Observationes pathologico-anatomicae auctarium ad helminthologicam humani corporis continentes

by Treutler, Friedrich August

Leipzig: Johann Gottfried Mueller, 1793. Treutler, Friedrich August (1766-1819). Observationes pathologico-anatomicae auctarium ad helminthologiam humani corporis continentes. 4to. [8], 43pp. 4 hand-colored engraved plates. Leipzig: Sumptibus Ioannis Godofredi Mueller, 1793. 225 x 186 mm. Half sheep, boards ca. 1793, a little rubbed and spotted. Outer margin of first plate trimmed affecting the plate number only, otherwise a very good, crisp copy. Inscription in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper. First Edition, a desirable example with hand-colored... Read More

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Mezzotint portrait by Johann Jacob Haid

by Trew, Christoph Jacob

1769. Trew, Christoph Jacob (1695-1769). Mezzotint portrait by Johann Jacob Haid (1704-67). N.p. [Nuremberg], 1769 or after. 531 x 356 mm. (image measures 406 x 268 mm.). Margins a little frayed (not affecting image), a few small marginal tears repaired, but very good. Excellent mezzotint portrait of German physician and botanist Christoph Jacob Trew, after whom the East Indian plant genus Trewia is named. Trew was the author of the lavishly illustrated Hortus nitidissimis omnem per annum superbiens floribus... Read More

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Engraved portrait by Gaillard after drawing by Lietard? 21x14.5cm

by Tronchin, Theodore

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The Mechanics of Surgery, (1899) reprinted, with a new introduction by James M. Edmonson, Ph.D.

by Truax, Charles

San Francisco: Norman, 1988. Second edition. The most authoritative source on surgical instruments and apparatus of its day, Truax's encyclopedic work describes and depicts virtually the entire range of instrumentation employed in the surgical and medical practice at the turn of the century. An essential tool for collectors, with a new illustrated historical introduction. 45, 1024pp. 2381 illus. 6 1/8" 9 1/2". Cloth, acid-free paper. ISBN 0-930405-01-3. Norman Surgery Series No. 1.

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Kod zuroku. Illustrated book on the smelting of copper. A facsimile edition of the original edition (ca. 1801) with English translation by Zenryu Shirakawa and preface by Bern Dibner. With color woodcuts by Niwa Motokuni T kei. Edited with an introductory essay by Cyril Stanley Smith. Presentation copy. Signed by Bern Dibner. Fine

by Tsuna, Masuda

Norwalk, Connecticut: Burndy Library, 1983. [1] 96 [1] pp. (273 x 205 mm). Original printed wrappers. "For Dr. Eugene Bliss from Bern Dibner" signed in black pen on the ffep. Fine. "Facsimile of the original book (ca. 1801), written by Masuda Tsuna (d. 1821), who describes himself as an employee of the Sumitomo clan of Osaka. Contains 22 full-page woodblock prints showing details of stages in the production of copper from the mine through smelting & de-silverization... Read More

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Deformities, including diseases of the bones and joints. . .

by Tubby, Alfred Herbert

London, 1912. Second & enlarged edition of Garrison-Morton 4366. 2 vols.

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Musée retrospectif de la classe 16 médecine & chirurgie à l'Exposition universelle internationale de 1900, à Paris

by Tuffier

Paris, 1900. Tuffier, Théodore (1857-1929). Musée retrospectif de la classe 16: Médecine & chirurgie à l'Exposition universelle internationale de 1900, à Paris. Rapport. 52, [2]pp. 2 plates, text illustrations. St. Cloud: Imprimerie Belin Frères, n.d. [1900]. 281 x 192 mm. Original printed wrappers, paper backstrip, some tears and creases. Very good. Owner's stamp on front wrapper. First Edition. An illustrated report on the History of Medicine exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition, highlighting the contributions of notable French-speaking... Read More

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Scientific books, libraries and collectors

by Thorton & Tully

London: Library Association, 1971. Third, revised edition.

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Portrait photo by Maull and Polyblank. Matted

by Tupper, Martin Farquhar

London, 1856. Tupper, Martin Farquhar (1810-89). Poet; author of the popular Proverbial Philosophy (1837), which went through forty editions in the following three decades; satirized by W. S. Gilbert in his "Bab Ballads." 1857. 200 x 148 mm.; mount measures 297 x 248 mm. Faint smudge in lower margin of mount.

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Turner on birds: a short and succinct history of the principal birds. . .

by Turner, William

Cambridge: University Press, 1903. First edition in English.

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Astra castra: Experiments and adventures in the atmosphere

by Turnor, Christopher Hatton

London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. Turnor, [Christopher] Hatton (1840-1914). Astra castra: Experiments and adventures in the atmosphere. xxiii, 530pp. 35 plates, including chromolithograph frontispiece, photographic print tipped to dedication page, text illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 326 x 252 mm. Original cloth stamped in gilt and blind, some wear at spine and corners, light spotting. Frontispiece starting, minor insect damage to upper margin of title, light foxing, but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the... Read More

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On the optical deportment of the atmosphere. Offprint

by Tyndall, John

London, 1876. 1st edition. Precursor of Fleming's work on Penicillin Tyndall, John (1820-93). The optical deportment of the atmosphere in relation to the phenomena of putrefaction and infection. Offprint from Phil. Trans. 166 (1876). [2] [27]-74pp. Text illustrations. 4to. London: Trubner & Co., 1876-77. 295 x 235 mm. Original printed wrappers, very slightly chipped. Light marginal browing, but fine. First Separate Editions. Garrison-Morton 1932 (first paper). Tyndall approached bacteriology by way of physics: during his researches on radiant heat,... Read More

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ALS 2pp., 8vo. re"circular plates of rock sale for my experimental tube" (Latimer Clark collection

by Tyndall, John

1875.

