Pharmacopeia Nosocomii Regii Edinburgensis

1795. PHARMACOPEIA NOSOCOMII REGII EDINBURGENSIS [The Medications used in the Royal Edinburgh Infirmary]. Edinburgh, 1795. 12mo. vi,63pp. This pharmacopeia is divided into three parts: a list of "simples" (single substances, mostly herbs), a list of mixed medications with recipes, and dosage ("posologia") instructions. The introduction gives weights, and cautions the practitioner against dispensing without careful measurement. The Royal Infirmary was founded in 1729, and is the oldest "voluntary (private non-profit) hospital" in Scotland. Tree-calf; front board and blank pulling loose, almost detached. Extremities worn; library stamps on endpaper and verso of title. .

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Pharmacopoea Hispana

1794. PHARMACOPOEA HISPANA. Madrid, Typographia Ibarriana, 1794. First edition. Engraved title. xiv, 212, [22],16 pp. 8vo. full leather that is rubbed and edgeworn, with small losses at spine ends, and shaken. Beautifully printed on fine paper. Internally fine except for library markings, which are limited to the front pastedown and title page. Contemporary ink signature, of Manuel Gorgullo, at the end of errata. (Wellcome IV, p. 370). .

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ABERNETHY, John

Surgical Observations

1811. ABERNETHY, John. SURGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORIGIN AND TREATMENT OF LOCAL DISEASES; AND ON ANEURISMS. ON DISEASES RESEMBLING SYPHILIS; AND ON DISEASES OF THE URETHRA. Philadelphia: Printed for Thomas Dobson; Fry and Kammerer, Printer, 1811. Offered with: SURGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE INJURIES OF THE HEAD; AND ON MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. Philadelphia: Printed for Thomas Dobson; Fry and Kammerer, Printer, 1811. First American edition of each, originally published at London in 1809 and 1810 respectively. Two octavo volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary full calf, with a red morocco label and gilt number at spines. Text leaves of Vol. 1 are age-browned, with some foxing and a few dog-eared corners; the half-title and title-page each have a small puncture. Vol. 2 has an "Explanation of the Plate" at p. 105; however, there is no plate (nor any sign of one). Otherwise, it is quite clean with negligible scattered foxing. The bindings are moderately soiled, stained and rubbed overall. Vol. 1 has bit of worming at heel, the upper joint is just starting, and a quarter-size patch of leather is missing from the upper board. It is unusual to see both volumes together. Very good overall. (Shaw & Shoemaker 22138). Garrison & Morton, nos. 2928 and 5584, regarding the London Lonngman edition of 1809: A pupil of John Hunter, Abernethy (1764-1831) became a leading surgeon in London. He was most industrious and it is said that not even on his wedding day did he fail to give his usual daily lecture at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. D'Arcy Power found his book Surgical Observations on the Constitutional Origin and Treatment of Local Diseases; and on Aneurisms to be epoch-making; it contains a record of the first successful ligation of of the external iliac artery for aneurysm, an operation carried out by Abernathy in 1796. .

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ACCUM, Frederick

System of Theoretical and Practical Chemistry

1808. ACCUM, Frederick. SYSTEM OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY Two Volumes, with Plates. From the Improved London Edition. Philadelphia, Kimber and Conrad, 1808. Octavo. Two volumes. xx,393pp.; xx,431[7}pp. +VIIff. First American edition. Contains seven engraved plates. First published in 1803, Accum'swas one of the earliest chemical texts to be based on Lavoisier's principles. Accum (1769-1838) was born in Germany, and came to London in 1793 to work in a pharmacy. He became a lecturer in chemistry and an expert on gas lighting and on culinary chemistry. He was arraigned for "mutilating books" at the Royal Institution, and left England in disgrace. His later books, some quite successful, were published under the name Mucca. Tree-calf, showing rubbing and some wear to extremities. Light soil to a few pages, and foxing to plat$850.00. .

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ACCUM, Fredrick

Treatise on Adulterations of Food and Culinary Poisons

1820. ACCUM, Fredrick. TREATISE ON ADULTERATIONS OF FOOD AND CULINARY POISONS EXHIBITING THE FRAUDULENT SOPHISTICATIONS OF BREAD, BEER, MUSTARD, PEPPER, CHEESE, OLIVE OIL, PICKLES, AND OTHER ARTICLES EMPLOYED IN DOMESTIC ECONOMY, AND METHODS OF DETECTING THEM. Philadelphia: Ab'm Small, 1820. 270p. Small Octavo. Unbound Ex-library with perforated stamp to title which is chipped along the perimiters, though not affecting text. A controversial and pioneering work on food additives and poisons. As is. .

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ACCUM, Fredrick

Treatise on Adulterations of Food and Culinary Poisons

1820. ACCUM, Fredrick. TREATISE ON ADULTERATIONS OF FOOD AND CULINARY POISONS EXHIBITING THE FRAUDULENT SOPHISTICATIONS OF BREAD, BEER, WINE SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS, TEA, COFFEE, CREAM CONFECTIONERY, VINEGAR, MUSTARD, PEPPER, CHEESE, OLIVE OIL, PICKLES, AND OTHER ARTICLES EMPLOYED IN DOMESTIC ECONOMY, AND METHODS OF DETECTING THEM. Philadelphia: Ab'm Small, 1820. 143p. Small Octavo. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, endpapers and edges, needs rebinding. Ex-library with perforated stamp to title and ink stamp to title page verso. Interior is clean and bright. A controversial and pioneering work on food additives and poisons. Very good save binding. .

