Nutrition

Yonkers, NY: The Arlington Chemical Company, 1944. Previous owner's name on front endpapers. Discusses normal protein metabolism, altered protein metabolism, clinical conditions associated with protein depletion, and correction of protein depletion.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +. more information

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The Media Group Inc., 1995. A very rare volume. Normal scuffs, soils and creases; a decent usable copy. A mid 1990's guide to fitness using the "EZ Krunch" plan. 29 pages.. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Chicago: The Wander Co., 1949. Volume I discusses nutritional adequacy in health, dietary nutrients and their function in nutrition, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, mineral elements in nutrition, vitamins, recommended daily dietary allowances of food essentials, and the nutritional value of Ovaltine. Volume II is focused on dietary adjustment in diseases - infectious diseases, diseases of the blood, endocrine disturbances, obesity and leanness, metabolic diseases, diseases of the circulatory system, of the kidneys and urinary tract, of the digestive organs, of the liver and gallbladder, adjustment in the surgical patient, and in pregnancy and lactation. Interior is VG+; exterior has light soils.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, 1961. Minor exterior wear. Scarce copy of these "Proceedings of an International Conference held in Washington, DC, August 21-24, 1960 under the Auspices of The Committee on Protein Malnutrition, Food and Nutrition Board and The Nutrition Study Section, National Institutes of Health". . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Nutricia Institute of Sports Science. Normal wear; a decent copy. 192 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Oxford, England: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1952. Discusses glycine, hydroxyamino acids, valine, leucine, isoleucine, and the sulphur-bearing amino acids. A couple of pages have underlining; previous owner's name on front flyleaf.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Philadelphia: Wyeth Laboratories, 1973. The proceedings from the Wyeth Laboratories-sponsored symposium on nutrition, geared toward providing "the practicing physician with information applicable to the practicalities of everyday infant feeding". The symposium was held at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FL on December 9-11, 1973. Soft cover has minor soils on rear cover. . Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Philadelphia: Wyeth Laboratories, 1975. The proceedings from the Wyeth Laboratories-sponsored symposium on nutrition, geared toward providing "the practicing physician with information applicable to the practicalities of everyday nutritional problems". The symposium was held at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FL on February 6-7, 1975. Soft cover has discoloration around edges. Ink underlining on Introduction page.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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NY: William Wood & Co., 1912. Very RARE early 20th Century work on Sprue, now known as Celiac Disease - noting that then in 1912 "a Commission has just started for Ceylon to investigate and, if possible, throw light on the many problems presented by Sprue. That there is a need for enlightenment on the nature of this disease and its treatment, is evidenced by the constantly increasing stream of chronic invalids arriving in England searching for help in their sore straits, who meet, in the matter of treatment, only with conflicting directions as to diet, given in the hope that renewed strength may enable the patients themselves to kill the army of micro-organisms by which they are invaded". Discusses the related morbid anatomy, diagnosis, treatment, cases, results in chronic cases, and dysentery. Illustrated with 8 black and white plates of pathology findings. 124 pages. Minor exterior soils/marks; small stain to fore-edge.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Washington, D.C.: Journal of Agriculture Research, 1916. 34 page article reprinted from the Journal of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture. Reports on research comparing mature beef with veal "to ascertain whether the flesh of calves 3 weeks of age and under is or is not fit for human food". . Journal Offprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co, 1923. Early 20th century work on diet therapy for adults and children, including infants during the first and second years of life. Covers both diets in states of health as well as in disease states. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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NY: Hafner Publishing Co., Inc., 1959. This is the first of these volumes, describing the nutritional status of peoples under different geographic, climatic and economic conditions, and examines all available knowledge in order to find solutions wherever nutrition problems exist. Discusses the history of nutrition, the effects of androgens and oestorgens on the metabolism of proteins and the growth of tissues, the biosynthesis of Vitamin C, treatment and prevention of Kwashiorkor, basal metabolism in the Japanese population, nutritional significance of Vitamin B12, nutritonal factors in anaemia, neoplasia and nutrition, the use of isotopes in nutriton research with special reference to tritium, and the nutritional requirements of embryos and the reprecussions of deficiencies. With several contributing authors. Illustrated. . First Edition. Very Good +/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1966. "A famous doctor whose advice has helped thousands, shows you seven ways to 'vite' - how to get it, how to keep it - preserving youth through all of life". Dust jacket has light edgechips.. Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. more information

