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Some Medicinal Plant Recipes of the Mende, Sierra Leone by Guy Barnish, S.K. Samai - January 1992

by Guy Barnish, S.K. Samai

Some Medicinal Plant Recipes of the Mende, Sierra Leone by Guy Barnish, S.K. Samai - January 1992

Some Medicinal Plant Recipes of the Mende, Sierra Leone

by Guy Barnish, S.K. Samai

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Bo, Sierra Leone: Medical Research Council Laboratory. Paperback. January 1992. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Rubbing to covers. Wet stain to rear cover. 96 pages.

Contents: Introduction; Notes on collecting information; Acknowledgements; References; Further Reading; Malaria; Diarrhoea; Measles; Cough; Jaundice; Dysentery; Flu or Cold; Constipation; Sores; Roundworms; Snake Bite Antidote; Tooth Ache; Scabies; Convulsions; Small Pox; Vomiting; Asthma; Burns and Scalds; Cholera; Ringworm; Fractures, Sprains and Joint Pains; Breast Swelling; Eye Trouble; Piles; Stomach Trouble; Gonorrhoea; Puncture Wounds - by thorns or spines; Splitting Head; Schistosomiasis or Bilharzia; Jiggers; Boils; Thrush; List of Plants in Family Order; Medicinal Plants on sale in Bo Market.
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  • Date Published January 1992
  • Keywords medicine, medicinal plants, Mende, health, Sierra Leone
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Paris,: Germer-Baillière,, 1835.. x, 640 pp. 8vo (13,5 x 21 cm.). Contemporary half olive calf (joints worn), spine gilt lettered. Second enlarged French translation, expanded with additions communicated by the author to the translator. This work is the first textbook of neuropathology. "Classical and Standard Work in Neurology"(MacHenry). "His definitive descriptions of the various diseases afflicting the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves were a major contribution to neuropathology and this book stands as a milestone in the development of neuropathology"(Heirs of Hippocrates". Garrison & Morton, 2285. --(Light scattered foxing & browning but a good copy).
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Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences.

Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences.

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Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and London: F. A. Davis. , 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. The five volume issue, complete for 1890, in dark olive cloth, titled in gilt on spines. A very good firmly bound set, probably unused, with only minor superficial markings to the bindings. 25 x 17 cm. Over 2000 pages in total. Global summaries of research and advances in medical, surgical and health studies, with interesting advertisements at the rear of each volume. The whole comprehensively indexed With an ownership rubber stamp at the bottom of four of the volumes, and a written name at the top of one of these A heavy set of books, please contact for accurate postage quote.
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Johnstons' Dental Miscellany (1880, Vol. VII (9 Monthly Issues) A Monthly Journal of American and Foreign Dental, Surgical, Chemical and Mechanical Literature.

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New York: Johnston Brothers Johnsotn's, 1880. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed wraps. 9 issues,each issue approx. 80 pages. All nine issues are in a very well- preserved condition, mildly age toned. Information for dentists on the latest "dental news of the day" including discussion of dental and surgical techniques. Profusely illustrated with highly detailed engravings of dental instruments and equipment.
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The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Diseases Of The Ear

The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Diseases Of The Ear

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Bermingham & Co., New York, 1883; First Edition; octavo, 392 pages; illustrated; green cloth; embossed boards; gilt titles and decorations. Fine. Previous owner name in light pencil on f.f.e.p. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, gilding brilliant. Illustrated with 100 in-text engravings.
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Baudin in Australian Waters: The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands, 1800-1804: With a complete descriptive catalogue of drawings and paintings of Australian subjects by C.-A. Lesueur and N.-M. Petit from the Lesueur Collection at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre, France

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Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, October 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Upper corners lightly bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with a single one inch tear to front bottom edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 347 pages. Over 300 illustrations. Heavy book: extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Captain Nicolas Baudin's early 19th-century voyage of scientific discovery to Australia is a little-known event in French and Australian history. Yet that voyage played an important part in the history of Australian and Pacific colonization, and in the long story of worldwide scientific exploration. Departing Le Havre in 1800, Baudin's expedition comprised two ships--the Naturaliste and the Géographe--and 238 men, including 22 scientists. For most of the next three-and-a half years they travelled along the western and southern coasts of Australia, charting the coastline and… Read More
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Paris,: Germer-Baillière,, 1835.. x, 640 pp. 8vo (13,5 x 21 cm.). Contemporary half olive calf (joints worn), spine gilt lettered. Second enlarged French translation, expanded with additions communicated by the author to the translator. This work is the first textbook of neuropathology. "Classical and Standard Work in Neurology"(MacHenry). "His definitive descriptions of the various diseases afflicting the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves were a major contribution to neuropathology and this book stands as a milestone in the development of neuropathology"(Heirs of Hippocrates". Garrison & Morton, 2285. --(Light scattered foxing & browning but a good copy).
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Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences.

Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences.

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Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and London: F. A. Davis. , 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. The five volume issue, complete for 1890, in dark olive cloth, titled in gilt on spines. A very good firmly bound set, probably unused, with only minor superficial markings to the bindings. 25 x 17 cm. Over 2000 pages in total. Global summaries of research and advances in medical, surgical and health studies, with interesting advertisements at the rear of each volume. The whole comprehensively indexed With an ownership rubber stamp at the bottom of four of the volumes, and a written name at the top of one of these A heavy set of books, please contact for accurate postage quote.
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New York: Johnston Brothers Johnsotn's, 1880. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed wraps. 9 issues,each issue approx. 80 pages. All nine issues are in a very well- preserved condition, mildly age toned. Information for dentists on the latest "dental news of the day" including discussion of dental and surgical techniques. Profusely illustrated with highly detailed engravings of dental instruments and equipment.
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The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Diseases Of The Ear

The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Diseases Of The Ear

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Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, October 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Upper corners lightly bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with a single one inch tear to front bottom edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 347 pages. Over 300 illustrations. Heavy book: extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Captain Nicolas Baudin's early 19th-century voyage of scientific discovery to Australia is a little-known event in French and Australian history. Yet that voyage played an important part in the history of Australian and Pacific colonization, and in the long story of worldwide scientific exploration. Departing Le Havre in 1800, Baudin's expedition comprised two ships--the Naturaliste and the Géographe--and 238 men, including 22 scientists. For most of the next three-and-a half years they travelled along the western and southern coasts of Australia, charting the coastline and… Read More
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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REFRACTION OF THE EYE : Its Diagnosis and the Correction of its Errors

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LA SYPHILIS AUJOURD'HUI ET CHEZ LES ANCIENS (AUTHOR SIGNED COPY) La Syphilis a Travers Les Ages

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