MEDICINE / HEALTH from THE FAMILY ALBUM

Little, Brown and Company: ., 1884 73 p. 16 mo. Paper covers with original dust jacket, darkened and soiled . "Medicus" was the pen name of Daniel Denison Slade, an American physician and author. During the civil war he was appointed one of the inspectors of hospitals under the United States sanitary commission. Despite his medical success, Dr. Slade gradually… Read more about this item

Printed by Henry Ballard, London: ., 1608 Standard Description: [16], 80, 180, [12] p. Illustrated mainly with woodcuts of mazes and knot gardens. 199 mm. Small 4to. Black letter. OUR COPY: Lacks: S4; Bb4; most of Kk1-2; Kk3-4; Ll1-4. The title leaf is loose, soiled, and missing a corner of the woodcut border. O2 is from another copy and lacks… Read more about this item

American Thermo-ware Co. New York: Ca: 1900, 1910 Tall folio folder. 13p. + Large folding 'explanation. + Anatomical illustration in color with flaps revealing the skeleton and internal organs. `495 mm x 200 mm. Printed paper covered boards. Cloth back. Very good+ Scarce. 'Printed in Germany' .. Hardcover. Very Good.

Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1994 160 p. Well illustrated. 8vo. Wraps. Very good. An excellent guide to over 100 ancient herbal healing techniques. Beyond the mythic tales about each herbs's origins, there is simple guidance to their uses. W131. Soft cover. Very Good.

Printed by William Fry for Thomas Dobson and Son, Philadelphia: ., 1817 pp. vi, (2), (1)-515. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of J.A. Stillinger on title page. Early manuscript inscription 'Purchased of N. Brown student at Dr. Baker's office' on first fly leaf. Mildly XLib. Bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's Library on front paste down [Withdrawn]. 8vo. 220 mm. Original full… Read more about this item

From the Lorenzo Press of E. Bronson, Philadelphia: ., 1806 pp. xxxii, (1)-271 + Two plates engraved by Samuel Seymour (active 1796-1823). Foxed. One plate loose and inserted. Early manuscript ownership of Thomas Rutherford on title page. First signature loose. 210 mm. Original full leather binding, worn; boards detached. Hardbound. Good. New Hampshire born Thomas Green Fessenden (1771-1837) went to… Read more about this item

H.D. Justi & Son, Philadelphia: ., 1901 410 p. Highly illustrated with images of tools, equipment, furniture, machines, etc. Two pages have sections printed in GOLD GILT. 4to. 280 mm. Original full red cloth binding. decorated in black. The color is worn out, especially on the front board, but this is still an attractive item. H.D. Justi (1834-1922) became a… Read more about this item

Lea Brothers & Co., Philadelphia: ., 1901 pp. xvii, 17-613; + 16 p. (Catalogue of Books Published by Lea Brothers & Co.). With sixty-six illustrations and nine colored plates (one a colored spectra plate). 8vo. 240 mm. Original full cloth binding. Autograph ownership of Dr. Francis A. Hoodner, Univ. of MD Dental Dept. Balt. MD. Hardbound. Very Good. Scarce. YORK… Read more about this item

P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia: ., 1901 624 p. Illustrated. Large 8vo. 230 mm. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. Very Good. Autograph ownership of Dr. Francis A. Hoodner, Univ. of MD Dental Dept. Balt. MD. Dr. Ferdinand James Samuel Gorgas (1835-1914) was a famous Philadelphia dentist and medical educator. The text covers: Stomatognathic Diseases; Pharmaceutical Preparations and Dental Therapeutics;… Read more about this item

Theodore Steinkopff, Dresden & Leipzig: ., 1939 478 p. 8vo. 230 mm. Cloth backed marbled boards. On the front paste down is a Nazi registration stamp: 'Dereinnahmt im bestandbuch uber Bucher' dated 1942, and signed by Rosenberg as karteifuehrer. Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (1883-1943) was a German chemist and biologist famous for his research on colloids. He was born in… Read more about this item

P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia: ., 1901 pp. 531 + 47 p. (Catalogue of Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, and Scientific Books Published by P. Blakiston's Son & Co.). Large 8vo. 240 mm. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. Very Good. Autograph ownership of Dr. Francis A. Hoodner, Univ. of MD Dental Dept. Balt. MD. Dr. Ferdinand James Samuel Gorgas (1835-1914)… Read more about this item

George A. Chapman, Boston: 1838., 1838 216 p. Lacks first fly leaves. Penciled manuscript ownership of David. B. Franklin, 1888, with his red penciled text underlinings and margin notes. Age stain. 24mo. 150 mm. Original very worn muslin cloth binding, frayed. Spine perished. Front board detached. Title continues: "In Which The Various Theories That Have Preceded It Are Reviewed And… Read more about this item

The Modern Library, New York: ()., 1938 pp. vi, 1001. Inked ownership of Sam Schwartz on first fly leaf. Large 8vo. 205mm. Original full cloth binding very spotted. Original dust jacket very worn with loss. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! MOD LIB BX 1 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

(Printed by Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA: November )., 1997 pp. xi, 177. Illustrated. 235mm. Original full color pictorial glossy binding. Second edition. Crisp condition. PAG010A Language: eng. Hardcover. As New.

Samuel S. & William Wood, New York: 1855., 1855 pp. xii, 265, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Damp stain. Age stain. Lacks rear fly leaf. Many signatures loose. Penciled ownership of H. G. Kurtz, Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia with his numerous margins notes. XLib stamp on title page. 150mm. Original cloth binding very worn. Lacks spine. Charles Edward Isaacs (1811-1860) was an… Read more about this item

H.W. Derby & Co., Cincinnati: 1852., 1852 pp. xxiv, 540. 12mo. 210 mm. XLib. Foxed and age stained. Original leather backed cloth covered boards. Scarce. Joseph Hippolyt Pulte (1811-1884) was, born in Meschede, Westphalia, Germany. He was educated in the gymnasium of Sost and received his medical degree at the University of Hamburg. He followed his brother, Dr. Hermann Pulte,… Read more about this item

Harper Collins: (1994)., 1994 391p. Paperback. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good. LITERATURE BOX 5 0.0. Soft cover.

(Printed by T. Constable, for) Fraser & Co., Edinburgh: 1843., 1843 pp. xii, 240 p. 16 mo. 175 mm. Original full cloth binding. Spine and front board require attachment repair. Still, a nice example of a very scarce book. Hand colored engraved bookplate of Samuel Parsons Scott (1846-1929) who left much of his substantial fortune and library to Jefferson Medical… Read more about this item

Ticknor and Fields, Boston: 1862., 1862 pp. xii, 317, (16)[Publisher's catalogue]. Slight dampstain. Bookplate. Penciled underlings and notations. 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding, old tape repair of spine. Small loss of extremities. One of the most important American ophthalmic texts of the mid-19th century. REF: Gorin, History of Ophthalmology, p. 238; Cordasco 70-3972; DAB, XX, p. 265; Heirs of… Read more about this item

Waukesha, Wisc: 1913., 1913 184 p. Illustrated with photographs. Title page browning. Last few signatures stained at top margins. Stamped ownership of Rev. Charles E. Wenrich, Carlisle, Pa. on end papers. Tall 8vo. Worn original cloth binding, stamped: 'Compliments of Carlisle Trust Co. Capital = $125,000.00 / Surplus = $125,000.00.' Twelfth Edition. LOC Ag Bx1. Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.… Read more about this item