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Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1935. First edition laboratory reference for the nutritional analysis of foods and beverages.. First Edition. Flexible Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. more information

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Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1942. Second edition, thoroughly revised, laboratory reference for the nutritional analysis of foods and beverages.. Second Edition. Flexible Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. more information

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North Chicago: Abbott Laboratories, 1982. 24 page booklet on the nutritional management of the trauma patient, and meeting the metabolic demands imposed by stress.. First Edition. Booklet. Very Good. more information

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NY and Philadelphia: Chandler & Co., 1926. Covers food production and consumption, distribution of food, economies resulting from consolidation, analysis of retail food prices, and financial summary of representative food concerns. Includes state-by-state information. Text complemented with several tables, many of which are fold-out tables. Minor exterior/edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Philadelphia, Montreal, and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1943. Nutrition text, with 99 illustrations and 7 colored plates. Light exterior rub marks; minor edgewear.. Ninth Edition, Revised . Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1944. University of Chicago food safety guide. Minor edgewear.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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NY: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1928. De Kruif's sequel to Microbe Hunters, Hunger Fighters tells the stories of men who brought the cultivation of food crops into the 20th Century to feed the ever-growing masses.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Zadig. more information

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Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 1969. Serves as "a guide primarily intended for use of the dietitian, dietetics intern, physician, or professional nurse" related to diet therapy and how various factors relate to the patient's condition and its treatment. Light wear.. Second Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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NY: Academic Press, 1954. These lectures were delivered under the auspices of the Harvey Society of New York, under the Patronage of the New York Academy of Medicine. The lectures included in this volume were on the topics of the hormonal control of plant growth, experiments on chemical alterations of virus infections, biological synthesis of cholesterol, congenital malformations induced by maternal dietary deficiency, the functions of the lung, glycogen structure and enzyme deficiencies in glycogen storage disease, mechanisms for stabilizing the alkaline reserves of the body, and acetyl coenzyme A and the "fatty acid cycle". Illustrated. . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Lancaster, PA: The Science Press Printing Co., 1943. Rare copy of this volume of lectures, which were delivered under the auspices of the Harvey Society of New York and under the Patronage of the New York Academy of Medicine. The lectures included in this volume are "The significance of labile methyl groups in the diet and their relation to transmethylation" by Dr. Vincent Du Vigneaud; "Total self regulatory functions in animals and human beings" by Dr. Curt P. Richter;, "Poliomyelitis" by Dr. John R. Paul; "Cushing's Syndrome - Its Pathological Physiology" by Dr. Fuller Albright; "Internatl Factors Limiting Growth in Plants" by Dr. William J. Robbins; "The Absorption of Vitamin A and its Storage in the Tissues" by Dr. Samuel W. Clausen; "Sterilization of Air with Glycol Vapors" by Dr. O. H. Robertson; and "Nutrition under Wartime Conditions" by Dr. V. P. Sydenstricker. Illustrated. . Original Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1877. Cover has moderate edgewear, moreso on the spine-ends; light rubmarks; lacks front flyleaf; rear inner hinge starting to crack. Rare copy of this late nineteenth century "work of ready reference containing information of a purely practical character", which will "prove a desirable addition to his medical armamentarium". Discusses general information for the practitioner, therapeutic and practical hints, dietetic rules and precepts, and how to conduct a post-mortem examination. 341 pages, plus additional pages of the publisher's publications.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Only. Ex-Library. more information

