SHERTLEFF, Benjamin, previous owner

Formulae Selectae: Or, a Collection of Prescriptions of Eminent Physic

1818. BENJAMIN SHURTLEFF'S (NAMESAKE OF SHURTLEFF COLLEGE) COPY [SHURTLEFF, Benjamin, previous owner]. FORMULAE SELECTAE: OR A COLLECTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS OF EMINENT PHYSICIANS, AND THE MOST CELEBRATED PATENT MEDICINES; TOGETHER WITH A SYLLABIC VIEW OF MINERAL WATERS AND POISONS. New York: R. Donaldson, 1818 [iii]-viii, 202. First edition. An early selection of the most celebrated prescriptions was published in the United States as a companion to the Edinburgh Dispensatory. This copy belonged to Doctor Benjamin Shurtleff of Boston, with his signature. Front hinge quite weak, Ex library with a bookplate as the only marking. Discreet early 19th century ink price on flyleaf. Early selection of the most celebrated prescriptions. (Austin, Early Amer. medical imprints 784). .

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SMITH, Robert Angus

Disinfectants and Disinfection

1869. SMITH, Robert Angus. DISINFECTANTS AND DISINFECTION. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1869. First edition. 138 pp. 8vo. maroon cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Spine and edges sunned, overopened at page following title and a few other places. Ink ownership to title page. Light finger soil to a few pages. Very good overall. With various charts in the text. Includes methods of disinfecting in the case of dead cattle. .

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ROYAL SOCIETY

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

1956. ROYAL SOCIETY. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. Series B. Biological Sciences. Nos. 668-675. Vol. 240. London: The Royal Society, 1956. Illustrated. pp. 1-529. In eight parts, as issued: 4to. brown paper wrappers, title and contents printed in black to front cover. Occasional, light edgewear and a few creased corners, else fine. Contents: "The Layered Ultrabasic Rocks of Rhum, Inner Hebrides," by G. M. Brown, "Properties of a Mass of Cells Capable of Regenerating Pulses," by R. L. Beurle, "Tooth Replacement in Mammal-like Reptiles of the Suborders Gorgonopsia and Therocephalia," by K. A. Kermack, "The Nervous Anatomy of the Body Segments of Nereid Polychaetes," by J. E. Smith, "An Experimental Attempt to determine the Site of the Neurohypophysial Osmoreceptors in the Dog," by P. A. Jewell and E. B. Verney, "On Millerosaurus and the Early History of the Sauropsid Reptiles," D. M. S. Watson, "The Filter-feeding and Food of Flamingoes (Phoenicopteri)," by Penelope M. Jenkin, "The Co-ordination of the Protective Retraction of Coral Polyps," by G. A. Horridge. .

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SPENDER, John Kent

Therapeutic Means for the Relief of Pain

1874. SPENDER, John Kent. THERAPEUTIC MEANS FOR THE RELIEF OF PAIN: BEING THE PRIZE ESSAY FOR WHICH THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON AWARDED THE FOTHERGILLIAN GOLD MEDAL IN 1874. London: Macmillan and Co. 1874. xii + 230 + [2] + 31 pp. publisher's catalogue. 8vo. violet pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind, spine sunned to tan, chipped 2 inches at crown, partially affecting title. Ink ownership to black coated endpapers. Overopened at half title. Catalogue slightly chipped on a few pages. Scarce. Contains a section on narcotics, as well as "moral influence." Dr. Spender was Surgeon to the Mineral Water Hospital at Bath. .

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SPURZHEIM, Johann Gaspar

The Anatomy of the Brain

1834. SPURZHEIM, J[ohann]. G[aspar]. THE ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN, With a General View of the Nervous System. Translated from the unpublished French manuscript by R. Willis. With an Appendix (.. containing a paper read before the Royal Society on the 14th of May, 1829 and some remarks on Mr. Charles Bell's animadversions on phrenology), and Eighteen Plates. Boston: Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1834. First American edition, revised by Charles H. Stedman, M. D. Eighteen black and white lithograph plates. xxvii,[9]-244 pp. Octavo, original green cloth sides, rubbed and worn at edges, which are awkwardly rebacked with black cloth tape. Ink number on first blank and a few pencil notes in margins of the initial text pages. Some light to moderate foxing throughout the text. Light foxing to some plates. Nonetheless, it is a sound and very good copy, and scarce thus, with the appendix and containing seven more plates than the first edition Spurzheim (German, 1776-1832), a noted phrenologist, wrote and lectured widely, especially in England and France. He first studied medicine in Vienna, where he met and began a collaboration with Dr. Franz Joseph Gall researching cerebral anatomy. They co-wrote many works, including Anatomie et physiologie du systeme nerveux en general, et du cerveau en particulier (4 vols. and atlas. Paris, 1810-19), wherein they introduced the important theory of localization of cerebral function, although in a somewhat fantastic form, which gave rise to the pseudo-science of phrenelogy (GM 1389). "Although phrenology was eventually discredited, the theory.. must justly be considered a major contribution to anatomy and physiology." (Heirs to Hippocrates). .

