The Treatment of the Insane Without Mechanical Restraints
by Conolly, J
London: Smith Elder, 1856. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good; small chip to the head of the spine; small embossed stamp of Bailliere Brothers Book Importers at the base of the title page.. 8vo, xii, [1] - 380 pp. + 16 page inserted publisher's catalog date June, 1856. A classic of medicine and one of the great social documents of the 19th century. Conolly argued forcefully and effectively for the liberation of the insane from the manacles... Read More
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Liebig's Ansicht von der Bodenerschopfung und ihre geschichtliche, statische und nationalökonomische Begrundung
by Conrad, J - ECONOMICS
Jena: F Mauke, 1864. First Edition.. Original publisher's green printed wrappers.. Very good; wrappers laid down on heavier paper and pamphlet recased; untrimmed.. 8vo, [4], [1] - 150, [1 - errata], [4 - adverts] pp. An analysis of the Malthusian population dilemma in light of the recent discoveries of Liebig in organic chemistry as applied to agriculture and the consequent rise in crop yields.
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Paper decorated container with a lid bearing "Hartford Prolific Grapes" label
by Anon - CYLINDRICAL PAPER DECORATED CONTAINER
ca1865. As issued.. Very good; some fading & discoloration, notably around the edges; dust soiling.. Stiff paper cylinder appx. 133 mm in diameter and 88 mm high. Wall exterior overlaid with decorated paper (interwoven vines with purple and gold flecked highlights). This is nailed to a circular plain pine wood base appx. 8mm thick. The lid bears the label "Hartford Prolific Grapes" Lockport [NY]. The container carries the patent granted to O Mallory, June 13, 1865. Mallory was located in... Read More
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An Historical Account of the Royal Hospital for Sea Men at Greenwich
by [Cooke, J & Maule, J]
London: Sold for the Authors by G Nicol ...., 1789. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. A very good copy; rebacked with label and stamping of original spine laid down.. 4to, viii, [1] - 142 pp. + large folding frontispiece and 3 engraved plates; without the final leaf with the announcement that, "The perspective view will be delivered as soon as finished", and the errata slips as described by ESTC. An important history... Read More
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Heckers' Croton Flour Mills
by COOKERY
New York: Heckers, [1869 ?]. First Edition ?. Original printed wrappers.. A very good copy.. 8vo. An advertising piece for the mill that includes recipes using the flour.
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![Illustrations of the Diseases of the Breast ... In Two Parts. Part One [all published] - BOUND WITH - The Anatomy of the Thymus Gland - BOUND WITH - A Treatise on Ligaments by Bransby B Cooper (nephew of A Cooper)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/372/051/1507051372.0.m.jpg)
Illustrations of the Diseases of the Breast ... In Two Parts. Part One [all published] - BOUND WITH - The Anatomy of the Thymus Gland - BOUND WITH - A Treatise on Ligaments by Bransby B Cooper (nephew of A Cooper)
by Cooper, Astley [Paston]
London: Longman ...., 1829 / 1832 / 1825. First Editions.. Contemporary three-quarter leather over marbled boards.. Very good; somewhat foxed here and there; 19th century institutional stamp on the verso of the first title page and last page in the book - no other accessioning; professionally rebacked at some time in an appropriate style.. Large 4to, I - [8]. [1] - 89, [1 - blank] , inserted errata slip, [18 - plate explanations; printed one side only] pp.... Read More
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A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the Joints ... to which are adapted the notes and references to the first American edition
by Cooper, Astley [P]
Boston: Lilly & Wait and Carter & Hendee, 1832. Second American Edition.. Contemporary binder's cloth with paper label; orange binding ticket of Benjamin Bradley.. Very good; untrimmed; paper label in tact.. Royal 8vo, xxiv, [25] - 516, [38] pp. + 34 plates (some folding). A lovely artifact. Americn medical books of this period rarely turn up in such fresh condition. This is the author's most important monograph. It benefits from being a later edition in that all of... Read More
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A Treatise on the Diseases of the Joints: Being the Observations for Which the Prize for 1806 was Adjudged by the Royal College of Surgeons in London
by Cooper, Samuel
London: Richard Phillips, 1807. First Edition. Original publisher's paste paper boards.,. Very good; some abrasion to the label and backstrip; binding is firm.. 8vo, xi, [1], [1] - 191, [1 - adverts] pp. Cooper is best known for his surgical dictionary that appeared in several editions in the early 19th century. He was apprenticed to Dr Burney and practicing by 1800 in St Bartholomew's Hospital. He was also the beneficiary of a substantial practice. The book offered here... Read More
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The Introductory Lecture, of Thomas Cooper ... Prof. of Chemistry at Carlisle College ....
