Search Results: Medical History from P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller

Culture et Civilisation, 1983. FINE HARDCOVER. Realdo Colombo (1500-1559) - De Re Anatomica, 1559. Colombo described the lung function, the pulmonary capillaries, and the alternans of cardiac systole and vessel distension. The first edition, second issue, was dedicated to Pope Pius IV. According to tradition, Columbo's De re anatomica was to have been illustrated by Michelangelo; however, Michelangelo left no drawings or any other evidence that he ever seriously considered the task, and we can only speculate as to what sort of artistic masterpiece might have been produced in such a collaboration. Instead Colombo's book was published without illustrations except for the woodcut title, which was directly inspired by that of Vesalius's Fabrica. The dangling right arm of the cadaver in the title-page woodcut recalls Donatello's bas-relief The Heart of the Miser. This book, entirely in Latin, is a 1983 reprint, printed in Brussels. The binding is in leather and is in flawless condition.… Read More

Rockleigh, New Jersey, U.S.A.: MARBORO BOOKS, 1991. HARDCOVER/AS NEW IN FINE JACKET. Examines the impact of disease on history and show how it has frequently changed the course of civilization. Contents include: Disease in the Ancient World, The Black Death, The Mystery of Syphilis, General Napoleon and General Typhus, Disease and the Exploration of Africa, Queen Victoria and the Fall of the Russian Monarchy, and Man-made Problems of the Present and Future.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Fine Hardback/Fine. 6 x 8".

Memphis State University Press, 1979. NEAR FINE HARDCOVER IN VERY GOOD JACKET/SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Edges have very light foxing, text clean and unmarked, binding square and tight. Jacket has a small chip and the spine is creased.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 x 9".

Memphis State University Press, 1979. AS NEW HARDCOVER. 'Dr. Strain describes the rich human dimensions of his journey from a humble turn-of-the-century boyhood in East Tennessee, to a long and fulfilling medical career in the Southern region of the United States.'. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine Hardback/Near Fine Dustjacket. 6 x 9".

Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of New England, 1979. HARDCOVER/AS NEW IN FINE JACKET. Includes b&w illustrations, tables and figures. Looks new.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 6 x 9".

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Press, 1995. HARDCOVER/AS NEW IN FINE JACKET. 'A unique concoction of poems, stories, prose extracts, music, paintings, and drawings which illustrate the concerns which artists have always had with the fundamental issues of birth, courtship, illness, ageing, and death.' Looks new.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8 x 10".

Southport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1991. HARDCOVER/AS NEW IN FINE JACKET. From seller's private collection. Has never been opened, used as a coffee table book. Lovely full color photos. DJ has some light scuffing, not torn or creased. Looks almost new. This is a large book and International orders will require additional postage. First American Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated Throughout. 10 x 13".

New York: Simon & Schuster , 1991. FINE HARDCOVER. In protective mylar. Looks new.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6 x 9".

Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson and Son, 1817. POOR. Second edition. 433 pages. Bound in sheep or calf skin. Book is severely damaged and is partially disbound. Parts of the covers and text edges are missing ; scarce. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9".

Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.: Pictorial Histories Pub Co, 1988. volume 1 and volume 2 ; 2 FINE SOFTCOVERs. About the instruments and equipment used by the medical and dental professions during the Civil War. 99 pages, clean and unmarked with b&w photos.. 4th Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8.5 x 11".