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Gunn's Domestic Medicine or Poor Man's Friend, (Raymond's Copy) In the Hours of Afflication, Pain and Sickness. This book points out, in Plain Language, free from Doctors' terms, the Diseases of Men, Women and Children, and the Latest and Most Approved Means Used in Their Cure, and is intended Expressly for the Benefit of Families. It also contains descriptions of the MEDICINAL ROOTS AND HERBS of the United States, and how they are to be used in the cure of diseases
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New York: Charles M.Saxton, 1851. New Revised Edition Improved and Enlarged. Hardcover. good. Octavo. 8 1/2' x 6". 893pp & ads.Glossary and index. Tan suede leather. Leather title labels to spine.Frontispiece of Gunn. Some light foxing. Embelished with engravings. Front gutter partially cracked. Scuffing to edges. Closed tear of one inch at bottom of spine. First signature loosened… Read more about this item
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Two Treatises on the Motion of the Blood: A Dissertation on the Motion of the Blood, and on the Effects of Bleeding [with] A Second Dissertation ont he Motion of the Blood and Effects on Bleeding

Two Treatises on the Motion of the Blood: A Dissertation on the Motion of the Blood, and on the Effects of Bleeding [with] A Second Dissertation ont he Motion of the Blood and Effects on Bleeding

by Haller, Albrecht Von

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1996
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New York: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1996. Full Leather. Fine. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. 156, 136pp. Bound into full black leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine. Notes from the editor pamphlet laid-in. Text is a facsimile of the 1767 London edition.
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The Constitution of Man Considered in Relation to External Objects [bound with] Mental Hygiene: or, an Examination of the Intellect and Passions, Designed to Illustrated their Influence on Health and the Duration of Life
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The Constitution of Man Considered in Relation to External Objects [bound with] Mental Hygiene: or, an Examination of the Intellect and Passions, Designed to Illustrated their Influence on Health and the Duration of Life

by Combe, George; William Sweetser

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Published
1850
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Hardcover
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Edinburgh: MacLachlan and Stewart, 1850. Hardcover. Good. 25 x 16 cm. Octavo. 2 viii 111p, [2] 60p. Bound into half leather with marble boards. Two works bound together in one book. both published by MacLachlan. The first "The Constitution" by Combe is a revised, corrected and enlarged sixth ediiton printed in 1849 and has a few figures. The… Read more about this item
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Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life
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Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life

by Brody, Jane

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Used - near fine/near fine
Edition
First edition
Published
2009
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Hardcover
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Random House, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. Signed and inscribed by Jane Brody on front free endpaper.
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Alice in Virusland

Alice in Virusland

by Paul F. Clark

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Used - very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1938
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Hardcover
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Wisconsin: Society of American Bacteriologists, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. very good. Original printed blue/green boards. 23pp.5 illustrations by W.Allen. Some light wear at front cover near spine. Bookplate.
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TCM Study Guide Series: Herbology, Volume 1

TCM Study Guide Series: Herbology, Volume 1

by Shi Cun Wu

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Published
2000
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Softcover
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Chicago: Kang Tai Press, 2000. softcover. very good. Oversize softcover. 318pp. VOLUME ONE.
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On the Trail of the Ancient Opium Poppy
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On the Trail of the Ancient Opium Poppy

by Merlin, Mark David

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Used - fine/very good
Edition
First printing
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780838630976
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New Jersey: Associated University Presses, 1984. First printing. Hardcover. fine/very good. Large octavo. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2". 124pp. Some light edge rubbing to dust jacket.
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Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion

by Cheng Xinnong

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Used - very good/very good
Edition
Revised Edition Sixth printing
Published
2005
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9787119017587
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Foreign Languages Press, 2005. Revised Edition Sixth printing. Hardcover. very good/very good. Quarto. 10" x 7 1/2" 590pp.
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The Traffic in Habit-Forming Narcotic Drugs / Le Trafic Des Drogues Narcotiques: Hearings before the Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives Sixty-Eigth Congress First Session on H. J. Res. 195

The Traffic in Habit-Forming Narcotic Drugs / Le Trafic Des Drogues Narcotiques: Hearings before the Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives Sixty-Eigth Congress First Session on H. J. Res. 195

by Erk, Edmund F.

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Used - Good
Published
1924
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Wraps
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1924. Wraps. Good. 25.5 x 18 cm. Octavo. 319pp. Bound in grey wrappers. Name on cover. The spine is chipped and worn but still holding. Small piece out of back cover. The text is in both English and French.
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The English Alms-House; With Some Account of its Predecessor, The Medieval Hospital
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The English Alms-House; With Some Account of its Predecessor, The Medieval Hospital

by W.H.Godfrey

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Used - very good/very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1955
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Hardcover
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London: Faber and Faber, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Small quarto.10" x 7". 95pp of text and 48pp of plates. Nice copy in an edge rubbed dust jacket with some light chipping.
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Days of Ticho

Days of Ticho

by Reifler, David M.

