An epitome of practical surgery (Richmond, 1863). The American Civil War Surgery Series Volume 6
by Warren, Edward
San Francisco: Norman, 1989. 1st edition. 401pp. 4-1/2 x 7-3/8 inches. Cloth. Acid-free paper. New Introduction by Ira M. Rutkow, M.D. Surgeon-General of North Carolina, Warren wrote this book to counter the severe mismangement of the wounded.
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First [Second] West Coast Computer Faire: A conference & exposition on personal & home computing. Conference proceedings. 2 vols
by Warren, Jim C.
San Francisco / San Jose, 1977. [16], 334, [2]; 505, [7]pp. 277 x 212 mm. Vol. 1 in library buckram, original wrappers bound in; Vol. 2 in original printed wrappers. Proceedings of "the first West Coast computer faire" and of the second "faire" a year later.
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The conchologist. Inscribed copy
by Warren, John
Boston: Russel, Odiorne & Metcalf, 1834. Warren, John. The conchologist. [4], 204pp. Lithographed frontispiece and 15 lithographed plates. Boston: Russell, Odiorne & Metcalf, 1834. 211 x 163 mm. Quarter sheep, gilt spine, marbled boards ca. 1834, hinges cracked, lower extremity of spine chipped, light edgewear. Occasional light spotting, two small holes in pp. 127-128 affecting a few letters (sense remains clear), but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Miss Mugford from Mr.... Read More
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On an operation for the cure of natural fissure of the soft palate...with An account of a case of osteosarcoma of the left. . .
by Warren, John Collins
Philadelphia: Lea & Carey, 1828. 1st edition. IN: Amer.j.med.sci. III, no.5, 1-3. Together in 1 vol. (second part by Valentine Mott) 8vo.xvi, 248pp. 2 plates. 230 x 150mm. Original printed wrappers, uncut, needs rebacking. Considerable foxing & browning throughout. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 5742 & 4452.
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Etherization; with surgical remarks
by Warren, John C.
Boston: Ticknor, 1848.
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On an operation for the cure of natural fissure of the soft palate; in Amer. J. med. Sci., 3, 1-3
by Warren, John Collins (1778-1856)
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Carey, 1828. Whole volume, xvi, 496pp. 1 pll. 130 x 215 mm. Quarter-calf with marbled paper boards and gilt lettering on the spine. Paper boards feature Spine is slightly faded. Some foxing throughout, otherwise a very good copy. Operation in May 1824 - the first staphylorraphy (cleft-palate surgery) in America - performed without direct knowledge of Roux's operations. Nathan Smith (1762-1829) published an earlier paper on staphylorraphy in America: Am. med. Rev., 1826, 3,... Read More
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Deed to Warren's tomb-lot at St. Paul's Church, Boston, with signed manuscript addition transferring its ownership
by Warren, John Collins
Boston, 1827. Warren, John Collins (1778-1856). Document signed, dated November 19, 1827, written on the verso of the printed deed to Warren's tomb-lot in St. Paul's Church, Boston, dated February 5, 1823. 1-1/2pp., plus integral blank. 250 x 203 mm. Creased where previously folded, folds worn and with some paper tape repairs, light browning & marginal fraying. Good to very good overall. Docketed on verso of blank leaf. Recording the sale of Warren's tomb-lot at St. Paul's to Edward... Read More
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Surgical observations, with cases and operations
by Warren, Jonathan Mason
Boston: Ticknor & Field, 1867. First edition. First Edition. Jonathan Mason Warren, son of renowned American surgeon John Collins Warren, made significant contributions to plastic and reconstructive surgery, performing the first rhinoplasty in the United States (see Garrison-Morton 5743.3) and the first operation for closure of complete clefts of the palate (see Garrison-Morton 5745). "In the present work, Warren discusses his work in plastic surgery, including rhinoplasty and staphylorrhaphy. He was especially expert at repairing clefts of the... Read More
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Rhinoplastic operations with some remarks on the autoplastic methods
by Warren, Jonathan Mason
Boston: D. Clapp Jr., 1840. Warren, Jonathan Mason (1811-67). Rhinoplastic operations. With some remarks on the autoplastic methods usually adopted for the restoration of parts lost by accident or disease. Offprint from Boston Medical and Surgical Journal 22 (1840). 28pp. 2 plates. Boston: D. Clapp, Jr., 1840. 214 x 132 mm. Recent marbled wrappers. Plates a bit foxed but very good. First Edition, Scarce Offprint Issue of Mason Warren's paper describing the first successful free skin-graft operation performed... Read More
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Portrait photo by Maull and Polyblank. Matted
by Warren, Samuel
London, 1856. Warren, Samuel (1807-77). Lawyer, Member of Parliament, author of popular novels including the best-selling Ten Thousand A-Year (1841). 1856. 200 x 148 mm.; mount measures 297 x 248 mm.
