Il zodiaco di Dendara illustrato
by Testa
Genoua: Ponthenier, 1822. [Testa, Domenico (1746-1852).] Il zodiaco di Dendara illustrato. [8], xvii, 62pp. Folding plate. Genoa: Tipografia Ponthenier, 1822. 202 x 121 mm. (uncut and largely unopened). Original plain blue wrappers, upper third of spine splitting, minor spotting. Small lacuna in upper right corner of title, but very good to fine. First Edition. An illustrated description of the Dendara Zodiac, an Egyptian bas-relief that originally formed part of the ceiling of a temple dedicated to Osiris in... Read More
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American medical biography. 2 vols. in one
by Thacher, James
Boston: Richardson & Lord; Cottons & Barnard, 1828. Thacher, James (1754-1844). American medical biography: Or memoirs of eminent physicians who have flourished in America. 2 volumes in 1 as issued. 436; 280pp. Frontispiece portrait. Boston: Richardson & Lord, 1828. 242 x 145 mm. (uncut). Original boards, printed paper spine label, spine completely split in 2 places, some dampstaining. Edges frayed, minor foxing and toning. Good to very good. Ownership signature and stamp. First Edition. "Thacher was the first... Read More
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The effets of arts, trades, and professions, and of civic states and habits of living, on health and longevity. 2nd ed
by Thackrah, Charles Turner
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1832. The effects of arts, trades, and professions, and of civic states and habits of living, on health and longevity: with suggestions for the removal of many of the agents which produce disease, and shorten the duration of life. 8vo. viii, 238, [2, adverts.]pp. London: Longman. . . , 1832. 225 x 140 mm. Original cloth, rebacked with new paper spine label, light wear. Minor toning and spotting but otherwise very... Read More
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The effects of the principal arts, trades, and professions . . . on health and longevity. 1st American ed
by Thackrah, C. Turner
Philadelphia: Literary Rooms, 1831. Thackrah, Charles Turner (1795-1833). The effects of the principal arts, trades, and professions, and of civic states and habits of living, on health and longevity . . . 180pp. Philadelphia: Literary Rooms . . . Office of the Journal of Health . . . 1831. 128 x 81 mm. Sheep ca. 1831, gilt-ruled spine with leather label, rubbed, hinges tender. Browned and foxed as is common with American books of the period, but on the... Read More
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Inaugural address as president of the American Medical Association on June 12, 1928. Offprint. Pres. copy
by Thayer, William S.
1928. Thayer, William S. (1864-1932). Inaugural address as president of the American Medical Association on June 12, 1928. Offprint from Journal of the American Medical Association 90 (1928). 19pp. 215 x 141 mm. Original printed wrappers, a bit soiled and spotted. Very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author to William H. Welch (1850-1934) on the front wrapper: "W. H. Welch with WST's best regards." First Edition, Offprint Issue. Thayer was professor of clinical medicine at Johns Hopkins... Read More
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Diseases of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints. With a new introduction by Leonard F. Peltier
by Thomas, Hugh Owen
San Francisco: Norman Publishing, 1991. Facsimile reprint of the most important work of the legendary and eccentric Liverpool surgeon Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-91), son of a bonesetter, who revolutionized the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and diseases. The work is available in both a cloth-bound edition , as described here, and a special limited edition of 100 copies, hand-bound in the finest morocco leather, each copy individually numbered and signed by the editor. Cloth-bound edition: Limited to 400 copies. 28,... Read More
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Diseases of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints. Deluxe leatherbound edition signed by the editor, Leonard F. Peltier
by Thomas, Hugh Owen
San Francisco: Norman Publishing, 1991. 28, 283pp. 26 illus. 5 " 8 ". Norman Orthopedic Series, No.2. Limited edition of 100 leatherbound copies individually numbered and signed by Leonard F. Peltier, M.D. Facsimile reprint of the most important work of the legendary and eccentric Liverpool surgeon Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-91), son of a bonesetter, who revolutionized the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and diseases. This is one of a special limited edition of 100 copies, hand-bound in the finest... Read More
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Practical dietetics. With special reference to diet in disease
by Thompson, W. Gilman
New York: D Appleton, 1897. 2nd printing.
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Atlas of delineations of cutaneous eruptions
by Thomson, Anthony Todd
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1829. Thomson, Anthony Todd (1778-1849). Atlas of delineations of cutaneous eruptions; illustrative of the description in the practical synopsis of cutaneous diseases of Thomas Bateman, M.D. F.L.S. 8vo. vii, 112pp. 29 hand-colored engraved plates (numbered 1-17, 18a, 18b, 18-27), some with tissue guards. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829. 232 x 166 mm. Half calf gilt, marbled boards ca. 1829, light wear and rubbing. Occasional scattered foxing, but very good.... Read More
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LXVII. On the structure of the atom. By Sir J.J. Thomson, O.M., F.R.S., in The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Sixth series, no. 154
by Thomson, J.J.
London, 1913. Volume 26, No. 154 for October 1913. Original blue printed wrappers, pp. 549-800. A fine, unopened copy. Sir Joseph John Thomson (1865-1940) was a British physicist and Nobel Laureate in physics, credited with the discovery of the electron. He was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the conduction of electricity in gases. (Wikipedia).
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On the vibrations of a vortex ring. Offprint
by Thomson, J J.
London, 1882. Offprint from Philosophical Transactions. This was Thomson's first publication on this subject.
