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Forster, T. . ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERICAL ORIGIN OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES
Chelmsford 1829 2nd Meggy & Chalk. And of its relations to their predisponent constitutional causes exemplified by historical notices and cases, and on the twofold means of preventions, mitigation and cure and of the powerful influence of change of air as a Principal Remedy. 8vo., 216pp., 3/4 leather hardcover. Institution bookplate aand stamp on title page. VG, a few light stains on title page, light cover wear. (a16275)
$299.00 Renouard, R.V. . LETTRES PHILOSOPHIQUES ET HISTORIQUES SUR LA MEDECINE AU 19TH SIECLE
Paris 1861 Bailliere. 8vo., 240pp., original green printed wraps. Good, some foxing, some cover chipping and wear. (a16725)
$55.00Hull, Thomas G. Ph.D.. DISEASES TRANSMITTED FROM ANIMALS TO MAN
Springfield 1941 2nd Charles C. Thomas. Octavo, 403pp., index, hardcover. Institute library numbers in ink on front end paper and rear pocket present but no other owner marks. VG, text clean, hinges not cracked. no DJ. (a16969)
$26.00(Bourru E. C.). L'ART DE SE TRAITER SOI-MEME DANS LES MALADIES VENERIENNES ET DE SE GUERIR DE LEURS DIFFERENS SYMPTOMES
Paris 1770 Costard. Hardcover sm octavo. Author described as Docteur-Regent de la Faculte de Medecine en L'Universite de Paris. In French. , xxxvi, 487pp., full leather. Academy bookplate. Good, later paper backstrip, front inner hinge cracked, leather boards worn and rounded on edges. Original printing, not modern remake. (a18429)
$39.00 (medicine) . MEDICAL LIFE 3 ISSUES
NY 1931, 1932. 3 issues of Medical Life, a magazine of medical history: June 1932 issue with Nicholaas Tulp by Thyssen and Medicine of Primitve Man XVIII by Wright; Oct. 1931 issue with articles by Legiardi-Laura, Beckman and Sudhoff, and July 1932 issue with Clincal Medicine in the Middle Ages by James Walsh and Medicine of Primitive Man XIX by Wright. Octavo, original printed wraps. Good. 3 issue: (a18821)
$75.00Bragman, Louis J. MD. RHYMED OUTLINE OF MEDICAL HISTORY; CHRONOLOY OF MEDICAL HISTORY
1932. Medical Life, Jan 1932 issue. Bragman poem on pp.132-154, illus., wraps. History of medicine in a poem. Illustrated with 24 plates. VG. no owner marks. (a19371)
$65.00De Vigo, Joannes. THE MOST EXCELLENT WORKES OF CHIRURGERYE 1543
NY 1968. The English Experience No. 67. Hardcover 4to., about 200pp., red cloth. Fine, no ownership marks; clean ; no wear, no DJ. As New. (a27141)
$115.00Wieger, Dr. Friedrich. GESCHICHTE DER MEDICIN UND IHRER LEHRANSTALTEN IN STRASSBURG 1497-1872
Strassburg 1885 Trubner. In German. 4to., 173pp., illustrated, new wraps. Largely unopened. Fragments of original printed wrappers glued and taped to new wrapper. Good, somewhat browned and soiled. (a27875)
$65.00 (caxton) . THE DICTES OR SAYENGIS OF THE PHILOSOPHRES
NY 1971. Facsimile printing of Westminster 1477 edition. The English Experience Number 920. Hardcover. 4to., unpaginated (about 100pp.), red cloth. Fine. (a28290)
$125.00Pare, Ambroise. THREE AND FIFTY INSTRUMENTS OF CHIRURGERY
NY 1975. Johnson reprint of original London 1631 edition. The English Experience No. 141. Hardcover. Each instrument is illustrated. Small folio, 60pp., red cloth with blue label. Fine , As New. no dj. (a28382)
$60.00Blumer, George M.D.. HISTORY TAKING
New Haven 1949. Offprint from the Connecticut State Medical Journal. Sm.8vo., 51pp., wraps. Institution blindstamp on front blank flyleaf and on title page. VG. (a29612)
$29.00 Warbasse, James P. M.D. . DOCTORS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS COURT
Brooklyn 1908. Lg.8vo., 56pp., illustrations, green cloth. VG plus, no DJ. (a30202)
$39.00Hayes, Isaac (editor). THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME LXIV