by Cooper, T
Carlisle: A Loudon, 1812. First Edition.. Original blue paste paper boards... Very good; a small tide mark to lower fore corner of the first few leaves; moderate foxing in the body of the text.. 8vo, viii, [1] - 236 pp. An work by the English polymath and associate of Priestley who found his way to America in the late 18th century. The book is his inaugural lecture at Carlisle College. Cooper provides a history of chemistry from the... Read More
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Tracts on Medical Jurisprudence ... with a preface and notes, and a digest of the law relating to insanity and nuisance
by Cooper, Thomas
Philadelphia: James Webster, 1819. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Good; leather flaking; joints weakened; some spotting and toning.. 8vo, [16], [1] - 456, [1 - list of Cooper's publications], [1 - blank] pp. An important and original contribution by the early American polymath. Cooper had many careers and wrote books in a variety of different fields. The work offered here is of considerable interest because of its treatment of the thorny issues regarding insanity in terms of American... Read More
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Observations on the Symptoms and Treatment of the Diseased Spine ... the Incipient Stages ... the Consequent Palsy
by Copeland, T
London: J Callow, 1815. First Edition.. Original blue paste paper boards and paper label.. Very good; number removed from a corner of the front board; old inst. stamp on title; untrimmed; unopened; hinges strained.. 8vo, ix, [x errata], [1] 113, [114 plate explanations] pp. + two engraved plates. A little known work by this important military surgeon. Copeland served in Spain and returned to England to an appointment as surgeon at the Westminster General... Read More
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Manuscript kept by lieutenant E J Cordes in the French Navy on board the Corréze and the Javeline (gun boats) supervising the waterways of Cochinchina (mainly Cambodia and Vietnam) during two years of service from 1879 to 1881
by Cordes, Etienne Jean Paul Clement, Lieutenant Captaine (1839-1904)
Modern half leather folding box.. Very good; not bound. 4to (sheet size 10 x 11 inches), individual fascicles comprising appx. 1240 pages of closely written text (in a clear hand) that are illustrated with appx. 40 individual ink drawings and a hand drawn map. The text is in French. Apparently not published in any form. A manuscript kept by lieutenant E J Cordes in the French Navy on board the Corréze and the Javeline (gun boats) supervising the... Read More
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Facts, Records, Authorities and Arguments Concerning the Claims of Liberty and Obligations of Military Servce ....
by Anon. - HABEAS CORPUS
London: W Faden, 1758. First Edition.. Disbound.. Very good; some toning to the last leaf; no half-title.. 8vo, [2], 108 pp. Detention or the loss of personal liberty may take many forms. The "Great Writ" (as it came to be known) is the most important right and remedy in the Constitution. It goes back to the Magna Carta and the Habeas Corpus Act of the English Parliament in 1679. The lengthy pamphlet offered here takes up the issues attached to... Read More
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Sur une Fonction Peu Connue du Pancreas
by Corvisart, L
Paris: V Masson, 1857. First Edition.. Later half leather.. A very good copy.. 8vo; 123 pp. This copy with a signed two line presentation from Corvisart on the title page. This is a part of a series - each individually issued - that the author produced between 1857 - 1863 on the functions of the pancreas and pancreatic secretions. G - M # 1001.
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England Expects That Every Man This Day Will Do His Duty
by Anon. - PRINTED COTTON
UK, ca1890. As issued.. Good; some light brown discoloration in sections; edges faded; printed text a bit faded; small hole in border (inoffensive).. Printed cotton scarf meas. appx. 31.5 x 27.5 inches; border appx. a 1.25 inch band of color on four sides. A printed cotton scarf with a naval theme. The date is derived from the depiction of the Webley Mark I revolver (introduced into service in 1887) and the Lee Metford rifle (introduced into service in... Read More
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Manual of Botany ... of the Rocky Mountain Region ....
by Coulter, J M
New York: American Book Co., 1885. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Good.. 8vo. An important book for it is the first published account of the botany of this region. The author was a member of the Hayden Survey field group. Stafleu & Cowan #1253.
