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Herbal Medicine:
Jousset, Dr. P. and Dr. Marc Jousset . JOUSSET'S LEITFADEN DER HOMEOTHERAPIE
Radeburg 1929 Madaus. In German. Octavo, 152pp., hardcover. Bookseller stamp on title. Good, end papers and initial and final pages lightly foxed, cover faded and spotted. (a11727)
$25.00
Schwarz, Hedwig. PHARMAZIEGESCHICHTLICHE PFLANZENSTUDIEN
Mittenwald 1931 Nemayer. In German. Sm.4to., 76pp., mounted color illustration of plant on cover, some text illustrations, hardcover cloth. Small library stamp on titlepage. Good, some wear and tear on backstrip. (a1466)
$29.00
Merat de Vaumartoise, Francois Victor (1780-1851); J-B Bailleiere . DUE TAENIA, OR VER SOLITARIE, ET DE SA CURE RADICALE PAR L'ECORCE DE RACINE DE GRENADIER; CATALOGUE DES LIVRES DE MEDICINE
Paris 1832 Pailliere. Precede de la description du taenia det du Bothriocephale avec l'indication des anciens traitemens employes contre ces vers. Cure for tapeworms using grenadier root. In French. 2 titles in one volume. Octavo, 164pp., original front wrap remounted on later plain wraps. Good. (a16282)
$245.00
Lindberg, Harald . ITINERA MEDITERRANEA EIN BEITRAG ZUR KENNTNIS DER WESTMEDITERRANEN FLORA AUF GRUND EINES MATERIALS VON GEFASSPLANZEN, GESAMMELT IN TUNESIEN UND SIZILIEN IM JARE 1924 UND IN SPANIEN UND MAROKKO IM JAHRE 1926IEN IM JARE 1924 UND IN SPANIEN UND MAROKKO IM JAHRE 1926
Helsingfors 1932. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae Nova Series B Tom 1 No. 2. In German. 4to., 178pp., 32 photo illustrations, wraps. VG, cover discolored and frayed on edges. (a25213)
$75.00
Le Prou, Diana . MEDICINAL USES OF HERBS COMMON IN NEW ZEALAND
no place 1974. Plus notes on Honey and lists of vitamins and minerals in Herbs. 4to., not paginated (about 20 leaves), mimeo on rectos, wraps. Good. (a25394)
$45.00
(medical school yearbook). THE FLEUR-O-SCOPE 1930
NY 1930. Yearbook of the New York Homeopathic Medical College and Flower Hospital. 4to., 260pp., ads, color and photo illustrations, decorated leatherette hardcover. Newspaper article tipped in. Two pieces of ephemera laid in. VG. (a51318)
$45.00
Aikin, Jesse . THE CITIZEN'S TUTOR, CONTAINING A VARIETY OF VALUABLE RECEIPTS FOR THE CURE OF THE DIFFERENT DISEASES OF MAN AND BEAST; ALSO, FOR COLOURING WOOL, COTTON, AND HATS
1831 Printed in Mountpleasant (Ohio). Real home medicine, eg, "Phthisic. Take rackoons fat morning and evening, the quantity accoriding to the age, say a table spoon full at a time. Or: "Polypus in the Nose. Take the blood root, called precoon root , dried and powered fine, use it as a snuff." or: "Preserve lightning. Bore holes in the bottom of the bedstead feet and put the necks of beer bottles in the holes." Hardcover. Octavo, 106pp., index, 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Some staining on top end of entire book. Much scribbling on end papers. Fair, cover edges rounded, boards worn. Binding secure. Rare. (a51654)
$600.00
(hindu) . THE CARAKA SAMHITA EXPOUNDED BY THE WORSHIPFUL ATREYA PUNARVASU, COMPILED BY THE GREAT SAGE AGNIVESA AND REDACTED BY CARAKA & DRDHABALA VOLUME VI
Jamnagar 1949. First Impression (4000 copies), popular edition. 4to., about 400pp., mostly in Sanskrit with parts in English, plus 79pp. of monochrome plates (usually 4 per page), original cloth with printed spine label. Good, spine label a bit worn, no DJ. Volume VI (of 6) only. (a56088)
$40.00
Berger, Dr. Franz. . HANDBUCH DER DROGENKUNDE ERKENNUNG, WERTBESTIMMUNG UND ANWENDUNG BAND IV HERBAE
Wien 1954 Wilhelm Maudrich. In German. 4to., 609pp., illustrations, index, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. Band 4 only. (a57912)