Philadelphia 1872. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, New Series, Vol. LXIV. Whole volume includes the July and October 1872 issues. Hardcover octavo., 592pp. 3/4 leather and marbled boards. Owner label (J.S Green) inside front board. VG. (a38826e)
$50.00Howe, S.G. M. D.. A LETTER ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE TROOPS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON ADDRESSED TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS
Washington 1861 GPO. Octavo., 16pp., wraps with later paper spine. Institution stamps on front. Good, light soiling. Original printing, not modern remake. (a40298)
$29.00 Berg-Schorn, Elisabeth . HENRY E. SIGERIST (1891-1957)
Koln 1978. In German. Arbeiten der Forschungsstelle des Instituts fuer Geschichte der Medizin der Universitaet zu Koeln. 8vo., 337pp., index, wraps. VG. (a40710)
$45.00 Voswinckel, Peter . DER SCHWARZE URIN VOM SCHRECKNIS ZUM LABORPARAMETER (SIGNED)
Berlin 1993 Blackwell. ISBN3 89412 123 8. In German. Octavo, 281pp., color and monochrome illustrations. **Signed presentation copy from author. VG plus, no DJ. (a41644)
$55.00 Magnus, Prof. H. . SECHS JAHRTAUSENDE IM DIENST DES AESKULAP
Breslau 1905. In German. History of medicine. Sm.4to., 228pp., illus., printed boards. Inscribed and signed "Der Verfaser' Good, light wear, small snag on spine. (a42719)
$80.00 Fischer, Hans . DIE KOSMOLOGISCHE ANTHROPOLOGIE DES PARACELSUS ALS GRUNDLAGE SEINER MEDIZIN
Basel 1941 Birkhauser. Ein Beitrag zum Verstandnis des Arztes Paracelsus. Offprint from Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gessellschaft in Basel Band 52. In German. 8vo., pp. 86-136, 1 tafel, wraps. Presentation copy to Hans Syz from the Professor ('Verf'.) Signed by Hans Syz. Owner signed on front. VG. (a43471)
$45.00 Rose, Achilles MD . CARBONIC ACID IN MEDICINE
NY 1905 Funk and Wagnalls. Sm.8vo., 259pp., illustrations, green cloth. Inscribed and signed by 'Verfasser.' VG, light spotting on fore-edges. (a43479)
$50.00Richardson, Benjamin Ward M.D.. HEALTH AND LIFE
London 1878 Daldy, Isbister. Some chapters: Health and Civilization; Jewish Vitality; Air As Food; Ozonized Air; The Modern Gaol; A Model House: the Basement; Idleness as Disease; Disposal of Dead and so forth. Sm.8vo., 335pp., original brown cloth. Good, front inner hinges tender, some cover wear. (a44705)
$30.00Hope, Laurence. AN ESSAY ON THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND CURE OF CONSUMPTION WHEREIN BLEEDING IS EXPLORED AND A NEW METHOD OF CURE EARNESTLY RECOMMENDED...WTH SEVERAL REMARKABLE CASES
London (text dated 1806) 2nd George Walker. Argues for innoculation against small pox, the use of Hectic Pills to cure consumption and a careful examination of the symptoms of consumption. Hardcover. 12mo., 131pp., later paper covered boards with mounted paper spine label. School library stamp on title page. Fair, spine label chipped, outer hinges beginning to crack. Text clean and binding secure. Rare. (a44759)
$240.00 (medicine) . LA CHRONIQUE MEDICALE 1912 REVUE BI-MENSUELLE DE MEDECINE HISTORIQUE, LITTERAIRE ET ANECDOTIQUE
Paris 1912. In French. Complete year (24 issues) bound in one hardcover volume. History of medicine. 8vo., 768pp., green marbled boards with black cloth spine and mounted red leather spine label. VG. hinges not cracked in or out; text clean; no ownership marks. (a46118b)
$50.00 (medicine) . KEPEK A GYOGYITAS MULTJABOL
Budapest 1984. Communicationes de Historia Artis Medicinae, Supplementum 13-14. In Hungarian. Sm.4to., 136pp., photo plates, wraps. Fine. (a46605)
$75.00 Richardson, J. T. . THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP HOSPITALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES 1890-1940
Columbia 1945. University of Missouri Studies No. 3. Sm.4to., 101pp., green buckram. Gilt lettering on spine. Fine, no DJ. (a47797)
$85.00 Cianfrani, Theodore M.D. . A SHORT HISTORY OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Springfield 1960 1st Thomas. 8vo., 449pp., illustrations, index, cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a48345)