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Autograph Letter Signed to William Henry
by Thomson, Thomas
Glasgow, 1825. Thomson, Thomas (1773-1852). A.L.s. to William Henry (1774-1836), dated from Glasgow, 10 October 1825. 2-1/2pp. plus integral address leaf. 227 x 182 mm. Creased where previously folded, small lacuna where seal was cut out, affecting the last 2 letters of Thomson's signature, light soiling, but very good. From Scottish chemist Thomson, author of the best-selling System of Chemistry (1802), ardent supporter of Dalton's atomic theory and founder of the first school of practical chemistry in a British... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Thomson, William, first Baron Kelvin
1875. Very Good. Thomson, William, first Baron Kelvin (1824-1906). Atuograph letter signed to Latimer Clark. Glasgow, February 5, 1875. 4pp. 177 x 112 mm. Traces of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. The Scottish physicist William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) became involved in Cyrus Field's Atlantic cable enterprise in late 1856 or early 1857, when he was named to the board of directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. Thomson, who "saw telegraphy as an integral part of mathematical... Read More
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Letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Thomson, William, first Baron Kelvin
1877. Very Good. Thomson, William, first Baron Kelvin. Letter signed to Latimer Clark. Glasgow, April 16, 1877. 1 page. 180 x 121 mm. Remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. From the Scottish physicist William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) to Latimer Clark, an electrical engineer specializing in telegraphic systems. Clark made a number of important investigations in electrical science, leading to his proof that the speed of a current pulse is independent of the voltage applied, and to... Read More
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Autograph prescription signed with his initials
by Thornton, Robert John
Stoke Newington.
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Notes on asthma: Its nature, forms and treatment. Second edition
by Thorowgood, John C.
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1873. viii, 174pp. 187 x 126 mm. Original cloth, spine chipped. Very good.
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A treatise on the chemical constitution of the brain
by Thudichum, J L W.
London: Baillière, Tindall and Cox, 1884. Thudichum, Johann Ludwig Wilhelm (1829-1901). A treatise on the chemical constitution of the brain. xxiii, 262, [4]pp., plus 40-page publisher's catalogue. London: Baillière, Tindall and Cox, 1884. 220 x 140 mm. Original cloth, gilt-lettered spine and front cover, recased, extremities of spine repaired, 19th-century medical library label on front cover. Very good. First Edition. Garrison-Morton.com 1415.1: "Thudicum, a German emigré, discovered cephalins and myelins in brain tissue." Thudicum, one of the founders... Read More
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Anatomie und Bildungsgeschichte des Gehirns im Foetus des Menschen nebst einer vergleichenden Darstellung des Hirnbaues in den Thieren
by Tiedemann, Friedrich
Nuremberg: Stein, 1816. Tiedemann, Friedrich (1781-1861). Anatomie und Bildungsgeschichte des Gehirns im Foetus des Menschen nebst einer vergleichenden Darstellung des Hirnbaues in den Thieren. viii, 172, [2, errata]pp. 7 engraved plates. Nürnberg: in der Steinischen Buchhandlung, 1816. 228 x 204 mm. Mottled boards ca. 1816, light wear at edges, some chipping at hinges, corners bumped. Occasional minor foxing but very good. From the library of Herbert M. Evans (1882-1971), with his bookplate. First Edition of Tiedemann's pioneering work... Read More
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Autograph manuscript and autograph letter signed
by Tinbergen, Jan
The Hague, 1984.
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An oak spring flora. A selection of rare books & manuscripts from the R.L. Mellon collection
by Tomasi, Lucia Tongiorgi
Upperville, VA: Oak Spring Garden Library, 1997. Finec opy.
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Discorso sopra il male delle petecchie, peste, e chiandussa
by Torresani, Giovanni Benedetto
Bologna: Mascheroni & Perroni, 1623. Torresani, Giovanni Benedetto. Discorso sopra il male delle petecchie, peste, e ghiandussa, con il modo, che se deve tenere à curare le febri pestilentiali, & altri simili mali . . . Raccolta da varii auttori . . . 4to. 53, [3]pp. Bologna: Theodoro Mascheroni & Clemente Ferroni, 1623. 193 x 143 mm. Carta rustica ca. 1623, minor worming on covers, spine worn. Occasional foxing but very good. First Edition of this collection of... Read More
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La corte il mare i mercanti. La rinascita della Scienze Editoria e Societa. Astrologia, magia e alchimia
by Firenze e la Toscana
1980.
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Experimente zur Theorie der Zellenbildung und Endosmose. Muller's Archiv, pp. 87-167. Garrison-Morton 692
by Traube, Moritz
Leipzig: Veit, 1867. 1st edition.
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Code administratif des établissemens dangereux, insalubres ou incommodes
by Trebuchet, Adolphe
Paris: Béchet jeune, 1832. Trebuchet, Adolphe (1801-65). Code administrative des établissemens dangereux, insalubres ou incommodes. [6], xvi, 17-320pp. Paris: Béchet jeune, 1832. 211 x 126 mm. 19th-century quarter calf gilt, marbled boards, paper label on spine, light rubbing and edgewear. Minor foxing but very good. 19th-century French library stamp on the half-title. First Edition. Trebuchet was one of the most eminent and influential authorities on public health in France, serving in various official capacities including head of the... Read More
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A practical treatise on rail-roads and carriages
by Tredgold, Thomas
London: J. Taylor, 1825. Tredgold, Thomas (1788-1829). A practical treatise on rail-roads and carriages, shewing the principles of estimating their strength, proportions, expense, and annual produce. . . . xi, [1, errata], 184pp. Undated 16-page publisher's catalogue bound in front. 4 engraved plates, including folding frontispiece. London: Josiah Taylor, 1825. 228 x 142 mm. (uncut). Original boards, rebacked in cloth, corners repaired, 19th century bookseller's label on front cover. Minor foxing and dust-soiling, some offsetting from plates, library stamps,... Read More
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