., 1925. Cover has light edgewear, moreso on the head of the spine, and light soils. Rare copy of this 1925 London Medical Who's Who, including a section on consultants and specialists. 770 pages. . Seventh Edition. Hard Cover. Good. more information

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Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1930. Typical library marks; normal scuffs, and rusting on and around staples. A record of the New Hampshire State Sanatorium. 28 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Philadelphia, 1922. Proceedings of this December 27th, 1922 celebration of Louis Pasteur, on the date of the 100th anniversary of the scientist's birth. Includes the addresses given at the 2 sessions held this day, Illustrated with black and white photographs of the several reknowned presentors; in a beautiful flexible paperboard with simulated leather cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Richmond, VA: The Richmond Press, 1914. Scarce copy of these transactions of the meeting held in Lynchburg, Virginia in October of 1913. In addition to the proceedings, also includes addresses on medical inspection of schools, psychoanalysis, eugenic marriages, marriage law based on eugenics, the use of heavy braided silk to replace a destroyed patella tendon, peritonitis, tuberculosis (several), appendicitis, hypertrophied prostate, pyelitis, diabetes, aseptic methods, skull fracture, intra-thoracic thyroid, purperal sepsis, septic abortion, management of labor, typhoid, inflammatory pathology of the tonsil, Meniere's disease, ophthalmology, insanity, salvarsan and the nervous system, syphilis, birth trauma, cardiac diagnosis, heart failure, phlebitis following pneumonia, malaria, rheumatic infections, hemorrhoids, mesenteric vessel embolism, etc. . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Concord, New Hampshire, 1910. Normal age wear, including scuffs, some edge chips, and light soils and fading; typical library marks; text block is in very good condition. 35 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Indianapolis, IN: Sentinel Publishing Co., 1892. The Transactions from the Forty-Third Annual Session, held at Indianapolis, Indiana, June 11-12, 1892. Includes the President's Address, members, and articles on the clinical topics of asthma, malaria, inflammation, diphtheria, drug therapy, ocular muscles, emergency laparotomies, pelvic peritonitis, menstrual disorders, pelvic floor injuries, perineal laceration, preternatural sleep, cerebral localization, epilepsy, purulent absorption, gall bladder disease, superfoetation, the fetus, prostatic obstruction, enlarged prostate, foot amputation, ENT surgery, women's surgery, eye surgery, labor complications, xeroderma pigmentosum, modern pharmacy, etc. Includes color frontispiece of a case of xeroderma pigmentosum. Also includes committee reports, officers and standing committees. . Original Edition. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Richmond, VA: Williams Printing Co., 1902. Moderate exterior wear, light rubmarks. Very scarce copy of these transactions of the meeting held in Lynchburg, Virginia in November of 1901. In addition to the proceedings and members information, also includes addresses on uric acid diathesis and its treatment, gastro-intestinal therapy, spina bifida, sarcoma of the testicle, cancer, strangulated hernia, supra-vaginal hysterectomy forceps, stab wound of the heart, humerus fracture, typhoid perforation, puerperal sepsis, breast care before and after labor, emmenagogues, serum therapy, trichiniasis, delirium tremens, purpura, medical code of ethics, metabolism, appendix surgery, and renal colic.. Original Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. more information

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Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1827. Front cover is missing; paper is itself VG. RARE copy of this 12 page paper from a Convention of Medical Delegates held at Northampton, Massachusetts on the 20th day of June, 1827.. Original Edition. Paper. Very Good -. more information

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Richmond, VA: Everett Waddey Co., 1912. Rear cover has moderate stain on upper corner, otherwise minimal wear/markings. Transactions of the meeting held in Richmond, Virginia in October of 1912. In addition to the proceedings and members information, also includes addresses on frontal sinus injury, abdominal pregnancy, typhoid fever (several), syphilis, Salvarsan, ureteral stone, tuberculosis, tonsillectomy, chronic cyanosis, brain tumor, frozen sections, anaphylaxis, psychotherapy, stomach/intestinal pathology, malaria, the social drink, medical science victories, perineorrhaphy, post partum hemorrhage, uterus abscess, rectal hemorrhage, fifty cases of goitre, 700 cases of nitrous oxide-oxygen anesthesia. post op care of abdominal sections, hare-lip and cleft palate, etc.. Original Edition. Hard Cover. Good Only. more information

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Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 1945. Title page has light soils. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated, 512 pages of these proceedings of the clinical work done at the Mayo Clinic, with these Proceedings "published fortnightly for the information of the Members of the Staff and the Fellows of The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research". . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. more information

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New Haven, CT: Yale Medical Library, 1952. Includes the Report of the Historical Library, 30 June 1952. 26 pages. Cover is lightly faded.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Canton, MA: Academic Services, 1993. Directory includes honorary members, Emeritus and Emerita members, life members, alphabetical membership listings, geographical listing, constituent societies, officers and councillors, bylaws, past annual meetings and officers, future annual meetings, history of medicine training programs and teaching, Osler medallists, Shryock medallists, Welch medallists, continuing lifetime achievement award, Garrison lecturers and subjects, and the AAHM publications. 90 pages.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Valencia, 1969. 628 page volume containing articles from this Congress of Medicine, held in Valencia from 10-12 April de 1969. Mostly written in Spanish, some in English. Dust jacket has light edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. more information