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NY: Exposition Press, 1962. Dust jacket has light edgewear, minor marks. "A handbook on the role of diet and health in personality engineering," written by the well-known missionary-psychologist.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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Philadelphia & London: W. B. Saunders Co., 1922. Discusses the principles of diet and nutrition, the digestibility of foods, diet in health and disease, diet in acute disease, diet in chronic disease, digestion, dietetic treatment of diabetes mellitus, dietetic treatment of chronic diarrheas, and other diseases. Also discusses indications for artificial nutrition and preparation of foods for invalids. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page. Cover has light edgewear and moderate fading; boards lightly bowed.. PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1976. Medical monograph for students and practitioners of cardiology, medicine, and nutrition. Covers from basic epidemiology and lipid metabolism, through the interrelations of lipids, carbohydrates, alcohol, calories, vitamins and minerals in the pathogenesis and management of various cardiovascular disease states. Includes selected diets and food composition tables in the Appendix.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1948. Discusses the "Physiological and Morphological Changes Which Result from Deficiencies on the Essential Elements, Amino Acids, Vitamins, and Fatty Acids". Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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NY: Macmillan and Co., 1880. Written by the renowned physicians Fothergill and Wood, covering diet therapy and recipes for use with invalids, those convalescing, those with dyspepsia and those with gout. Cover has moderate mottling and light edgewear. Age discoloration of pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Only/No Jacket. more information

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Philadelphia & London: W. B. Saunders Co., 1913. Cover has light edgewear/rubmarks; few ink marks on a couple of rear pages. Early 20th century work on nutrition and diet therapy, covering the chemistry and physiology of digestion, classes of foods, beverages and stimulants, infant feeding, special diets in various diseases, Army and Navy rations, dietaries in public institutions, etc. . Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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Princeton, NJ and Albany, NY: Psychological Review Company, 1934. Cover has light edgewear. Rare copy of this publication of the Psychological Review Company, Vol. XLVI, No. 2. The bibliography focuses on the relationship between diet and mental phenomena, or "the science of the feeding of an individual in sickness and in health with particular reference to the mental aspect". . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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USA: By the Author, 1989. This nutritionist offers "a book about people who are healthy yet feel sick, self-inflicted illnesses, and doctors who steal your time". Described as a "nutritional autobiography". . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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Philadelphia, London and Montreal: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1951. Discusses the entire picture of celiac disease and its management, covering its incidence, symptoms, etiology, pathology, diagnosis and progrnosis. Based on the results of the authors' extensive experience and study of this digestive dysfunctional disease. Bookplate on front pastedown denotes this copy as a gift from "The Committee to honor Dr. Sidney V. Haas on his fiftieth anniversary as a physician and to further the knowledge of his pioneering contributions to pediatrics". . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Chicago: The Quaker Oats Company, 1929. Prepared for the use of schools, for children in grades 4 through 6, focused on child nutrition as told through stories. Illustrated. Cover has edgewear and corner-curling; title page is wrinkled with a couple of small tears.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Only. more information

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Philadelphia: Lea Brothers & Co., 1891. Each volume has edgewear, including along the spine strip edges; previous owner's name on front flyleaf of Volume II. Rare FIRST EDITION of this complete three-volume work on practical therapeutics from the late nineteenth century. Volume I covers general therapeutics, prescription writing, remedial measures other than drugs, preventive medicine, diathetic diseases, and diseases of nutrition (1052 pages). Volume II discusses fevers; respiratory, circulatory, and haematopoietic systems; and digestive system diseases (1158 pages). Volume III covers diseases of the skin, nervous system, genito-urinary system, and diseases of the eyes and ears (1352 pages). Illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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St. Louis, MO: The C. V. Mosby Co., 1945. Cover has light edgewear. "A textbook on the theory and application of nutrition", with 91 illustrations, including one in color.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. Ex-Library. more information

