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Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company. Very Good+. 1932. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Edition in Very Good+ condition with rubbing to the board edges and light soiling to the pages. There is a previous owner's signature on the front pastedown and a tipped in letter of presentation from Eli Lilly of the Eli Lilly and Company ; Osler's Aequanimitas with Other Address to Medical Students, Nurses and Practitioners of Medicine is a compilation of lectures and essays he delivered to medical students and practitioners throughout his career. Osler seeks to provide both practical instruction and moral support to those in the medical field, stressing the importance of maintaining a positive attitude and maintaining a sense of perspective in the face of adversity.; 8vo; 451 pages; TBC; FSA .

New York: Phoilosophical Library. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. c1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Very Good+ first printing of the first edition, yellow publisher's stain with some damp stains and edgewear in Fair dust-jacket with large tears and chips; This is a version of Albert Schweitzer: Das Leben eines guten Menschen; B & W Photograph; 8vo; 160 pages .

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Good in Good dust jacket. c1942. Hardcover. Good condition with soiling and edgewear to the boards and pages in an alike dust-jacket with the edges of the foldovers clipped, scuffing, and chipping and tearing to the trim; The story of American tropical medicine. The epic of the men from Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and William Gorgas . to the doctors of today who are waging war on death and disease in the American tropics; 8vo; 372 pages; FSA .

New York: Summit Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 067161696x . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with small "v" chip to upper right corner; The biography of the founder of child analysis, who was Sigmund Freud's youngest daughter, analysand, colleague, confidante, and nurse ; 8vo; FSA .

Westport, CT: Associated Booksellers. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. A Very Good+ edition, little edge wear with and foxing to the top page edge in a Good, little chipped dustjacket; Aphrodisiacs: from legend to prescription, a study of aphrodisiacs throughout the ages, with sections on suitable food, glandular extracts, hormone stimulation and rejuvenation by Alan Hull Walton.; B & W Illustrations; 267 pages .

New York And London: Academic Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. An edition in Very Good condition in a Good dust-jacket that contains a few scuffs and small tears. Pages are bright and clean. Previous owner's blind-stamp on front endpaper; This book is a compilation of conference proceedings from the 2nd International Telemedicine Conference on Biomedical Telemetry, which was held in Bogotá, Colombia, in December 2007. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in biomedical telemetry from research and clinical perspectives.; 8vo; 392 pages; TBC .

Los Angeles, CA: Parkman Press. Very Good+. 1936. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with little wear to the blue pebble boards and acid toning to pages; Author's purpose is to give to the practitioner a basis from which to develop his own thinking as well as his technique in the practice of suggestive therapeutics; 8vo; 308 pages; FSA .

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060160713 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; The Broken Cord is a heart-wrenching novel that follows the story of a family as they deal with the aftermath of a tragedy. patriarch, Jim, is struggling to keep his family together as they all try to cope with their loss. The novel takes a look at how grief affects families, and how the bonds that we create can be the strongest and most lasting of all.; 8vo .

New York: Scribner. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0684822377 . Near Fine condition with little wear in a Very Good+ dust-jacket, little edgewear, price sticker ; Close to the Bone is an inspiring book about a young woman's journey to find meaning in life after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Jean Shinoda Bolen, a journalist, tells the story of her battle with ovarian cancer, which began as a seemingly minor infection. As the cancer spread, she faced not only the physical challenges of chemotherapy and surgery, but the mental and emotional challenges of dealing with her diagnosis and the prospect of death. Bolen's courage in facing her illness and her determination to find a purpose in her life inspires readers to face their own challenges with courage and hope.; 8vo; 224 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395765315 . A very beautiful first edition/first printing, SIGNED and dated ("9/28/97") by author Jackie Lyden on the half-title page; This memoir of the foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, is a mother-daughter story of the most deeply moving kind. Jacki Lyden recalls her calamitous childhood with a child's aching regret and an adult's keen wisdom. Daughter of the Queen of Sheba, a compelling tale of two women with a scrappy genius for survival; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0738201952 . A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with little edgewear in a Very Good+ dust-jacket that has scuffing and wear to the rear; This book is about the search for genetic causes of Alzheimer's disease.; 8vo; 281 pages; TBC FSA .

