BEMAN, David

Mysteries of Trade, or the Great Source of Wealth; Containing Receipts

1825. ALL VARIETIES OF FORMULAS, RECIPES - INCLUDING FERMENTED LIQUORS, PORTER, ALE, NUMEROUS VARIATIONS OF BEERS AND WINES BEMAN, David. THE MYSTERIES OF TRADE, OR THE GREAT SOURCE OF WEALTH; CONTAINING RECEIPTS AND PATENTS IN CHEMISTRY AND MANUFACTURING; WITH PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE USEFUL ARTS. Boston: Printed for the Author by Wm. Bellamy, 1825. 152 pp. + errata slip tipped in at end. 8vo. strait grained morrocco with gilt and blindstamped boards, gilt spine, discreet paper spine label. Spine partially detached at head. Ex-library with usual markings. Inscription on ffep: "Francis Brinley / Roxbury Oct 23 - 1826 - Bought at auction for 25 cents by Edward Brinley"; top corner of ffep chipped. Recipes for making beer, ale, porter and wine; spirits; vinegar; bread; leather and tanning; chemical tests for gold and other metals; blacking; butter; the restoration of paintings; varnishes; curing of meats, etc. Scarce. .

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BENNET, James Henry

On the Treatment of Pulmonary Consumption by Hygiene, Climate, and

1871. BENNET, James Henry. ON THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY CONSUMPTION BY HYGIENE, CLIMATE, AND MEDICINE, IN ITS CONNEXION WITH MODERN DOCTRINES. London: J. and A. Churchill, 1871. 190 pp. + 40 pp. publisher's catalogue. 8vo. green cloth with gilt spine title and blindstamped floral cover motif. "With the Author's compliments" written on half title, with Henry Ingersoll Bowditch's pencil signature on title page, and pencil notes to last page, rear flyleaf and its verso. Minor shelfwear, light soil to cloth, gilt spine bright. Remnant of glue/paper adhesion to front hinge. The last page of the publisher's catalogue has a thin strip excised from the fore-edge. A very nice copy, clean and tight interior. $210.00. .

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GORUP-BESANEZ, E. F.

Lehrbuch Der Physiologischen Chemie

1862. GORUP-BESANEZ, Dr. E. F. LEHRBUCH DER PHYSIOLOGISCHEN CHEMIE. Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1866. Third Volume of LEHRBUCH DER CHEMIE by Gorup-Besanez; first edition. xiv + 819 pp. 8vo. half green morocco stamped in gilt, raised bands, spine rules stamped in blind, brown marbled paper covered boards. Leather somewhat scuffed, scraped; boards worn. Dr. James Clarke White's bookplate to front pastedown and his ink ownership to first blank recto. Hinges starting, offset tanning to endpapers. Ink numeral to title page. Occasional light foxing and some toning to text. White (1833-1916) was a chemist, professor of dermatology at Harvard, and former physician to Massachusetts General Hospital. .

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SABATIER (Raphael-Bienvenu)

De la Medecine Operatoire, Ou Des Operations de Chirurgie, 2 of 3 Vols

1796. SABATIER [Raphael-Bienvenu]. DE LA MEDECINE OPERATOIRE, OU DES OPERATIONS DE CHIRURGIE QUI SE PRATIQUENT LE PLUS FREQUEMMENT. VOLUMES I AND III ONLY. Paris: Imprimerie de Didot le Jeune, 1796. First edition. xlviii + 365 pp./xxiv + 416 pp. 8vo. brown calf with gilt spine numerals and ornaments, black gilt morocco spine labels, rubbed and slightly chipped; printed paper covered boards. Ex-library with usual markings including paper spine labels, which are chipped and worn. Missing pastedowns (replaced). Moderate to light foxing in the text. Some ink and pencil marks to front and rear pages. Fair to good, bindings sound. As is. .

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BIGELOW, Henry J., M.D.