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Manual of Standard Practice of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
by US Army : Medical Dept. - Nat'l. Research Council
Philadelphia: W B Saunders, 1942. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good copy.. 8vo. The text is illus. throughout. A compendium of instruction for new techniques and procedures to be used in the field for immediate, practical reference. It covers most reconstructive surgery, maxillary surgery and anaesthesia techniques.
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The History of Pompey the Little: or, The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog
by [Coventry, Francis]
London: M Cooper, 1751. First Edition. Full contemporary calf.. Good; front cover detached; internally bright with good margins.. 12mo, viii, [1] - 272 pp. + engraved frontispiece A satire (mistakenly attributed to Fielding by Cross) narrated by a pet dog resident in London. Enough said. DNB IV, 1282.
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An Inaugural Essay on Inflammation
by Coxe, John Redman - WOUNDS
Philadelphia: R Aitken, 1794. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Good; front endpapers excised; some toning and offsetting.. 8vo, [8], [7] - 55, [1 - blank] pp. Coxe was a key figure in the scientific and medical community of post colonial America. The lectures he offered in Pharmacy and Materia Medica were the chief source of systematic instruction (DAB) in the United States during this period. He was educated in London and Edinburgh and received his medical degree, with the dissertation... Read More
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A Brief Examination of Lord Sheffield's Observations on the Commerce of the United States ....
by [Coxe, T]
Philadelphia: M Carey, 1791. First Edition. Full contemporary calf.. Fair; endpapers excised; overall browning; abrasions to the spine; joints chafed and strained; rear joint split for about 2 inches from base.. 8vo. vii, [1], 135, [3 - blank page + advertisement leaf for a "parts" issue of the book by Carey - not noted in the AAS copy] pp. An important book by the man who would become Hamilton's assistant at the Treasury and who would be... Read More
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Why We Laugh
by Cox, S S - HUMOR
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good copy.. 8vo. Cox was the long time congressman from Ohio who served before, during, and after the Civil War. He was a lawyer and journalist and the author of a number books. The book offered here is a an examination and exposition of what constitutes American , and more interestingly, regional American humor. An entertaining book. DAB IV, 482 - 483.
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Surgical Researches During the World War
by Crile, George
Birmingham: Southern Medical Journal, 1920. OFFPRINT. Original printed wrappers.. Fine.. 8vo, 16 pp. A survey of new procedures to save lives.
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Colonie agricole et pénitentiaire de Mettray
by Anon. - JUVENILE CRIME
[Paris]: Imp. de Lemercier, [1840?]. First Edition. Original cloth backed publisher's burgundy patterned, gilt stamped cloth. This copy has the original binder's ticket from Barth in Tours.. Very good; title-page somewhat spotted; some modest scuffing to the binding; hinges strained; the plates have some scattered, modest spotting.. Oblong folio. Tinted lithographic title and 20 tinted lithographic plates. A facility for juvenile delinquents that was founded by Frederic Demetz in 1840. It was revolutionary at the time because it... Read More
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Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 10 vols.
by Crisp, F; Hebb, R .... (editors)
London: Williams & Norgate, vd. Original printed wrappers.. Very good; some marginal chipping.. 8vo, A group of volumes comprising full years for: 1880, 1883, 1886, 1887, 1896, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905. Most volumes in the original printed wrappers. Transport additional.
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Musicus Apparatus Academicus, Being a Composition of Two Odes ... Perform'd in the Theatre at Oxford ... July the 13th 1713 ....
by Croft[s], W & Trapp, J [librettist]
[London]: Printed for the Author ...., [1715]. First Edition.. Full contemporary sheep(?). Fair copy; covers present but detached; binding scuffed & scraped; spine abraded; internally bright.. Folio. There are two allegorical engraved divisional titles and a general engraved title. By the age of 22 Croft was already an established composer. He had published several sonatas for violin and was also represented in The Harpsichord Master in 1700. He worked in the theatre of the period for which he... Read More
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