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ACLAND, Henry W.

Biographical Sketch of Sir Benjamin Brodie

1864. (LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth, signature). ACLAND, Henry W. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE, LATE SERGEANT-SURGEON TO THE QUEEN AND PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864. 31 pp. 4 3/4 x 7 inches: 12mo. pale blue wrappers. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's copy with his ink signature at top edge of front cover. Ex-library with blindstamp on title page, pp. 21-22. Spine material scraped as if removed from library binding, else very good with minimal cover soil. .

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AGASSIZ, Alexander

Three Cruises of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer

1888. TEXT AGASSIZ, Alexander. THREE CRUISES OF THE UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY STEAMER "BLAKE" in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, From 1877 to 1880. Two volumes. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1888. xxii + 314 pp. (+ folding map in rear pocket: Western Atlantic Ocean)/220 pp. 8vo. dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Ex-library, worn, with usual markings, including ink-stamped plates. Spines chipped. Volume II's plates are all in black and white (marine fishes and shellfish). .

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MEYER-AHRENS, Dr

Die Thermen Von Bormio in Physikalisch-Chemischer, Therapeutischer

1869. MEYER-AHRENS, Dr. DIE THERMEN VON BORMIO IN PHYSIKALISCH-CHEMISCHER, THERAPEUTISCHER, KLIMATOLOGISCHER, UND GESCHICHTLICHER BEZIEHUNG. Zurich: Orell, Fussli & Comp. 1869. 135 pp. 8vo. rebound in quarter tan cloth with tan marbled paper covered boards. Ex-library, label residue to spine, usual markings. Text age-toned, else fine. .

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ARBUTHNOT, John

An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them

1732. ARBUTHNOT, John. AN ESSAY CONCERNING THE NATURE OF ALIMENTS, AND THE CHOICE OF THEM, ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT CONSTITUTIONS OF HUMAN BODIES. IN WHICH THE DIFFERENT EFFECTS, ADVANTAGES, AND DISADVANTAGES OF ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE DIETS, ARE EXPLAIN'D..TO WHICH ARE ADDED, PRACTICAL RULES OF DIET IN THE VARIOUS CONSTITUTIONS AND DISEASES OF HUMAN BODIES. London: J. Tonson, 1732. Second edition; Two volumes in one. [xxii] + 430 pp. Complete 8vo. full calf with raised bands, original spine label missing. Front board detached. Spine and a few corners chipped. Rear board's joint cracked. Lacks 1 preliminary blank. Title page has closed 3 inch tear. Block sound, clean and bright, tight. Errata slip tipped in at end of last page. Needs rebacking. .

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ASCHOFF, L. [Karl Albert Ludwig]

Cholelithiasis

1909. ASCHOFF, L. [Karl Albert Ludwig], & A[dolf]. Bacmeister. DIE CHOLELITHIASIS. Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1909. First edition. German language text. 117 pp. + 18 color and monochrome lithographic plates, some folding. Tall 8vo, green cloth with gilt spine. Ex-library, with only a canceled bookplate on front pastedown and no other library markings. Light shelfwear and a small faint ink mark on spine, else a near-fine copy illustrated with excellent plates. (Garrison & Morton 3645). .

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ASHTON, T. J.

Prolapsus, Fistula in Ano, and Haemorrhoidal Affections: Their

1865. ASHTON, T. J. PROLAPSUS, FISTULA IN ANO, AND HAEMORRHOIDAL AFFECTIONS: THEIR PATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT. London: Churchill and Sonsm 1865. Second edition. x + 182 pp. 8vo. brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. top of backstrip partially detached, light soil to covers. Interior clean, tight. B/w illustrations in the text. .

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American Surgical Association

Registration Book

1963. American Surgical Association. REGISTRATION BOOK of the American Surgical Association. A facsimile reproduction of the original, reproducing the signatures of those who orgnized the Association, and signatures of those who attended each meeting between 1882 and 1960, published for the Fellows of the Association by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1963. Unpaginated; [192] ff. Tall octavo, two-toned cloth (black/grey), gilt-stamped title to spine. Ink ownership stamp to free endpapers and top-edge of bookblock. Binding shows general light soiling and faint dampstain along bottom edge of lowes board and the final leaves. Good plus. .

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BAGINSKY, Adolf

Diphtherie Und Diphtheritischer Croup

1898. BAGINSKY, Adolf. DIPHTHERIE UND DIPHTHERITISCHER CROUP. Wien: Alfred Holder, 1898. ix + 364 pp. 8vo. half leather stamped in gilt and blind, with black morocco-textured cloth boards. Leather shelfworn, gilt spine lettering bright. Endpapers and title page toned. 1-inch closed tear to front free endpaper. B/w and color figures in the text. Medical research on diphtheria. .

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BAILEY, Solon I.

Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College XXXIX/I

1899. BAILEY, Solon I. ed. Edward C. Pickering. ANNALS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF HARVARD COLLEGE VOLUME XXXIX PART I: PERUVIAN METEOROLOGY 1888-1890. Cambridge: Published by the Observatory, 1899. vi + 153 pp. + VI plates. 4to. printed green wrappers. Good, covers detached, spine chipped mostly away, closed tears and chips to edges of covers. Text block near fine, slight toning to edges of text. B/w illustrations, charts, halftones. .

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