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Used - very good/very good
Published
2015
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Hardcover
ISBN
9789652296658
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Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House, 2015. Hardcover. very good/very good. Small quarto. 10" x 7". 473pp. A very nice copy in dust jacket.
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Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur

by Dr. Patrice Debré with translation by Elborg Forster

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Used - near fine/near fine
Published
1998
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Hardcover
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The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. Ocxtavo. 8 1/2" x 8 1/2'". 552p including index. A very nice copy in dust jacket.
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Aristotle's Compleat Master Piece. In Three Parts; Regularly digested into Chapters and Sections, rendering it far more useful and easy than any yet Extant; To which is added, a Treasure of Health; or the Family Physician: Being Choice and Approved Remedies for all the feveral Distempers incident to Human Bodies
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Aristotle's Compleat Master Piece. In Three Parts; Regularly digested into Chapters and Sections, rendering it far more useful and easy than any yet Extant; To which is added, a Treasure of Health; or the Family Physician: Being Choice and Approved Remedies for all the feveral Distempers incident to Human Bodies

by Aristotle [pseudonym of William Salmon (1644-1713)]

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Edition
Twenty-Seventh Edition
Published
1766
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London: The Booksellers, 1766. Twenty-Seventh Edition. Full Leather. 15.5 x 9 cm. 16mo. viii 9-114 (misnumbered, actually pg 142] [2]. Frontispiece and in-text woodcuts. Bound in plain tan leather. Several pages are misnumbered. Piece missing from page 79 which effects the text. Binding remains tight. Not in fact by Aristotle, the attribution is spurious, and today is attributed to… Read more about this item
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Effects of Alcohol on the Individual A Critical Exposition of Present Knowledge Volume One: Alcohol Addiction & Chronic Alcoholism

Effects of Alcohol on the Individual A Critical Exposition of Present Knowledge Volume One: Alcohol Addiction & Chronic Alcoholism

by Jellinek, E. M. [ed]; Resarch Council on Problems of Alcohol; Karl M. Bowman; Norman Jolliffe; Giorgio Lolli; Martin H. Stein; Herman Wortis

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1942
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Hardcover
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1942. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. xxiii 336pp. Bibliography, subject index. Volume 1 only of what was meant to be a 3 volume series. Green cloth in grey lettered dust jacket. Some fading and a small closed tear to jacket spine. Some rubbing… Read more about this item
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Lectures on the Blood

Lectures on the Blood

by Magendie, F.

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1996
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New York: The Classics of Medicine Library / Gryphon Editions, 1996. Full Leather. Fine. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 276pp. Bound in full red leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 3 raised bands to spine.
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The History of Miners' Diseases; A Medical and Social Interpretation

The History of Miners' Diseases; A Medical and Social Interpretation

by Rosen, George

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Published
1995
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New York: The Classics of Medicine Library / Gryphon Editions, 1995. Full Leather. Near Fine. 24 x 15.5 cm. Octavo.490pp. Bound in full blue leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine. Light scratching to gilt foredges.
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A Practical Treatise on the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of Diseases of the Heart

A Practical Treatise on the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of Diseases of the Heart

by Flint, Austin

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Published
1995
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New York: The Classics of Medicine Library / Gryphon, 1995. Full Leather. Fine. 23.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 473pp. Bound in full red leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine. Notes from the editors laid-in.
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Florence Nightingale: Extending Nursing: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale Volume 13

Florence Nightingale: Extending Nursing: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale Volume 13

by Nightingale, Florence; Lynn McDonald [ed]

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Published
2009
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780889205208
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2009. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. xii 946pp. Black and white illustrations. Index. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Volume 13 only of this 16 part series. Bit of discoloration to the front gutter, likely from the binding process. Collected Works of Florence Nightingale… Read more about this item
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The Experiments of Nature and Other Essays

The Experiments of Nature and Other Essays

by McQuarrie, Irvine

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Published
1944
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Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. 22.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 115pp. Blue cloth. Illustrated with photographs. Name on front free endpaper. Fading and scuffing to spine. Porter Lectures Series XII.
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Abt-Garrison History of Pediatrics Reprinted from Pediatrics by Various Authors, Volume I.

Abt-Garrison History of Pediatrics Reprinted from Pediatrics by Various Authors, Volume I.

by Abt-Garrison; Arthur F. Abt; Isaac A. Abt [ed]

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Published
1965
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders Company, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 316pp. Illustrated. Index. Bound in green cloth.
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