Medical

London & Philadelphia: J. & A. Churchill, and Lindsay & Blakiston, 1877. Fourth edition, much enlarged. 86 plates, large thick 8vo, pp xxxvi, 539, a little age-toned and dusty internally, front hinge slightly cracked, cloth slightly rubbed and worn, spine slightly frayed and chipped at the head and the foot. [Presentation copy from the author to Dr R. Fowler] . Cloth. Good.

Chicago: Petrolagar Laboratories Inc. Very Good+. Ca: 1930's. Reprints. Soft Cover. Last of series of 6 hospital prints in original glassine covers. Reproduced from the original aquatints drawn and engraved by Rowlandson and Pugin. Presented with the compliments of Petrolagar Laboratories, Inc, Chicago. VG+ condition, the glassine has protected the prints well. 1) Middlesex Hospital. 2) St. Lukes Hospital. 3) Surrey Institution. 4) College of Physicians. 5) Chelsea Hospital. 6) Greenwich Hospital. Ca: 1930-40. Number 4 print missing label for attachment to the back of the framed print. Art; Color Drawings; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 6 pages .

16 Prince's Street, Soho: John Churchill, 1833. Octavo, pp xxviii, 398, (ii), slightly age-toned, but otherwise extremely clean and sound internally, a contemporary signature on the front blank [C. Weathers ?], with the half-title, original cloth-backed boards, a little age-toned and rubbed, recently re-cased with new endpapers, the original spine laid down, with the remains of the original paper label very darkened. RARE. Although dated 1835, this is obviously a slightly later issue, as there are two publisher's catalogues bound in at front and rear dayed 1838 and 1839 respectively. This book seems considerably scarcer than the translation of Rayer's other work of 1835. [Pierre François Olive Rayer (1793 - 1867) was a French physician who was a native of Saint Sylvain. He made important contributions in the fields of pathological anatomy, physiology, dermatology, comparative pathology and parasitology. ]. First British edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good.

Chicago: The House of Manz, 1915. Octavo. Brown cloth library binding, titles to spine and upper board in black. Tipped-in photographic frontispiece and 8 plates from photographs. From the library of the Los Angeles Medical Association, with partially removed numbers at the tail of the spine, blind stamp to the title and page 49, pencilled library notes to the contents list, remnants of a bookplate to the front pastedown, and abraded spots on the rear pastedown where the the card pocket was removed. Cloth a little rubbed and marked with a small knock to the edge of the lower board and a scuff affecting the same board. Contents clean. A very good copy. First edition of this important book on the use of "twilight sleep" anaesthesia during labour by the female surgeon who first advocated its use in the United States. Rare, with WorldCat listing only electronic copies, and only one copy appearing in auction records (Bonhams 2020). Born into a Michigan farming family, Bertha van Hoosen (1863-1952)… Read More

Privately Printed, 2012. Softcover. Very Good+. 196pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Detailed, fascinating history and analysis of the culture bound illness of Koro --where (primarily ethnically Chinese) men believe their penis is shrinking into their abdomen -- and the Koro panic of 1967 in Singapore. Also describes other culture bound illnesses, including some in the United States.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 12mo. 308 pages. Hardcover bound in pale green cloth. A fresh, clean copy. Looks like it was never used. The copyright page notes a Princeton, 1981 copyright, but the same page also states, "First Hardcover Printing, 1982.

1689 1ed Geuder on Organ Fermentation Medicine Anatomy Physiology Surgery RARE

A rare, 17th-century medical book by Melchior Geurder. "Diatribade fermentis" was written to describe the fermentation of the organs with descriptions of major organ surgery, and the development of organs throughout the body. Special attention is given to the fermentation of the heart, brain, liver, kidneys, and a few other smaller organs in addition to smaller glands, and female reproductive organs. This 1689 first edition also contains Geuder's treatise on the generation of animals at the end.

Item number: #22498
Price: $795

GEUDER, Melchior Friedrich

Diatriba de fermentis variarum corporis animalis partium specificis & particularibus & particularibus

Amstelaedami: Apud Joannem Wolters, 1689. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: complete with all pages
o [8], 341, [1]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 10.5cm)
· Very rare… Read More

Biographical history of veterinary pathologists to 1950. Very good condition. Hardback. Tightly bound. Black and white photographs of people discussed. Erratum included. No inscriptions. 2,150 g (postage will be adjusted according to weight).