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STEPHENSON, John

Medical Zoology and Mineralogy

1838. STEPHENSON, John. MEDICAL ZOOLOGY AND MINERALOGY; OR ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ANIMALS AND MINERALS EMPLOYED IN MEDICINE AND OF THE PREPARATIONS DERIVED FROM THEM: INCLUDING ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF ANIMAL AND MINERAL POISONS: WITH FIGURES COLORED FROM NATURE. London: John Churchill, 1838. Second edition. A complete set of 46 lithographic plates, bright and clean. All but three are hand-colored. They are numbered 1-29, 29A, 30-45. (Although the final plate, number 45 is mistakenly numbered 42.) Plate 29, a folding plate, has short edgetears at creases. Ex-library, with no external marks and all of the usual marks within, but no marks to prints. 8vo. brown three-quarter morocco with marbled boards, slightly rubbed at edges and joints. An early text on the medical uses of plant and animal extracts, intended as a continuation of Stephenson and Churchill's treatise on Medical Botany. The author notes that "the medical reader will find every substance retained in modern practice has been fully and accurately described," and indeed this volume is a wealth of information on animal and minerals, with descriptions of the animal's habitats as well as their Latin, common and local names. The plates, were drawn from specimens held by the British Museum with additional specimens of poisonous snakes by Thomas Bell, another noted naturalist. A wide variety of useful creatures and minerals are depicted and described, including the recently discovered platypus, snakes, parasites and others. The text goes on to describe and illustrate minerals, denoting their chemical makeup and crystalline structures. The work of a meticulous, multi-talented naturalist from a golden age of scientific progress and publishing. A very good copy. .

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American Association for Study and Prevention of I.

Transactions of the First (- Sixth) Annual Meeting

19. American Association for Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality. TRANSACTIONS OF THE FIRST (- SIXTH) ANNUAL MEETING. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1910. Vols. 2-6 published at Baltimore: Franklin Printing Co. 1912-1916. Six octavo volumes, uniformly bound in brown paper wrappers with title printed in black on spine and front wrap. General light dust-soiling and/or light wear to some wrappers, but clean within and very good overall. In chronological order, the annual meetings were held at Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, D.C. Boston, and Philadelphia. Topics examined covered a broad range of sociological and medical issues affecting infant mortality; they included economic apects of infant welfare, birth registration, continuing education for parents, eugenics, midwifery, housing, care of homeless infants, nursing and social work, obstetrics and pediatrics. sc $270.00. .

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VAN SWIETEN

Van Swieten's Commentaries Abridged by Dr. Schomberg, of Bath [Vol. I]

1762. VAN SWIETEN [Gerard]. VAN SWIETEN'S COMMENTARIES ABRIDGED BY DR. SCHOMBERG, OF BATH [VOL. I]. London: Printed for W. Johnston, 1762. [6] + 416 pp. + [32] pp. Index. 8vo. original calf with gilt ruled boards, raised bands, gilt brown morocco spine label. Boards worn, chipped, joints cracked. Spine shallowly chipped at heel and crown. Owner's inkstamp to front flyleaf. Light soil and dampstaining to endpapers. Light toning, occasional foxing and faint dampstaining to interior. Additional volumes of Ralph Schomberg's abridgments were later publised, but this volume appears complete on its own. .

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TARDIEU, Ambroise

Etude Medico-Legale Sur la Pendaison, la Strangulation, Et la Suffocat

1873. TARDIEU, Ambroise. ETUDE MEDICO-LEGALE SUR LA PENDAISON, LA STRANGULATION, ET LA SUFFOCATION. Paris: J.-B. Bailliere et Fils, 1870. This work is divided into three parts: 1.) Of hanging (an entirely new work, first edition), 2.) Of strangulation (first appeared in 1855, but here enlarged), 3.) Of suffocation (first appeared in 1860, here with additions). 13 full-page line illustrations in text show suicides by hanging of prisoners, and 1 color plate showing the lung and heart of a new-born child killed by suffocation. Octavo. xii,352 pp. (Waller 9481). Bound with: TARDIEU, Ambroise. ETUDE MEDICO-LEGALE SUR LES ATTENTANTS AUX MOEURS. Paris: J.-B. Bailliere et Fils, 1873. Sixth edition. 4 plates. Octavo. viii,303,[1] pp. (Waller 9482, the 7th ed.). Two titles in one contemporary binding of quarter black calf and marbled boards, with a gilt-stamped title to spine. Binding shows superficial rubbing and some wear to top fore-corners. A few leaves have dog-eared corners; a few others have scant, light foxing just at the fore-edge. A clean, sound and very good plus copy. Ambroise Tardieu (1818-1879), the foremost French medico-legal expert of his time, was professor of legal medicine at the University of Paris. He wrote with clarity and precision on the legal aspects of a wide range of topics including infanticide, abortion, insanity, as well as hanging. .