Resection of the Head of the Femur

1852. BIGELOW, Henry J. M.D. "Resection of the Head of the Femur" in "Extracts from the Records of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement" by William Morland. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES, New Series Vol. XXIV, p. 90. Philadelphia, Blanchard & Lea, 1852. A milestone in orthopedic surgery, but the patient, a nine-year-old boy, died. Light soil to printed wrappers, else fine. (Garrison & Morton 4461). .

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BLUMENBACH, Johann Friedrich

Introductio in Historiam Medicinae Litterariam

1786. BLUMENBACH, Johann Friedrich. INTRODUCTIO IN HISTORIAM MEDICINAE LITTERARIAM. Gottingen: Jo. Christ. Dieterich, 1786. First edition. xvi + 462 pp. 8vo. library binding of half black morocco, quite worn and chipped, backstrip partially detached, corners chipped. Black marbled paper covered boards. Ex-library with usual markings. Hinges cracked, block sound, light occasional foxing in the text margins. As is. A first in medical bibliography. Chronological order. Blumenbach was a physician, physiologist, and bibliographer, and also a renowned teacher who influenced generations of students. Wellcome II, p. 183. .

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MANLIUS DEL BOSCO, John Jacob

Luminare Maius

1528. MANLIUS DEL BOSCO, Johannes Jacobus [et al.] LUMINARE MAIUS. Opus eximium quod Luminare Maius dicitur, Medicis et Aromatariis perquam necessarium [A Greater Lamp for Physicians and Apothecaries]. Lyons: Printed by Antonio Blanchard for Louis Martin, 1528. Quarto. 1-8, I-LXI,[LXII -LXIV]; I-XXVI; I-XXX [I] ff. This volume contains three separate works: The first, Luminare Maius [A Greater Lamp for Physicians], by J.J Manlius del Bosco, contains 11 sections on concocting different forms of medication: pills, unguents, plasters, oils, etc. (8, LXIV ff.). It was first published in Milan, 1494. The second, Lumen Apothecariorum [A Light for Apothecaries], by Quiricus de Augustis of Tortona, (XXVI ff.), intended for the use of pharmacists, was first published in Turin in 1492. The third, Thesaurus Aromaticum, by Paul Suardo. (I-XXXI ff.) Originally printed in Milan in 1496, it lists medical substances alphabetically. All three Italian treatises from the 1490s are conveniently gathered together and beautifully printed here in one volume. Title-page in red and black, with ornamental woodcut border, and framed printer's device of two unicorns. Woodcut capital showing Saint Lawrence, and foliate woodcut capitals throughout. Internally fine, in 19th Century half-morocco showing only a few spots of rubbing. (Wellcome I, 4017). Rare. .

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BOUCHUT, E.

Traite Pratique Des Maladies Des Nouveau-Nes Des Enfants a la Mamelle

1867. BOUCHUT, E. TRAITE PRATIQUE DES MALADIES DES NOUVEAU-NES DES ENFANTS A LA MAMELLEET DE LA SECONDE ENFANCE. Paris: J.-B. Balliere et Fils, 1867. 5th edition. 8vo. quarter dark green morocco with raised bands, stamped in gilt and blind on spine, brown marbled paper covered boards. Spine and boards edgeworn, light soil to marbled endpapers. Ink ownership to first blank recto, inkstamp to title page. Fine internally; 257 b/w illustrations in the text. Infant maladies. .

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BREE, Robert

A Practical Inquiry Into Disordered Respiration

1815. BREE, Robert. A PRACTICAL INQUIRY INTO DISORDERED RESPIRATION; distinguishing the Species of Convulsive Asthma, their Causes and Indications of Cure. London, J. Callow, 1815. 8vo. Fifth edition, corrected and imnproved, with additional observations. Unlike most earlier and later physicians, an asthmatic himself, doubted that that asthma was a separate disease in itself, but saw it as a symptom of other disorders. First and last pages detached, along with boards; spine off. .

