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American (Association of) Instructors of the Blind Half bound in calf over marbled boards w/red & black labels on spine. Four raised bands. Size 8.75"x6.125". Approx 680 total pages. Proceedings of the American Instructors of the Blind: First Convention - New York, 1853 (printed 1872); Second Convention - Indianapolis, 1871. Proceedings of the American Association of Instructors of the Blind: First Meeting - Boston, 1872; Second Meeting - Batavia, 1874; Convention - Philadelphia, 1876; Fifth Biennial Convention - Columbus, 1878; Sixth Biennial Convention - Louisville, 1880. Included in the 1878 Proceedings is a fold-out chart 'Statement of Occupations.'. Exterior has rubs, moderate loss of leather at spine top & bottom, scuffs on bottom edge. Exterior joints are cracked, reinforced by cloth interior hinges. Foxing on text block edges, endpapers, and occasionally in text. Fold out chart has closed tear & creases. Previous owner's name & pencil notations on first…
Read More Pictorial History of Ancient Pharmacy by Hermann Peters, Translator Dr. William Netter - 1906: With Sketches of Early Medical Practice
by Hermann Peters, Translator Dr. William Netter
Pictorial History of Ancient Pharmacy: With Sketches of Early Medical Practice
by Hermann Peters, Translator Dr. William Netter
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First published in 1889 (with 2nd Edition in 1899) this 3rd Edition has been "Translated from German and Revised, with Numerous Additions". "The revision has therefore introduced many features of special interest to English-speaking pharmacists and physicians, while retaining for the most part the style, arrangement and illustrations of the original."
Chapter I – Tutelar Gods and Patron Saints of Pharmacy
Chapter II – Pharmacy in the Middle Ages
Chapter III – Pharmacy in the Sixteen Century
Chapter IV – Pharmacy in the Seventeenth Century
Chapter V – Pharmacy in the Eighteenth Century
Chapter VI – Distilling Apparatus
Chapter VII – Early Chemico-Pharmacal, Stoves and Fire-Places
Chapter VIII Ancient Pharmacopœias
Chapter IX – Medical Superstitions
Chapter X – Pharmacy and the Art of Love
Chapter XI – Alchemy
Includes over 70 black & white full page and intext illustrations and diagrams.
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- Keywords Medicine, Pharmacy, Alchemist, Superstitions
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Proceedings of the American (Association of) Instructors of the Blind, 1871-1880, including Proceedings of the First Convention, 1853
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DOMINION DENTAL JOURNAL- Vol. 7- 1895
by W. George Beers
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Toronto: The Nesbitt Publishing Company, 1895. DOMINION DENTAL JOURNAL- Vol. 7- 1895- W. George Beers- The Nesbitt Publishing Company- Toronto- 1895- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG/ no dj as issued- original 3/4 red leather and red scale motif boards and gilt titles on spine, also indicating Author's Copy (Beers) and thus a scarce association copy, are rubbed at extremities slight exterior hinge crack starting to show but still tight and clean- 334pp are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- "A year of bound copies of the journal from Jan 1895-Dec. 1895 in one volume"- "Founding editor of the Canada Journal of Dental Science, 1868; and founding editor of the Dominion Dental Journal, 1889. An ardent fan of LaCrosse, Beers published the Rules of LaCrosse in 1860, which standardized the game as it is played today. An important association copy of the definitive work on dentistry." Non-fiction-science-medicine-dentistry-magazine-Canadiana (2533) . 1st Edition. 3/4 Leather…
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A TREATISE ON THE HORSE AND HIS DISEASES
by Dr. B. J. Kendall
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Enosburgh Falls, VT.: Dr. B. J. Kendall & Co., 1881. A TREATISE ON THE HORSE AND HIS DISEASES- Dr. B. J. Kendall & Co.- Illustrated- Enosburgh Falls, VT.-1881-1st Edition-Revised- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG/ no dj as issued- Illustrated with woodcuts- 92pp + 4pp of ads for horse products and equipment- pages are toned as some foxing especiall on ffeps-green flower design endpapers-Original publishers green clothwith gilt titles on cover- lightly rubbed with some sticker residue on spine, but square and tight-SEE PHOTOS- a VERY RARE book on horses- World Cat: A treatise on the horse and his diseases : illustrated : containing an index of diseases which gives the symptoms, cause, and the best treatment of each ... and much other valuable information by B. J Kendall( Book ) 1 edition published in 1881 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide-" and in each case housed in the Special Collections section- illustrated; this book "contains "an index of diseases," which gives the…
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Detroit Review of Medicine and Pharmacy, Volume IV (Vol 4)
by Andrews, Dr. George P. (editor)
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Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Review of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1869. This is the 1869 hardcover first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. SEE PHOTOS. Complete in 12 monthly issues. Good EX-LIBRARY but with no external library markings. Bound in contemporary tan-color full leather (calf) binding with black leather labels on the spine. Gilt lettering is still bright and shiny. Hinges are cracked -- holding on only by the threads. Internally condition is Very Good+ with NO foxing. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO margin notes. Among this volume's subjects are: Resection of the Long Bones (Civil War Minie ball fracture of humerus), Medical Society and Colored Doctors, Monstrous Birth [two headed child], Transfusion of Blood, Opium, Cerebral Paresis, Digestibilities of Food, Acute Laryngitis, Bright's Disease, Lead Poisoning, Lachrymal Obstructions, Pulmonary Consumption, Use of the Calabar Bean in Tetanus, Spermatorrhoea and Impotence, Illustrations of Quackery,…
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Efficiency of Grass as a Medicinal Cure
by Wu, Yi Luo
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Soft cover. Very Good. 10 booklets complete, well illustrated with properties and medicinal benefits of various types of grasses, a noted Chinese herbal remedy. This precedes the Ben Coo Gong Mu of Shi Zhen Li, and has been dated to mid 18th c although this is a reproduction. VG, all booklets softcover well tied covers and in nice condition. Very rare.
