HOLMES, E. M.

Catalogue of the Collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Socie

1878. HOLMES, E. M. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTIONS IN THE MUSEUM OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. London: Printed for the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1878. First edition. 8vo. Presentation Copy from Holmes, Curator of the Museum. 302p. Brown paper covers with printed front and spine. A sound copy in printed cloth wrappers. A very good copy. .

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HOME, Everard

Practical Observations on the Treatment of Strictures in the Urethra

1795. HOME, Everard. PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE TREATMENT OF STRICTURES IN THE URETHRA. London, George Nicol, 1795. 8vo. viii,199pp. Home was Surgeon at St. George's Hospital, London. In early tan boards, with much of spine missing; front board and prelims nearly off. Text fine. .

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HOME, Francis

Principia Medicinae

1767. HOME, Francisco [Francis]. PRINCIPIA MEDICINAE. Editio I Veneta. Venitiis: Antonium Perlini, 1767. *4, A8 - N8. 16mo. 3/4 vellum with leather spine label, green marbled paper covered boards. Moderate spotting to vellum, leather spine label chipped at edges. Moderaate shelfwear and rubbing to boards. G2 has small chip at bottom corner, not affecting text. Ink gift inscription on front pastedown. Minor occasional foxing. Text in Latin, with last leaf a publisher's catalogue in Italian. .

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HOOD, P.

The Successful Treatment of Scarlet Fever: Also Observations on the

1857. HOOD, P. THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF SCARLET FEVER: ALSO OBSERVATIONS ON THE PATHOLOGY & TREATMENT OF CROWING INSPIRATION IN INFANTS. London: John Churchill, 1857. iv + [2] + 200 pp. + 2 pp. publisher's catalogue. Ex-library with usual markings. Fair to good, backstrip detached, chipped, laid in. Slight thumbing to a few pages. A few pages have been roughly opened at the fore-edge. Text complete. Indexed. .

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HOWE, Alfred H.

Scientific Piano Tuning and Servicing

1941. HOWE, Alfred H. SCIENTIFIC PIANO TUNING AND SERVICING. New York: Alfred H. Howe (1941). First edition. 151 pp. 8vo. blue cloth stamped in gilt. Fine in a good yellow dust jacket, chipped at edges and with light soil. B/w photo reproduction frontispiece, b/w illustrations. .

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HULME, Nathaniel

Treatise on the Puerperal Fever

1772. HULME, Nathaniel. A TREATISE ON THE PUERPERAL FEVER: wherein the Nature and the Cause of that Disease, so fatal to Lying-in Women, are represented in a New Point of View illustrated by Dissections; and a rational Method of Cure proposed, confirmed by Experience. London, T. Cadell, G. Robinson, and J. Almon, 1772. Octavo. [6]viii,175[1]pp. First edition. Published in German the same year, and reprinted in 1849. Folding frontispiece showing facade of the London Lying-in Hospital. Hulme (1732-1807) was first a naval physician, and wrote on scurvy. He received his MD at Edinburgh, then became Physician to London Lying-in and the General Dispensary, then to the Charterhouse. Early calf-backed boards, lightly worn at extremities. Spine calf dried; small losses to ends. Barely visible archival repairs to fp and hinges. (Walleriana 4984, German version, 1772). .

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Book number: 83073

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HUNT, H. Lyons

Plastic Surgery of the Head, Face and Neck

1926. HUNT, H. Lyons. PLASTIC SURGERY OF THE HEAD, FACE AND NECK. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1926. 8vo. 404pp. B/w illustrations throughout. Green cloth. Blindstamped to front and back, stamped in gilt to spine. Ownership stamp in ink to front pastedown. Fine. .

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Book number: 90184

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HUTCHINSON, Jonathan

Pedigree of Disease: Being Six Lectures on Temperament, Idiosyncrasy

1884. HUTCHINSON, Jonathan. THE PEDIGREE OF DISEASE: BEING SIX LECTURES ON TEMPERAMENT, IDIOSYNCRASY AND DIATHESIS. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1884. [4] + 142 pp. 8vo. green cloth stamped in gilt and black. Spine lightly bumped, shaken. Ex-library with no external markings. Ink ownership to front flyleaf. Light foxing to preliminaries, overopened at title page, overall near fine. .