$75.00
(korean medicine) . JOURNAL OF MUN SUNG ORIENTAL MEDICINE
1980 Research Center for Oriental Herb Medicine. Entire book is in Chinese except a few English words on title page and one page of text in English. Author's name not given in English. 8vo., 587pp., monochrome photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine in Near Fine Box, (a60412)
$105.00
(auction catalogue) . EARLY HERBALS FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR. F. W. T. HUNGER
1951 Amsterdam. Auction Catalogue. Sm.4to., 52pp., illustrations, original wraps. VG, wraps a bit browned. (a60507)
$25.00
Whitlaw, Charles. WHITLAW'S NEW MEDICAL DISCOVERIES WITH A DEFENCE OF THE LINNAEAN DOCTRINE AND A TRANSLATION OF HIS VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA WHICH NOW FIRST APPEARS IN AN ENGLISH DRESS 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE) BOUND IN ONE
London 1829 1st Author. Two volumes bound in one. Volume one has chapters on pathology, manure and its effects on plants, poultry breeding, bread, poisonous plants, venomous reptiles, dispesia, etc. Volume two is an extensive listing of plants and herbs, description and medicinal and other uses. Octavo, viii, 27pp., xxvi, 254pp., original paper covered boards with later paper spine. Inscribed and signed by well known Pennsylvania Naturalist and Scientist George Ord. Good, covers worn at edges and corners. Just a few pages with some foxing o/w text clean and binding secure. Scarce. (a62737)
$340.00
Gerard, John . THE HERBALL OR GENERAL HISTORIE OF PLANTS VOLUME II
NY 1974. Walter Johnson 1974 reprint of original London 1597 edition. Hardcover. English Experience No. 660b. Lg.4to., pp. 723-1392, illustrated with line drawings, red cloth. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Volume II only. Very scarce with dust jacket. (a71429)
$200.00
Berger, Dr. Franz . HANDBUCH DER DROGENKUNDE ERKENNUNG, WERTBESTIMMUNG UND ANWENDUNG BAND VII GESAMTREGISTER
Wien 1967 Wilhelm Maudrich. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 144pp., cloth. Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a74034)
$60.00
Humphreys, Frederick MD . HUMPHREYS' MENTOR MEDICAL ADVISOR IN THE USE OF HUMPHREYS' REMEDIES
NY 1926 revised and enlarged, Humphreys. Homeopathy. Hardcover. maroon cloth. small octavo., 489p., ada, index, cloth. VG plus. (a80181)
$22.00
Girault, Louis . CLASSIFICATION VENACULAIRE DES PLANTES MEDICINALES CHEZ LES CALLAWAYA, MEDICINS EMPIRIQUES (BOLIVIE)
1966. In French. Sm.4to., pp. 155-200, removed from the Journal de la Societe des Americanistes and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a83749)
$44.00
Heiberg, J. L.. GLOSSAE MEDICINALES
Kobenhavn 1924 Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. IX. Octavo, 96p., original printed wraps with later paper spine. VG plus. (a84521)
$85.00
Billig, Hugo M.D. . DR. VOGEL'S HOMEOPATHISCHER HAUSARZT.
Leipzig 1890 Schwabe. In German. Homeopathy. Hardcover. 12mo., 471pp., index, decorated red cloth. Owner signed. Good, a bit worn. (m29)
$22.00
Thunberg, Carol. Pet.. DISSERTATIO BOTANICA DE BLAERIA.
Upsaliae 1802 Edman. 8vo., 12pp., plain old blue binder's wraps. Stringbound. near VG two tiny marginal holes. (s232)
$55.00
Vogel, D. Benedictus Christianus.. DE GENERATIONE PLANTARUM PRAEFATUS AD ORATIONEM AUDIENDAM QUA MUNUS ARTEM MEDICAM (first edition)
Altorphii Noricorum 1768 first edition. Georgii Meyeri. In Latin. 8vo., 20pp., later plastic strip holding pages together. VG . ruffled page edges. Text bright and clean. (s249)
$55.00