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Berlin: Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft. Title reads "Avicennae Arabvm Medicorvm Principis. Ex Gerardi Cremonenfis verfione, & Andreae Alpagi Belunenfis Caftigatione. A Ioanne Cofteo, & Ioanne Paulo Mongio Annotationibus iampridem illuftratus". 56 pages; with a few illustrations. Interior is VG; exterior has moderate edgewear, and has a vertical crease.. Soft Cover. Good Only. more information

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Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1934. Typical library marks; normal scuffs, and rusting on and around staples. A record of the New Hampshire State Sanatorium. 29 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Chicago: American Medical Political Action Committee. "A bicentennial tribute to physician-statesmen", which tells "how physicians have sacrificed their personal lives and fortunes to make our democracy work". Includes several short biographical sketches of some of these great men. Illustrated. Undated; circa late 1970's. Some pages have green underlining; back cover has edge chips.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Oxford, England: Privately Printed, 1972. From the XXIII International Congress of the History of Medicine, "Visit to Oxford". 53 page, oversized soft-bound book on Oxford University, "designed to give the Conference delegates some indication of the history and associations of some of the buildings they may see, which have been particularly associated with the Oxford Medical School". Cover is lightly faded and has previous owner's name on top edge.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 1941. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated, 848 pages of these proceedings of the clinical work done at the Mayo Clinic, with these Proceedings "published weekly for the information of the Members of the Staff and the Fellows of The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research". . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Richmond, VA: Everett Waddey Co., 1907. Light exterior wear. Scarce copy of these transactions of the meeting held in Chase City, Virginia in November of 1907. In addition to the proceedings and members information, also includes addresses on clinical case reports, strangulated hernia in infants, appendicitis outcomes, pyloric stenosis, repair of the perineum, knee-joint derangement, prostatectomy, gunshot wounds, arterio-sclerosis, diffuse suppurative peritonitis, head injury with surgery, scoliosis, diseases of the antrum, intra-abdominal conditions, pulmonary embolism, eye ailments, nasal septum deviation, gonorrhea, stomach malignancy, splenic abscess, ectopic pregnancy, materia medica, tuberculosis, the Mecklenburg Sanitarium experiences, stomach lavage, and necrology.. Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. more information

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Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1936. Typical library marks; normal scuffs, and rusting on and around staples. A record of the New Hampshire State Sanatorium. 30 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 1949. Last page is lightly soiled. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated, 668 pages of these proceedings of the clinical work done at the Mayo Clinic, with these Proceedings "published fortnightly for the information of the Members of the Staff and the Fellows of The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research". . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Baltimore: Waverly Press, 1936. 1000 pages of medical papers dedicated to Dr. Henry A. Christian, born in Virginia and graduated from Randolph-Mason College in 1895, received his M.D. at Johns Hopkins in 1900 and worked with Frank Burr Mallory (1862-1941) at the Boston City Hospital. He became the first physician-in-chief to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, retiring in 1939. He was an outstanding teacher and clinician, for whom a few disease syndromes are named, including Christian’s syndrome, Christian-Schüller disease, and Schüller-Christian syndrome. Minor wear. Schüller-Christian-Hand disease Weber-Christian disease Weber-Christian syndrome Pfeifer-Weber-Christian syndrome . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Concord, New Hampshire, 1912. Lacks back cover; front cover is loose but present; edge chips and creases on cover; typical library marks; text block is in very good condition. 67 pages.. Soft Cover. Good Only/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Philadelphia: By the Society, 1889. This annual report contains lists of officers and committees, former Presidents, members with their addresses, and list of deceased members, as well as numerous articles on a variety of clinical subjects. Front inner hinge is cracked; cover has fading around the top edge and minor wear.. Original Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 1951. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Illustrated, 520 pages of these proceedings of the clinical work done at the Mayo Clinic, with these Proceedings "published fortnightly for the information of the Members of the Staff and the Fellows of The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research". . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1928. Typical library marks; normal scuffs, and rusting on and around staples. A record of the New Hampshire State Sanatorium. 31 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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NY: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.. Volume XXV of the Health Bulletin for Teachers, with Part I being on Medical Education and Research (Sir William Osler, William Henry Welch, Elizabeth Blackwell, Theobald Smith, Howard Taylor Ricketts, Hans Zinsser, Walter Bradford Cannon, Sir Frederick Grant Banting, and Florence Rena Sabin); and Part II being on Public Health Education and Administration (William Thompson Sedgwick, Charles Value Chapin, William Crawford Gorgas, Ellen Henrietta Richards, Lillian D. Wald, S. Josephine Baker, and Mabel Caroline Bragg).. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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