$85.00 Holubar, Karl . ZUR HUNDERTJAHR-FEER DER OSTERREICHISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT FUR DERMATOLOGIE UND VENEROLOGIE 1890 - 1990
Wien 1990 Institut fur Geschichte der Medizin. In German. Large octavo, 83pp., illustrations, stiff wraps. **Signed presentation copy from Holubar. VG. (a51860)
$47.00Schoute, Dr. D.. OCCIDENTAL THERAPEUTICS IN THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES DURING THREE CENTURIES OF NETHERLANDS SETTLEMENT (1600-1900)
1937 Publications of Netherlands Indies Public Health Service. Hardcover. 4to., 214pp., cloth. One Institute stamp on half title. Near Good, cover worn, faded and somewhat soiled, head of spine bumped, cover corners worn. Binding secure; hinges not cracked in or out; text clean. (a53668)
$42.00 Greenwald, Harriet R. and Victoria A. Harden (editors) . NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTRAMURAL CONTRIBUTIONS, 1887-1987
1987. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 4to., 133pp., some photo illustrations, wraps. Depository library stamps and numbers. VG, light wear. (a54946)
$95.00 Sigerist, Henry E. (editor) . LETTERS OF JEAN DE CARRO TO ALEXANDRE MARCET 1794-1817
Baltimore 1950 Johns Hopkins. Supplements to Bulletin of History of Medicine No. 12. Lg.8vo., 78pp., original printed blue wraps. County Medical Society stamp on cover. VG. (a56411)
$45.00 Leidecker, Kurt F. . VOLUMEN MEDICINAE PARAMIRUM OF THEOPHRASTUS VON HOHENHEIM CALLED PARACELSUS
Baltimore 1949 Johns Hopkins. Supplements to Bulletin of History of Medicine No. 11. Lg.8vo., 69pp., original printed blue wraps. County Medical Society stamp on cover. VG. (a56412)
$70.00 Steuer, Robert O. . AETIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLE OF PYAEMIA IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MEDICINE
Baltimore 1949 Johns Hopkins. Supplements to Bulletin of History of Medicine No. 10. Lg.8vo., 36pp., original printed blue wraps. County Medical Society stamp on cover. VG, pages just beginning to brown and lower corner gently bumped. (a56413)
$65.00 Stoll, Maximiliani . RATIONIS MEDENDI IN NOSOCOMIO PRACTICO VINDOBONENSI 3 VOLUMES (BOUND IN 2)
Lugduni Batavorum 1786 Apud Haak et Socios et A et J Honkoop. In Latin. 3 volumes bound in 2. Hardcover. Octavo, 190pp., 278pp., speckled white paper covered boards and brown paper spines. Good, covers worn and rubbed, spine labels mostly chipped off, spines worn. Text Fine, clean and bright. No ownership marks. 3 volumes in 2. Scarce. (a60854)
$300.00 Wetmore, A. R. (chairman) . THE HOME FOR FALLEN AND FRIENDLESS GIRLS, 86 WEST FOURTH STREET WASHINGTON SQUARE NEW YORK - TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT 1878
NY 1878 Baker & Godwin. Detailed list of all expenses, of donors and their gifts, of trustees. Dr. C. P. Tucker of New York city donated all the medical care needed by the girls. 12mo., 16pp., original lilac printed wraps. Good, top corner of first few leaves chipped. (a62054)
$35.00 Devignat, Dr. R . LA PESTE ANTIQUE DU CONGO BELGE DANS LE CADRE DE L'HISTOIRE ET DE LA GEOGRAPHIE
Bruxelles 1953 Institut Royal Colonial Belge. In French. Octavo, 47pp., charts, original printed wraps. Light laboratory stamp on front. VG, slight vertical crease. (a62704)
$75.00 Sextus Empiricus . LE HIPOTIPOSES OU INSTITUTIONS PIRRONIENNES EN TROIS LIVRES
1725 Amsterdam. Traduites du Grec (par Huart) Avec des notes qui expliquent le texte en plusieurs endroits. Hardcover. In French. 12mo., 434pp., title page lettering in red and black, small vignette on title pages, full page frontis portrait of Sextus, full leather with gilt-decorated spine. Good, outer hinges cracked. Binding secure. No ownership marks. (a64561)
$400.00 Ottley, Drewry (editor) . OBSERVATIONS ON SURGICAL DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND NECK SELECTED FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SURGERY OF FRANCE