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TARDIEU, Ambroise

Etude Medico-Legale Sur L'Avortement

1864. TARDIEU, [Auguste] Ambroise. ETUDE MEDICO-LEGALE SUR L'AVORTEMENT, SUIVIE D'OBSERVATIONS ET DE RECHERCHES POUR SERVIR A L'HISTOIRE MEDICO-LEGALE, DES GROSSESSES FAUSSES ET SIMULEES. Paris: J. B. Balliere et Fils, 1864. vii [1] + 208 pp. 8vo. half leather with gilt spine lettering and raised bands, marbled paper covered boards. Pencil ownership of Howard F. Damon. M. D. author of "Neuroses of the Skin," on title page. Occasional neat pencil margin marks. Ex-library with usual labels and markings. front spine joint starting, corners and spine rubbed, moderately shelfworn. Marbled endpapers. A historical study of abortion by the influential forensic physician; originally published in 1856. .

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Keywords: Women

THEOBALD, John

Medulla Medicinae Universae

1771. THEOBALD, John. MEDULLA MEDICINAE UNIVERSAE, or, a New Compendious Dispensatory: compiled at the Command of the late Duke of Cumberland, for the Use of the Military Hospital Abroad. To which is added an English Translation with a Comment subjoined to each Prescription. London, J. Whiston, J. Rivington [et al ii], 1771. 12mo. viii,215pp. Theobald was also the author of the popular "Every Man his own Physician" (1764) and "The Young Wife's Guide in the Management of her Children" (1764). Old calf, very worn, with front board detached and small losses to spine ends. Library markings and toning from endleaves, else internally good. .

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THEOBALD, John

Medulla Medicinae Universae

1771. THEOBALD, John. MEDULLA MEDICINAE UNIVERSAE, or, a New Compendious Dispensatory..Compiled at the Command of His Royal Highness he Duke, for the Use of the Military Hospital abroad.. To which is added an English Translation with a Comment subjoined to each Prescription.. London, R. Grirffiths, 1749. Third Edition. 8vo. viii, 108pp. Theobald was also the author of the popular "Every Man his own Physician" (1764) and "The Young Wife's Guide in the Management of her Children" (1764). Old calf, very worn, with front board detached and small losses to to right hand corner of first two leaves with no loss of text. Library bookplate on front pastedown, no other markings, apparently contemporary ink ownership on flyleaf and pastedown. .

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THOMA, Kurt Hermann

Oral Anaesthesia: Local Anaesthesia in the Oral Cavity

1914. THOMA, Kurt Hermann. ORAL ANAESTHESIA: LOCAL ANAESTHESIA IN THE ORAL CAVITY. Technique and Practical Application in the Different Branches of Dentistry. Boston: Ritter & Flebbe, 1914. 142 pp. 8vo. blue cloth. Ex-library with spine marking, bookplate, doctor's name embossed on several pages, inkstamp on copyright page. Very good, interior clean and tight. B/w plates, photos and illustrati$45.00. .

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THOMPSON, Zadock

Geography and Geology of Vermont, with State and County Outline Maps

1848. THOMPSON, Zadock. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF VERMONT, WITH STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAPS. Burlington [VT]: Published by the Author/Printed by Chauncy Goodrich, 1848. First edition. "For the Use of Schools and Families." 220 pp. 16mo. quarter black morocco with gilt rules, green paper covered boards printed in black. Boards worn, some dampstaining, pencil and ink notes to endpapers. Moderate foxing throughout. A few pages have small closed tears to edges. B/w map frontispiece, b/w illustrations and maps in the text. Block tight. About good. .

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THOMSON, Alexis

On Neuroma and Neuro-Fibromatosis

1900. THOMSON, Alexis. ON NEUROMA AND NEURO-FIBROMATOSIS. Edinburgh: Turnbull & Spears, 1900. 20 plates. viii,168 pp. Quarto, green cloth, gilt-stamped title to spine and upper board, brown coated endpapers. Faint dampstaining to binding, slight rippling of bookblock, and the front hinge is split. Text and illustrations clean. About very good. Offered with: Fulton, John F. ROBERT W. SMITH'S DESCRIPTION OF GENERALIZED NEUROFIBROMATOSIS (1849). An offprint from the New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 200, No 26, pp. 1315-1317, June 27, 1929. 12 pp. Green paper wrappers. It is a fine copy, tipped-in at the front. .

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