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. [1992]. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0881849057 . First edition/first printing in Very Good condition in alike edgeworn dust-jacket; Dr. Stephen C. Joseph's book, Dragon Within the Gates: The Once and Future AIDS Epidemic, is an important work that provides readers with an in-depth look at the current AIDS pandemic and the strategies and solutions that need to be implemented to prevent its future spread. Dr. Joseph offers readers a comprehensive overview of the disease, its causes, and the various methods that have been developed to treat it, as well as the challenges that still face those working to prevent its spread. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in AIDS research and understanding the current state of the pandemic.; 8vo; 272 pages .

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151002290 . An attractive first edition, first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust jacket, SIGNED by author David Guterson on the title page; Retired heart surgeon Ben Givens is in the last stages of colon cancer when he decides to escape to his mountains one last time. In this novel by David Guterson, a man seeks dignity in the final episodes of his life but is sidetracked by the power and energy of the livingGuterson won the PEN/Faulkner Award for his book Snow Falling on Cedars; 8vo ; Signed by Author .

London: Collins. Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. Second Edition. Hardcover. Second edition in Good condition with cracked spine, significant rubbing, previous owner's initials to front flyleaf, lightly toned end papers, etc., in alike dust-wrapper with sunning, edgewear, chipping, rubbing and tearing. A Good only copy. Eight color plates and 21 B & W illustrations; Sir Francis Meynell, poet, typographer and founder of the Nonesuch Press, was the authority on British book production for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century. This book is a brief introduction to typography, particularly as it pertains to the English printed book; Britain in Pictures; B & W and Color Illustrations; 8vo; 48 pages .

Hamilton And London: BC Decker Inc.. Near Fine. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1550092227 . A Near Fine first printing of the first edition with some wear and soiling, signed by author C. Barber Mueller; Evarts A. Graham: Life, Lives, & Times. tells the story of one of the most influential and controversial figures in American history. Mueller captures Graham's life story, from his humble beginnings to his meteoric rise to become one of the most influential and powerful men of his day. With detailed descriptions of Graham's pivotal moments in history, Mueller provides readers with an inside look at the man and the events that shaped his life.; 8vo; 494 pages; [i-iv], v-xvii, [1], 2-242, [xix-xxxii], 243-494; Signed by Author .

New York: Public Affairs Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1891620754 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with some minor wear to the spine and soiled fore edge in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; The rise and fall of America's premier mental hospital features the history of McLean Hospital from its founding in 1817 through today; 8vo; 273 pages; FSA .

Philadelphia: Hahnemann Publishing House. Very Good. 1891. Hardcover. Very Good condition, little edgewear, previous owner's signature on front pastedown; This book is a compilation of information on various liver diseases and their treatments. It is written by J. Compton Burnett and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in liver health.; 8vo; 186 pages .

New York And London: Academic Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1969. Hardcover. An edition in Very Good condition with a lightly cocked spine and some edgewear in an alike dust-jacket that has some wear from rubbing with a closed tear on the upper front; An account of psychology's first century as an experimentally based science differing in kind from its philosophical antecedents; 8vo; 346 pages; TBC FSA .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 671213148 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dust-jacket, remainder marked bottom edge, signed and inscribed by author Edward Kennedy directly on colophon page; Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009) represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate for 47 years. The youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, he received many awards and honors, including an honorary knighthood bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of the Aztec Eagle from Mexico, the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Order of the Merit of Chile, and an honorary degree from Harvard University. "In Critical Condition" was the late Senator's third published book; Remainder; 8vo; 1-8, 9-252, [4] pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Barricade Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1569801517 . An elegant first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear. SIGNED and warmly inscribed by author Diane Douglas Darrid directly on the title page; "Be courageous, be compassionate, and, for God's sake, have fun!". With Preface by son Michael Douglas. ; 8vo; 370 pages; Signed by Author .