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HUXHAM, John

An Essay on Fevers. To Which Is Now Added, a Dissertation on the

1757. HUXHAM, John. AN ESSAY ON FEVERS. TO WHICH IS NOW ADDED, A DISSERTATION ON THE MALIGNANT, ULCEROUS SORE-THROAT. London: printed for J. Hinton, 1757. Third edition. A8 - Y8; xvi + 336 pp. 8vo. old calf with raised bands, faint gold rules on boards. Lacks spine label, although no signs of a former one appear. Boards worn. Front board detached, rear board joint tender. Ex-library with usual markings. GM cites this as Huxham's "best" work (2201, citing first edition, and 5050, first issue). First use of the term "influenza." Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials. Printer's device on title page. .

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HUXLEY, Thomas H.

On the Origin of Species

1863. HUXLEY, Thomas H. ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: or, the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature. A Course of Six Lectures to Working Men. NY, D. Appleton, 1863. 8vo. 150pp. + [3]ff. ads. First American edition. Pebbled cloth with paper spine label. Wear to extremities; light rubbing; chips to label; internally fine but for two faint library stamps on front pastedown. Bookplate. Huxley was Professor of Natural History at the Jermyn Street School of Mines. Uncommon. .

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Book number: 86997

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JACKSON, James

Another Letter to a Young Physician

1861. JACKSON, James. ANOTHER LETTER TO A YOUNG PHYSICIAN: To Which Are Appended Some Other Medical Papers. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861. Inscribed presentation copy. 8vo. brown textured cloth blocked in blind, gilt. Shallow loss to crown; edgeworn at heel and fore-corners. Spine gilt is rather faded, else generally clean and bright inside and out. Very good. .

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JACKSON, James Jr.

Memoir of James Jackson, Jr. , M.D. With Extracts from His Letters to

1835. JACKSON, James. MEMOIR OF JAMES JACKSON, JR. M. D. WITH EXTRACTS FROM HIS LETTERS TO HIS FATHER; AND MEDICAL CASES, COLLECTED BY HIM. Boston: I. R. Butts, 1835. 444 pp. 8vo. plain sunned brown pebbled cloth, unmarked spine. Top of spine has crease and two 1/2 - 1-inch tears. Light foxing throughout. Owner's ink signature on front flyleaf. A father's memoir of his son, both physicians; with case histories, annotated. .

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JAMES, J. H.

Practical Observations on the Operations for Strangulated Hernia

1859. JAMES, J. H. PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE OPERATIONS FOR STRANGULATED HERNIA. London: John Churchill, 1859. 95 pp. + 32 pp. publisher's catalogue. 8vo. green cloth with gilt spine lettering, covers stamped in blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Latter half of text unopened at top edge. A few pages have small closed edge tears. Uncommon. .

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Book number: 80810

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MACQUER [Pierre Joseph]

Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, Translated from the

1764. MACQUER [Pierre Joseph]. ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CHYMISTRY, TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF M. MACQUER .. THE SECOND EDITION. TWO VOLUMES. London: Printed for A. Millar and J. Nourse, 1764. xix, [1], 419, 6 plates / viii, 434. 8vo. calf with raised bands, gilt red morocco spine labels. Hinges cracked, leather worn; ex-library, bookplates on front pastedowns from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, perforated stamp on title pages, inkstamp and pencil on verso. Foxing throughout. Andrew Reid translated from the 1756 editions of Macquer's Elemens de chymie-theorique and Elemens de chymie-pratique. .

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JOSEPH, J.(Jacques)

Nasenplastik Und Sonstige Gesichtsplastik Nebst Einem Anhang Uber

1931. JOSEPH, J.(Jacques). NASENPLASTIK UND SONSTIGE GESICHTSPLASTIK NEBST EINEM ANHANG UBER MAMMAPLASTIK UND EINEGE WEITERE OPERATIONEN AUS DEM GEBIETEDER AUSSEREN KORPERPLASTIK. (Facsimile Reprint of 1931 edition). Leipzig: Curt Kabitzsch, 1931. (Facsimile reprint by Willem A. Meeuws). 8vo. 842pp. Light brown cloth backed with green cloth. Ruled and lettered in gilt to spine. Some discoloration to cloth. Very Good. .

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Book number: 90186

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