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Advances in Neurology, Volume 14, Dystonia
by Eldridge, Roswell; & Stanley Fahn
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New York: Raven Press, 1976. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. First Edition. Photo illustrated. Bibliographical references. Author Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. xviii, 491pp.
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Hermanni Boerhaave ... Lugdini Batavorum Professoris, Regiae Scienriarum Academiae Socii. Tractatus de viribus Medicamentorum ... Domino Jo. Baptistae Verna ... Antonius Maria Zanini ... Caroli Pasini ... Epistola ad Jo. Baptistam Verna ... Livres Nouveaux Qui se trouvent en nombre chez Guillaume Cavelier ... à Paris, 1723. [vignette]
by BOERHAAVE, Herman (1668-1738)
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Parisiis,: Apud Guillelmum Cavelier,, MDCC.XXIII. [1723].. [ii blank], [xii], 352, [x], [x] pp. Small 8vo (10 x 16,5 cm.). Contemporary full marbled calf, spine with raised bands and in compartments gilt decorated with floral design; contemporary marbled end-papers; speckled edges (corners very slightly bumped and worn; hinges show some light traces of use, but a solid and attractive binding). With a few woodcut figures in the text. ¶ Lindeboom 315. First published at Leiden in 1917, this is the first edition printed in France but without Boerhaave's consent (all Cavelier Boerhaave imprints are pirate editions). "One of Boerhaave's pupils published an adaptation of his "Libellus de materie medica", greatly amplified from the lectures of his master. The succes of this spurious edition, followed by many reprints, show clearly how much Boerhaave's teaching on the medical treatement of diseases was valued" (Lindeboom p. 59). Nice copy with ample margins of a quite…
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La Médecine Pratique, Rendue plus simple, plus sure, & plus méthodique; On commence par la Traité des maladies de la tête pour servir de suite à la Médecine de l'Esprit par M. Le Camus
by Le Camus, Antoine
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Paris: Ganeau, Libraire, 1769. Hardcover. Very Good -. xxiii, [1], 477, [3] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: a8 b4 A-2R8/4 (12mo). Contemporary mattle calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled leather spine label; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Board edges are gilt ruled. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Pink ribbon bookmark. "De l'Imprimerie de Quillau" -- colophon. Woodcut headpieces, initals, and tailpieces. Very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: minor loss of leather at ends of spine; corners rubbed; leather over spine is cracking; ink notations in an old hand in the margins of a few pages; otherwise, clean and tight.
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A Treatise on the Distortions and Deformities of the Human Body. Exhibiting a concise view of the nature and treatment of the principal malformations and distortions of The Chest, Spine, and Limbs.
by Beale, Lionel J.
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Second edition. John Churchill. London. 1833. Octavo. Title. xv, 325pp, (1), (2)pp ads. 4 litho plates. Text illustrations. Half-title not called for. Later half calf, marbled boards. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt rules, and leather label with gilt lettering. Endpapers renewed. Crease and short closed tear to margin of title page. Marginal tear to last page of ads. Pale historic water stain to gutter margins of plates. Occasional spotting, occasional light marginal pencil, a bright copy. Bookplate of J. R. Kirkup to ffep. From the library of John R. Kirkup FRCS DHMSA of Weston Hill, Weston Park East, Bath. Orthopaedic surgeon, Archivist to British Orthopaedic Association, Hon. Curator Historic Instruments at RCSE, medical historian and author.
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6 First Aid text books
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6 first aid textbooks gray paper blue outlines Red Crosses
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Surgical Decision Making
by Norton, Lawrence W.; Van Stiegmann, Gregory; Eiseman, Ben
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W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 2000. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 357 pp. Text contains minor marks and annotations. Cover has no significant flaws. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Medicine & Health; Medical & Anatomy::Surgery; ISBN: 0721679854. ISBN/EAN: 9780721679853. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 106942. . 9780721679853 Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of…
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Guide Pratique De Police Sanitaire et d'Hygiene Veterinaires
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
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032 Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Child Care Providers, Family Communications, Inc. Copyright 1983. 1985 2nd Edition Thus, Spiral bound. Pre-owned unused condition. ISBN 9789995253899 RARE IN THIS 2ND EDITION PRINTING. Large format 9 1/2 X 11 1/8. 333 pages, indexed.
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REFRACTION OF THE EYE : Its Diagnosis and the Correction of its Errors
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Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Company. Very Good; Solid clean copy, with light spine fading and front cover . spots. 96 pages with 16 pages of ads following.. 1906. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 96 pages .
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LA SYPHILIS AUJOURD'HUI ET CHEZ LES ANCIENS (AUTHOR SIGNED COPY) La Syphilis a Travers Les Ages
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Paris: Societe D'Editions Scientifiques. Good. 1890. Soft Cover. Rare original signed publication. Lightly soiled age toned covers with edge wear. Text tight & intact. Spine worn. Brown paper tape applied to both ends of the spine. Page edges slightly toned. French Text. Medical; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 pages; Signed by Author .
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