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Lithographed portrait of Waterhouse by Maguire, from the rare portfolio "Portraits of honorary members of the Ipswich Museum.
by Waterhouse, George R.; Thomas Herbert Maguire
Ipswich: George Ransome; M. & N. Hanhart, 1851. 598 x 438 mm. (sheet); 290 x 242 mm. (image without facsimile signature). Signed in the stone by the artist; Waterhouse's facsimile signature beneath the portrait. Minor foxing. Portrait of British naturalist George R. Waterhouse, author of Part II (Mammalia) of Darwin's "Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle," and Keeper of the British Museum of Natural History's mineralogical department. From the rare portfolio titled "Portraits of Honorary Members of the... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to John Latham Jr.
by Watson, Hewett Cottrell
Ditton March, 1836. Watson, Hewett Cottrell (1804-81). Autograph letter signed to John Latham Jr. 2 - 1/2 pages; addressee's name on verso of second leaf. Ditton March, February 15, 1836. 186 x 115 mm. Traces of sealing wax on verso of last leaf, but very good. From British botanist and evolutionary theorist Hewett C. Watson, author of Cybele Britannica (1860-72) and other works on British plants, and a recognized authority on British plant species and their distribution. He... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Thomas Twining
by Watson, Hewett
Thames Ditton. Watson, Hewett Cottrell (1804-81). Autograph letter signed to [Thomas?] Twining. 7pp. on two bifolia. Thames Ditton, 28 January [no year; ca. 1850]. 185 x 115 mm. Fine. From Hewett Watson, British botanist, phrenologist and evolutionary theorist. Watson, the editor of the London Catalogue of British Plants from 1844 to 1874, was an expert on the geographical distribution of plants in the British Isles and a strong advocate for the use of statistical methods in scientific research.... Read More
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Psychology from the standpoint of a behaviorist. Garrison-Morton.com 4987
by Watson, John Broadus
Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott, 1919. Watson, John Broadus (1878-1958). Psychology from the standpoint of a behaviorist. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1919. xi [3] 429pp. Signature on ffep. Orange cloth with simple line border, Very good+. Watson was the principal exponent of behaviorist psychology. (Garrison-morton.com) .
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[In a Letter to the Editor] An Account of a Steam-Engine Indicator; & A Translation of Rey's Essays on the Calcification of Metals, &c. Essay XVIII; in The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts, 25, 91-96; & 136-141
by Watt, James (1736-1819); & Children, John George (1777-1852)
London: John Murray, 1822. Whole volume, iii, 454pp. 5 pll. 125 x 210mm. Half calf with marbled boards. Spine has gilt lettering, a bit rubbed. Library bookplate to front paste-down. Some foxing on the end papers and folding plates, otherwise a very good copy. An Indicator Diagram is a chart used to measure the thermal, or cylinder, performance or reciprocating steam and internal combustion engines and compressors. The indicator diagram is used to calculate the work done and the... Read More
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Typhoid fever
by Waugh, William F.
London: Johnson & Johnson, 1891. Includes reprints of Waugh's paper and "A clinical study of sulpho-carbolate of zinc" by William Blair Stewart.