Utrecht: B. Wild & J. Altheer, 1791. First French edition.
1791 LANDMARK THEORY OF CRANIOMETRY BY DUTCH PHYSICIAN, LINKING SPECIES AND RACES, ILLUSTRATED WITH FINE FOLDING ENGRAVINGS.
23x27 cm; quarto, original limp paper-covered boards, ink hand-lettered title to spine, 1x1.5 cm paper label bottom of spine. Decorative bookplate of Charles Atwood Kofoid to front paste-down, bookplate of Robert L Chevalier to front free endpaper, untrimmed edges. viii, 114, [2] pp., 9 folding copper plates, 1 folding diagram. Wear to cover edges, 1.5 cm inkblot to bottom of front cover, faint perforated library stamp to title page, small number hand stamp bottom of following page, otherwise unmarked pages with bright clean plates. Very good minus, now in 19th century blue rubbed quarter cloth slipcase with gilt title to spine and cloth-covered folder, in custom archival mylar cover.
GARRISON-MORTON No. 158 for the German edition of 1792 (first published in Dutch in 1791).
PETRUS CAMPER (1722 - 1789), was a Dutch… Read More

NY: Arco, 1979. First edition. Softcover. Published NY: Arco, 1979, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 126pp., illustrated with color and b/w photographs. Fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Very good. Very Well preserved for age. Prompt shipping from Colorado. Preface of the book states "The lessons now in somewhat expanded form were originally given in the years 1896 and 1897".

1549 FAMED Alciati EMBLEMS Emblematica Herbal Medicine Mythology 100s Woodcuts
"Plenitudo potestatis nihil aliud est quam violentia." (The fullness of power is nothing more than violence).
― Andrea Alciati
An incredible first edition of Alciati's 'Emblemata'. This 1549 edition includes countless woodcut-engraved devices. These illustrations helped inspire thousands of imitations throughout Europe on secular and religious themes. The commentaries on each emblem were written by French scholar Claude Mignault. Devices depict pastoral scenes, cathedrals, military, mythological creatures, and more. 'Emblematica' provides important clues and shows - with brevity of style - concern for the eternal nature of man and human nature. Per Saunders in "The 17th-century French Emblem,"
"Alciato's emblem book went through a large number of transformations from the original very crude and simple form. Its early transformation into a work which was both aesthetically more pleasing and visually more accurate…with a… Read More

You get one antique The British and American Reformed Practice of Medicine: Embracing a Treatise on the Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Diseases Generally, on Eclectic Principles; Including a Synopsis of Physiology and Midwifery hardcover by W. Beach, M.D. and published by Thomas Simmons in Birmingham, UK in 1859. It is illustrated by W. Beach, M.D. and is in English. It measures approximately 10.25 inches long by 7.5 inches wide. The book is in good condition. The covers and edges do have some wear. Please see all pictures.

1694 Hippocrates Medicine SECRETS Aphorisms Surgery Galen Genga Commentary Roma

"Walking is man's best medicine."
― Hippocrates

Known as the Father of Medicine, Hippocrates was a Greek physician from the 4th-century BC. He is recognized for his lasting contributions to the medical field by establishing it as a scientific study and not just a philosophy. One of his most important books was 'Aphorisms,' in which Hippocrates wrote short proverbial principles on health and medicine. He discussed the secrets to long life, the importance of a healthy diet, appropriate amount of sleep, cures for pleurisy, pneumonia, melancholia, vertigo, dysentery, epilepsy, coughs, and which season each disease is most likely to occur.

This 1694 edition is notable for containing commentary by Bernardino Genga.

Item number: #25008
Price: $599

HIPPOCRATES

In Hippocratis Aphorismos ad chirurgiam spectantes. Commentaria

Romae: Typis Rev. Cam. Apost., 1694.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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Olive calf binding with blue and tan marbled boards. Gilt title on red title plate. Gilt banding.
First Edition Beautifully rebound