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BRIGHT, Timothy

Therapeutica

1598. BRIGHT, Timothy. THERAPEUTICA; Hoc est, de Sanitate Restituenda, Medicinae Pars Altera. Frankfort, Ex Officina Paltheniana, 1598. 12mo. 111pp. Bound together with: MARSILII FICINI, MEDICI FLORETINI atque Philosophi Platonici celeberrimi, Libri III de Vita. Frankfort, Paltheniana, 1598. [xvi]190pp. Consisting of Parts II and III of Bright's "Medicina," the second edition. The first part was titled "Hygiena, id est de Sanitate Tuenda Medicinae pars prima," and with the other two parts was first published in London, 1582-3. Part I, Hygiena," was on maintaining health; Part II, "Therapeutica," was on restoring health, and Part III was taken from the medical advice of Marsilio Ficino, the fifteenth-century Florentine scholar and Humanist. Lacking a binding, and with light soil and library stamp to title, which is partially detached. The text in general is in good condition. As is.(Durling 705). .

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PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Catalogue of the Library of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britai

1880. [PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN]. CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. Compiled by John William Knapman, Librarian. London: Printed for the Society, 1880. Third edition. 445 pp. Appended is the fourth edition of the catalogue of the North British Branch on pages [409]-445, which has its own title-page. Octavo, original paper-backed printed linen wrappers. Ex library with minimal markings: the library's name is handwritten on the upper wrap, and there are a couple of small ink stamps within. Corners are slightly rounded. There is some spine loss at heel and crown. Although the top wrap and the first two leaves are detached, the bookblock is otherwise sound and the text complete and clean. A good working copy. .

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BROUSSAID, F. J. V.

De L'Irritation Et de la Folie

1839. BROUSSAID, F. J. V. DE L'IRRITATION ET DE LA FOLIE, ouvrage dans lequel les rapports du physique et du moral sont etablis sur les bases de la medecine physiologique. In French. Second edition. Paris: Chez J. B. Balliere, 1839. 2 volumes. Index. 8vo. black morocco, gilt title to spine. Fore-corners are gently bumped. Bookplate removal to ffep of volume 1. Occasional foxing within, else crisp. Broussaid was a member of the Institut de France, general health inspector of the army, and taught at the Medical Department of Paris. .

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BROWNE, Lennox

The Throat and Its Diseases

1878. BROWNE, Lennox. THE THROAT AND ITS DISEASES. Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea, 1878. 351 pp. 8vo. brown pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering. Ex-library with usual markings. Corners and spine somewhat shelfworn; hinges starting. G. M. Garland's copy with his ink ownership on blank page preceding half-title. Halftone reddish-brown color illustrations; woodcuts in the text. Scarce in first edition. .

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LYTTON BULWER, E.

Extracts from Sir E. Lytton Bulwer's Confessions and Observations of A.

1851. LYTTON BULWER, E. EXTRACTS FROM SIR E. LYTTON BULWER'S CONFESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS OF A WATER-PATIENT. IN A LETTER TO THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. TO WHICH IS APPENDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORANGE MOUNTAIN WATER-CURE. [New Jersey:] n.p. ca. 1851. 33, [34-47] pp. 8vo. tan sewn wrappers printed in black. Pencil notes to front cover, which is partially detached. The Orange Mountain Water Cure, situated near the village of South Orange, New Jersey, was established in 1849. The body of the letter describes the benfits of the water cure in general, with an illustrated description of the Orange Mountain facility following. Rare, only 12 copies in OCLC. .

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BURNE, John

A Practical Treatise on the Typhus or Adynamic Fever

1828. BURNE, John. A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE TYPHUS OR ADYNAMIC FEVER. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1828. xvi + 248 pp. 8vo. half leather with marbled paper covered boards. Ex-library with usual markings; front board detached, top of spine lacks 3 inches of backstrip, with gilt title fragment laid in. Covers rubbed. Block clean and tight. Case studies. As is. .

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