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Mount Pocono, PA: Pocono Haven, 1936. Pencil lines in the margins; dampstain around edges of front endpapers through the title page; and minor around the edges of the rear papers. Written by the then Medical Director of Pocono Haven, and who also served as the Medical Director of the Sun-Diet Sanatorium, Inc. and Sun-Diet Health Service, Inc. Addresses health and the role of appropriate nutrition to maintaining good health. . Ninth Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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Boston: W. M. Leonard, Publisher, 1921. Includes "a series of graduated diets used at the Massachusetts General Hospital". Geared towards both the diabetic patient and the physician, this early 20th Century book offers details of treatment for diabetes, case examples, and tables of diets along with their nutritional analysis. . Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army, 1949. Very rare, very limited printing of this highly collectible volume in the field of military medicine. From the first Medical Basic Science Course presented at the Army Medical Department Research and Graduate School in 1948, being copies of the notes prepared for the students - which were not available for general distribution nor for sale, as they were designed primarily for the use of the students in the course. This volume covers the general basic sciences of chemical pacemakers and physiological rhythms (Hudson Hoagland and Leon Eisenberg); stress, the adrenal and mental function (Hudson Hoagland, Gregory Pincus and Leon Eisenberg); ventricular fibrillation (Gordon K. Moe and Leon Eisenberg); blood pigments (David L. Drabkin and Robert C. MacDuffee); liver function tests (Jesse L. Bollman, K. G. Wakim and Joseph B. Trainer); osteomalacia and late rickets (Fuller Albright, et al and Philip H. Henneman); cardiovascular, development and developmental defects (Bradley M. Patten and Charles E. Jackson); cardiovascular (Hebbel E. Hoff and Charles E. Jackson); selective phagocytosis (Melvin H. Knisely and Robert C. MacDuffee); nutrition in renal disease (Paul Gyorgy and Euclid G. Herndon, Jr.); and acute renal insufficiency (E. E. Muirhead and Euclid G. Herndon, Jr.).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +. more information

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NY & London: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Lacks front flyleaf, thus opening to the half-title page; minor exterior marks. The author's personal experiences with being too thin, written "to the slimmers of today and the potential slimmers of tomorrow"; and addressing the "perils of the slimming age". . Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. more information

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New York, London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1982. Dust jacket has scuffs, soils and edge chips; a nice copy of book. 279 pages.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. Illus. by Pate, Melinda. more information

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Munchen: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1910. "Ein Praktisches Handbuch fur Arzte, Kranken- und Wohlfahrtsanstalten, Sanatorien, Pflegepersonen, Erziehungsanstalten und fur die Familie." 250 pages; written in German, 1 page has extensive pencilling; cover has moderate edgechips and is faded.. Soft Cover. Good. more information

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Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1955. Dampstain on lower dust jacket edge, bleeding onto book exterior; clean and tight text block. Dust jacket also has scuffs, edge chips and soils. 318 pages.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. more information

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London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1934. "A book of useful, cheerful and entertaining advice about what you ought to eat if yuou want to keep well and fit", written by a "really progressive diagnostician", and "breaks away from the tyranny of food faddists". Dust jacket has edgewear, fading, and foxing-type marks along the edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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NY: St Martin's Press, 1990. Explores the "conquering of compulsive eating and lowering cholesterol". Includes recipes.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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NY and London: D. Appleton and Co., 1911. "Practical tables for use in private practice and public institutions," providing tables of chemical analyses of foods, geared towards regulating diets for the sick. This work was specially prepared for the students in the Harvard Medical School.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co, 1916. "Practical hints in regard to food and the usefulness or harmful effects of the various articles of diet." Light edgewear.. English Translation. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Philadelphia & London: W. B. Saunders Co., 1917. The first edition of this work is sited as GM 1045. Reviews "the scientific substratum upon which rests present-day knowledge of nutrition both in health and in disease". A classical exposition of respiratory and intermediary meatbolism. Interior is VG; cover has minor edgewear, light cloth wrinkling.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Chicago: Evaporated Milk Association, 1929. Also contains the article "The Curd and the Buffer in Infant Feeding". 24 pages; illustrated; bibliography.. Journal Offprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Boston: Massachusetts General Hostpial, 1946. The 1946 diet manual for the prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital "including Phillips House, Baker Memorial, Out-Patient Department, The McLean Hospital, and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary". . Original Edition. Flexible Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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