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Autograph letter signed, probably to Latimer Clark

by Tyndall, John

Very Good. Tyndall, John (1820-93). A.L.s. to an unnamed recipient, possibly Latimer Clark. [London], April 17, n.y. 1 page. 178 x 116 mm. Small hole punched in upper margin, minor soiling. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Tyndall, a physicist, is best known for his investigations of atmospheric dust, which led to his discovery of "Tyndallization," a sterilization process that uses discontinuous boiling to render infusions completely free of microorganisms. In his letter, Tyndall refuses to sign a memorial for Edward... Read More

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H. R. 336 [To accompany report no. 421.]

by United States. Senate. 32nd Congress, 2nd Session

Washington DC, 1853. United States. Senate. 32nd Congress, 2nd Session. H. R. 336 [To accompany report no. 421.] In the Senate of the United States. February 19, 1853 . . . Amendment . . . 3pp. [Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1853.] 297 x 205 mm. Unbound. Some dampstaining, edges a bit frayed but very good. Docketed. First Edition of this rare ether controversy document, with no copies listed in OCLC. In January 1853, responding to renewed debate... Read More

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Della nutrizione, accrescimento, decrescimento et morte senile del corpo umano

by Vacca Berlinghieri, Francesco

Pisa: Giovannelli, 1762. 1st edition. 4to. xv, 131, [1]pp. 197 x 160 mm. covered with paper wrappers, not bound. wrappers are faded and chipped. minor worming, with a little browing and foxing, otherwise good. FIRST EDITION. On the physiological processes involved in nutrition and the life processes of growth and aging. About fifty pages are devoted to nutrition and food. and about twenty to aging and prolonging life. Hirsch. Blake 467. .

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Description of the American Electro Magnetic Telegraph: now in operation between the Cities of Washington and Baltimre. Bound with: Johnson, A Brief and Simple Explanation of the Electro-magnetic Telegraph (1847) and Hubbard, The Proposed Changes in the Telegraphic System (1873)

by Vail, Alfred

Washington, D. C.: J. and G.S. Gideon, 1845. Morse Code Vail, Alfred (1807-59). Description of the American electro magnetic telegraph: Now in operation between the cities of Washington and Baltimore. 24pp. Woodcut text illustrations. Washington: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1845. 221 x 140 mm. Bound with 2 other works on the telegraph in 19th century boards, cloth backstrip, hand-lettered spine label and library label, corners worn. Light toning but very good. Library bookplate. First Edition. Probably the first... Read More

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Ueber ein Entozoon im Blute von Salmo fario. IN: Muller's Archiv (1841) pp.435-36. GM 5267.1

by Valentin, Gabriel Gustav

Berlin: Veit, 1841. 1st edition.

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Anwendungen der Quantenhypothese. Stamp of Theodore von Karman on verso of title

by Valentiner, Siegfried

Braunschweig: F Vieweg, 1914.

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Traité théorique et pratique de médecine oculaire. Insc. to P. Ricord

by Vallez, Prosper Josephus

Brussels: Janssens-Deffossé, 1853. Vallez, Prosper Josephus (1811-94). Traité théorique et pratique de médecine oculaire. [4], v, 592pp. Brussels: Janssens-Deffossé, 1853. 219 x 137 mm. 19th-century quarter morocco, marbled boards, spine a bit dulled. Very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed to Philippe Ricord on the half-title: "A Monsieur le Docteur Ricord à Paris Hommage respectueux de l'auteur Dr. Vallez Bruxelles 12.6.56." First Edition. Vallez was professor of general ophthalmic surgery at the University of Brussels. .

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Voyage en Savoie fait au mois de septembre 1871. Manuscript volume

by Van Drival, Eugène

Arras, 1872. Voyage en Savoie fait au mois de septembre 1871 . . . récits-études-souvenirs. Manuscript volume in a small but legible hand, illustrated with numerous tipped-in printed documents, manuscript documents, images and photographs. 109 unnumbered leaves divided into 14 "feuilles,", written on rectos only. Arras, France, 29 March 1872. 247 x 160 mm. Original quarter green morocco, boards, spine tooled in gilt and black, spine a bit faded, light edgewear. Edges a bit frayed but very good. Van... Read More

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Woodcut Portrait

by Van Eyck, Joannes

Print: 75x70 mm. Mount: 129x121 mm. Mounted on paper with hand colored boarder.

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Signature on 3 x 5 card

by Van Vleck, John H.

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Protein split products in relation to immunity and disease

by Vaughan, Victor C.; Victor C. Vaughan Jr.; J. Walter Vaughan

Philadelphia & New York: Lea & Febiger, 1913. xii, 17-476pp. Text illustrations. 202 x 137 mm. Original cloth, a bit shaken, spine faded. Bookplate. Good+.

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Unusually large and fine photograph of Velpeau by Goupil & Cie. for Galerie Contemporaine

by Velpeau, Alfred A.L.M.

Paris: Galerie Contemporaine.

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