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Weaver, Henry
1868. Very Good. Weaver, Henry. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, September 23, 1868. 4pp. 203 x 127 mm. Small holes punched in top margin, remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Regarding Charles Vincent Walker's appointment as an "examiner," presumably of telegraph lines. Weaver had been appointed secretary of the Electric and International Telegraph Company on January 1, 1864. The subject of his letter, Charles Vincent Walker, had been involved in telegraphy since the 1840s. Origins of Cyberspace... Read More
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Entwurf einer auserlesenen medicinischpraktischen Bibliothek für angehende Aerzte
by Weber, Carl Martin
Dessau & Leipzig: Auf Kosten der Verlags-Kaffe, 1784. Weber, Carl Martin (1734-1800). Entwurf einer auserlesenen medicinischpraktischen Bibliothek für angehende Aerzte. 8vo. [16]. 538, [36]pp., plus final blank. Dessau & Leipzig: Auf Kosten der Verlags-Kasse, 1784. 202 x 123 mm. 19th century marbled boards, light wear. Minor foxing and toning but very good. First Edition of Weber's "Plan of a select practical medical library for future physicians." The work is "an annotated bibliography, arranged by subject, and chronologically indexed by... Read More
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Microscopische Beobachtungen über die sichtbare Fortbewegung der Lymphkörnchen in den Lymphgefässen der Froschlarven; in Arch. Anat. Physiol. wiss. Med., 267-72
by Weber, Ernst Heinrich (1795-1878)
Berlin: W. Thome, 1837. Whole volume, CXXXXIII, 574pp. 22 pll. (pll. 1 is colorized; pll. 22 has been covered in a black, glossy and smooth paint-like substance and upon it, figs. 1-4 are drawn using white ink in a relief style). Half-calf with marbled boards. Spine missing. Top board is detached. Bookplate tipped to front paste-down (Gift of Dr. John Dean), library stamp on the title page. Needs rebinding. Approx. English Translation of title: "Microscopic observations on the visible... Read More
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Mechanik der menschlichen Gehwerkzeuge. 2 vols (text and atlas)
by Weber, Wilhelm; Eduard Weber
Göttingen: Dietrichschen Buchhandlung, 1836. Weber, Wilhelm Eduard (1804-91) and Eduard F. W. Weber (1806-71). Mechanik der menschlichen Gehwerkzeuge. Text volume plus atlas. xxvi, 429pp. (text); 10pp. and 17 plates (atlas). Göttingen: Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1836. 202 x 120 mm. (text); 258 x 210 mm. (atlas). Later boards, spine and rear free endpaper of atlas repaired. Some foxing and offsetting in the atlas plates, library stamps and notations on titlepages of both volumes, former owner's signature and bookplate in the atlas,... Read More
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Anatomia comparata nervi sympathici
by Weber, Wilhelm
Leipzig: C. H. Reclam, 1817. Weber, Ernst Heinrich (1795-1878). Anatomia comparata nervi sympathici. [2], 182pp. 5 folding plates drawn and engraved by the author. Leipzig: C. H. Reclam, 1817. 208 x 122 mm. Original green limp boards, light wear and spotting, lower spine chipped. Minor toning but very good. First Edition of Weber's first published work, one of the earliest monographs on the sympathetic nervous system. The work originally served as Weber's thesis for his medical degree, which... Read More
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Herbert M. Evans' run of the E. Weil catalogues 1-33, bound
by Weil, Ernst
London, 1943. Weil, Ernst (1891-1965). Complete set (nos. 1-33) of Weil's rare book catalogues. Approx. 1320pp. total. Plates. London: E. Weil, 1943-1965. 218 x 138 mm. Bound in 3 volumes, recent cloth, red leather spine labels; original printed wrappers present. Fine. Herbert M. Evans' Copies, with his purchase notes on the front wrappers of several catalogues and his signature or initials on one or two front wrappers. Typed letter signed from Weil to Evans, dated 19 May 1953, bound... Read More
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Dental bibliography. 2 parts. Garrison-Morton.com 3699.1
by Weinberger, Bernhard Wolf
New York: First District Dental Society, 1932. (1) [Pt. 1] Dental bibliography. A reference index to the literature of dental science and art as found in the libraries of the New York Academy of Medicine. 2nd Edition. New York: First District Dental Society, 1929. 183pp. Original brown printed wrappers. (2) [Pt. 2] Dental bibliography. A subject index, with additional reference index. First Edition. Original blue printed wrappers. 262 [7]pp. Front wrapper is beginning to separate from the spine,... Read More
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An introduction to the history of dentistry in America. Washington's need for medical and dental care. Houdon's life mask versus his portraitures. 2 vols. Garrison-Morton.com 3703
by Weinberger, Bernhard Wolf
St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company, 1948. Weinberger, Bernhard Wolf (1885-1960). An introduction to the history of dentistry in America. Washington's need for medical and dental care. Houdon's life mask versus his portraitures. Vol. 1. xv, 514 pp. Vol. 2 xii, 408pp. Illust. (241 x 170 mm). Red cloth with simple line bordering. Gilt spine. Dampstain through the upper edge of Vol. 1, but the pages are not stuck together. Very good. The first volume covers the... Read More
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Pierre Fauchard surgeon-dentist. A brief account of the beginning of modern dentistry, the first dental textbook, and professional life two hundred years ago. With an introduction by James J. Walsh
by Weinberger, Bernhard Wolf
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Pierre Fauchard Academy, 1941. (226 x 156 mm). Quarter blue cloth with paper boards. Central gilt motif feat. Pierre Fauchard. Blue endpapers. First edition. xv [1] 102 [8] pp. Figs. Text-illust. One thousand copies of this edition have been printed, of which nine hundred and fifty numbered copies are for sale. This copy is not numbered. Very good. .
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