Taft, J.

A Practical Treatise on Operative Dentistry

Philadelphia, P. Blakiston, Son & Co. 1883. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. xvi, 509pp +48 pages ads. Fourth edition, revised. Full leather, black spine label, 136 illustrations. Covers heavily worn, scuffed and chipped, front board nearly detached, spine label mostly illegible, contents are shaken and tanned, a few pages are loose, but text is complete, owner's name and date (Oct. 1, 1885) on front free endpaper. Many illustrations of dental instuments and techniques. Poor.

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Book number: 001368

Catalogue: Medicine, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Dental Teeth

Tanner, T.H.

A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Infancy and Childhood.

Philade;phia, Lindsay & Blakiston, 1861. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 464pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, paper spine label. Chipping and lower 1/4 of backstrip missing, covers lightly worn, contents have scattered foxing but otherwise sound and binding is tight. Tipped-into the text is an old handwritten prescription from a druggist in West Meriden, Connecticut. Good.

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Book number: 004352

Catalogue: Medicine, Science

Keywords: Heakth Pediatrics

Unknown

A Balsamic Ditty

Seth W. Fowle & Sons. 1883. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 16pp. Yellow pictorial wraps, sewn binding. Moderate soiling and spotting to covers, contents are toned and occasionall lightly spotted, but mostly clean. cover barely attached. A story told in rhyme for each letter of the alphabet, with each letter accompanied by a small but finely-detailed engraving, extolling the wonders of Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry for numerous ailments, plus testimonials and endorsements for Peruvian Syrup. A very attractive primer, and it has nothing to do with vinegar! Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001687

Catalogue: Medicine, Ephemera, Collectible

Keywords: Quackery Cure-alls

White, James W. (Editor)

The Dental Cosmos: A Monthly Record of Dental Science. Devoted to the Interests of the Profession (Volume XXIX)

Philadelphia, The S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. 1887. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 804pp. Volume XXIX, 12 issues (January -December 1887) complete year bound. Half red leather, marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Front cover detached but present, rear cover loose but holding, spine chipped, boards edgeworn and scuffed. Endpapers foxed and stained, contents age-toned, but otherwise clean and firmly bound. Instructional information on dental care, treatments, appliances, proceedings of dental societies, obituaries of recently deceased dentists and many illustrations. Poor.

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Book number: 001223

Catalogue: Medicine, Hobbies and How-To, Periodical

Keywords: Dental Teeth Gums Dentures

William Wood & Company

The Prescriber's Memoranda

300pp. William Wood & Company, 1877. 1st Edition, 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. Alice B. Woodward. 300pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. Light wear and light spotting to cover, endpapers missing, light soiling to pastedowns, contents clean, last page (301) missing. Descriptions of compounding medications and instructions on how to administer them. Good.

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Book number: 004381

Catalogue: Medicine, Science

Keywords: Medicine Treatments Prescriptions Cures