London 1848. Octavo, 293pp., grey green gilt decorated cloth hardcove with later paper spine. VG. (a66310)
$90.00 Marti-Ibanez, Felix MD . PRELUDE TO MEDICAL HISTORY
NY 1961-1st MD Publications. 253p. Index. Good DJ-worn and some tears. Fine. History of Medicine. (a6707)
$45.00 Rohleder, Dr. Hermann . TEST TUBE BABIES, A HISTORY OF THE ARTIFICIAL IMPREGNATION OF HUMAN BEINGS
New York 1934 1st Panurge. Limited to 2000 copies. Early, if not first, history of artificial insemination. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 248pp., cloth. Owner signed. VG, no DJ. (a68016)
$150.00 Doe, Janet . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF AMBROISE PARE: PREMIER CHIRURGIEN & CONSEILLER DU ROY
Chicago 1937 1st University of Chicago. History of Medicine Series ..of New York Academy of Medicine No. 4. Hardcover. 4to., 265pp., illustrations, gilt printed green cloth. Top edge gilt. Fine. Like New. (a68719)
$120.00 Webster, Jerome Pierce and Martha Teach Gnudi . DOCUMENTI INEDITI INTORNO ALL VITA DI GASPARE TAGLIACOZZI. IN: STUDI E MEMORIE PER LA STORIA DELL'UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA VOL. XIII
Bologna 1935 Cooperativa Tipografico. Biblioteca de l'Archiginnasio Serie I, Vol. XIII. In Italian. Octavo, 149pp., indice, light tan cloth with full gilt trim on boards and patterned end papers. Inscribed and signed by Webster to Dr. Tjainsland. VG, front hinge just beginning to crack. (a68730)
$120.00 Thompson, Dr. C. J. S. . THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
NY 1942 1st Schuman's. Foreword by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake. Limited to 1000 copies. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 113pp., illustrations, blue cloth with mounted illustration on front. Fine in later transparent removable glassine protective jacket. (a72772)
$125.00 (italian medicine) . ITALIAN MEDICINE NUMBER - COMPLETE ISSUE OF MEDICAL LIFE FOR FEBRUARY 1932
NY 1932 Medical Life Press. Contents: Medical Side of Dante by Leopold Vaccaro; Leonardo da Vinci by Vaccaro; Antonio Maria Valsalva by Arturo Castiglioni; Lombroso and Freud by Cesare Legiardi-Laura; Santorius Number by Legiardi-Laura. Octavo, pp. 65-124, illustrations, advertisements, original printed wraps. VG, light wear to spine. (a72904)
$45.00 New York Academy of Medicine . CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AND LATER MEDICAL AMERICANA
NY 1927. 95 items described. Index. Wraps. G-VG. (a8340)
$45.00(medicine). CURRENT WORK IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE, AN INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY - 15 VOLUMES WELLCOME INSTITUTE 1957 - 1973
London 1957-1973 Wellcome Institute. 15 hardcover volumes: 1957 through 1973 complete (some volumes contain 2 years.) Octavo, red cloth. Near Fine. not exlib, no owner marks. Clean with almost no wear. Set of 15 volumes: (m343)
$149.00(health). THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH
Philadelphia 1830 first edition. Published at No. 108 Chesnut Street. Contains Volume 1 No. 1 through No. 24 (Sepember 9, 1829 August 25, 1830.) This was a short-lived publication, lasting only 4 years. Indexed by topic, there are articles on a wide range of topics including: Baths of the Romans, Bran Bread, Alcohol, Exercise, Sleep, Medical Charlatans, Small Pox Vaccination, Snuff, Water Cure, Unripe Fruit, etc. Hardcover. 8vo., 384pp., full calf with leather spine labels (labels chipped on edges.) Good PLUS, minor page spotting. One volume. Contemporary owner signed (Chester Carrington) Hinges not cracked in or out. (om107)
$95.00 Schacht, Jo. Oosterdyk . INSTITUTIONES MEDICINAE PRACTICAE AD AUDITORUM POTISSIMUM USUS IN EPITOMEN REDACTE ET EVULGATE.
Amsterdam 1767 Fratrum De Tournes. In Latin. 8vo., 390pp., index (8pp.), full leather. Hardcover. Good, cover worn, hinges cracking, spine ends worn down. (om171)
$190.00Vogel, 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