The Medical Formulary: being a collection of prescriptions ... dietetic preparations and antidotes for poisons ....
by Ellis, B - PHARMACY
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. Second Enlarged Edition.. Full contemporary sheep.. Very good with some spotting throughout.. 8vo, xiv, [2], [13] - 214, 2 (adverts) pp. + inserted 12mo 12 pp. adverts pamphlet for Carey & Lea. A popular and important work that went through many subsequent editions in the 19th century. Absent from Atwater.
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A Treatise on the Nature, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment of Insanity with Practical Observations on Lunatic Asylums ....
by Ellis, W C
London: Samuel Holdsworth, 1838. First Edition.. Original publisher's blind stamped green cloth.. Very good; front hinge cracked; some spotting.. 8vo, viii, 344 pp. + folding frontispiece Ellis, a self taught progressive and humane medical superintendent, was placed in charge of the Wakefield Asylum in1818. He, along with his wife, saw the asylum as a 'community' and themselves located within a 'family' of which they were the heads. He sought better training for the nurses and attendants, better pay,... Read More
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An Introduction to Political Economy
by Ely, R T
New York: Chautauqa Press, 1889. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Good; small snag on the spine; front free endpaper loose.. 8vo, [4], [3] - 358 pp. A standard text of the late 19th century. Ely, according to Haney, wielded considerable influence over generations of economists through his teaching. His writings were considered to be ' leftist ' because of his emphasis on social issues and historical developments. Veblen became the avowed spokesperson for this group of intellectuals. He... Read More
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Sixteenth century Italian embroidered silk and metallic thread "apparel" for a priest's tunic
by Anon. - EMBROIDERY
[Italy], Sixteenth century.. Good with some modest surface abrasion and minor loss to a part of the applied stitched strapwork decoration; some light fading (?) of original color in the thread of the portrait.. Embroidered panel measuring appx. 454 x 570 mm. Apparels such as this were produced throughout Italy. The work would have been undertaken by a number of people to do the background, portrait, and decorative elements. A variety of thread was used. The piece is... Read More
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Emerson's Lessons on the Old Testament ... for the use of Individuals, Families, and Schools ....
by Emerson, J
Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1833. First Edition.. orig. muslin backed prtd. blue wrappers.. A very good copy with a water spot on a blank portion of the title and torn free endpaper.. 12mo. There are two maps. An interesting artifact. It contains two maps of the Holyland in order to teach children biblical geography. The text is a series of lesson plans. S & S # 18967 - 3 loc's..
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Vesico - Vaginal Fistula from Parturition and Other Causes with Cases of Recto - Vaginal Fistula
by Emmet, T A
New York: W Wood, 1868. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Good; leather label abraded; horizontal split to the backstrip covering; small gouge to the backstrip cloth; old institutional bookplate - no accessioning.. 8vo, [4], xii, [13] - 250 pp. There are text illus. G - M cites this as a comprehensive and valuable account. This may be a publisher's pres. bdg. since other copies bearing Emmet's presentation are known in this green cloth with leather label. G -... Read More
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Treatment of Dysmenorrhoea and Sterility Resulting from Anteflexion of the Uterus
by Emmet, T A
New York: J M Bradstreet & Son, 1865. OFFPRINT.(Revised and Enlarged). Original printed wrappers.. Good; disbound from a volume.. 8vo. One of the few instances I have encountered where the author has revised his published paper before it became available for distribution and after publication in the journal. The G - M entry cites the appearance in the New York Medical Journal. The offprint offered here is from the Journal but clearly states on the title that it... Read More
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Catalog No. 11 Acme Road Machinery Company ... Catalogo General ....
by TRADE CATALOG - BUILDING - ENGINEERING
Frankfort [NY]: Acme Machinery Co., ca 1900. Edition Unknown.. orig. publisher's printed wrappers.. A good copy; marginal tide mark .. ob. 8vo. The catalog is illus. throughout. 64 pp. The Acme catalog of road building equipment in Spanish and obviously intended for the Latin American export market. The catalog contains all kinds of heavy equipment as well as the design for a small cement plant. Some of the large pieces are illus. with half tone photographs and cut... Read More
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[Stencil Duplicated Typescript] Improvement of Harbors and Rivers of the Chesapeake Bay ... improvement of the entrance to the harbor of Baltimore ....
by USA - Federal Government - Secretary of War - Office of the Chief of Engineers
Washington DC: GPO, 1867 - 1891. Unknown. A standard three quarter roan and black cloth binding. . Very good; covers present but detached.. 4to, a stencil duplication of typescripts interspersed with extracted portions of the printed reports that have been mounted or bound in chronological sequence containing substantial revisions in each year marked on the printed reports; appx. 100 pages. An excellent run of the engineering reports for the improvement of Baltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River in... Read More
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Small group of letters, photographs, and memorabilia from the Rose family about their child
by Abram John Rose Family - EPHEMERA
[New Jersey], ca 1910. Original suede binding.. Very good; suede powdering.. Small 4to blank notebook of heavy white paper stock with photographs, letters, memorabilia laid in A sentimental assemblage of varied material related to the birth and childhood of a daughter for this upper middle class family. The notebook is blank with the exception of an inserted, colored, calligraphic title that signals the intention. Instead the book has acted as a "receiver" for inserted memorabilia relating to the... Read More
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Tauf Zedel [Taufpatenbrief]
by PA German Taufpatenbrief - EPHEMERA
[Lancaster, PA?], not after 1835. As issued.. Fair; severe old folds with repaired splits; minor separation at juncture in a blank area; faint damp stain; color somewhat muted.. Single leaf of milled paper, no watermark, meas. appx. 203 x 178 mm. Printed recto only. The wood block illustrations are highlighted in contemporary color (red, yellow, and green). A scarce piece of PA German ephemera. A printed acknowledgement of a baptism by godparents or "sponsors" known by its... Read More
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Psychologische Briefe
by Erdmann, J E
Leipzig: C Geibel, 1856. Second Enlarged Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A fine copy.. 8vo. An interesting series of lectures on psychology for the public that covers a wide range of topics from personal consciousness to metaphysics.
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An Experimental Study of Blood-Pressure and of Pulse-Pressure in Man ....
by Erlanger, Joseph and Hooker, Donald R
Baltimore: John Hopkins Hospital Reports, 1904. OFFPRINT. Original publisher's printed green paper wrappers. Good; spine split and torn; dusty.. Large 8vo, paginated: [145] - 378 + 12 inserted plates. Erlanger interned under Osler. He developed and patented a new type of sphygmomanometer that could measure blood pressure from the brachial artery. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1944.
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Dogmatic / Tage-Buch
by Erle, Carl L - AMERICAN LUTHERAN MANUSCRIPT
[Reading, PA], 1840. Loosely stitched together.. Very good; some dustiness; some chipping to the extremities; occasional loose leaf.. Folio. TItle and 136 handwritten pages (recto/verso) in ink in a neat German gothic script. In the early nineteenth century, German Lutheran families came to settle the Dushore area from Berks, Luzerne and Columbia Counties. The first regular Lutheran pastor in this area was Rev. Carl Ludwig Erle. He was born in 1805 at Muenden, Hanover, Germany and arrived at... Read More
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Tratado Completo de Sericultura ....
by Espejo y Becerra, R - SILK
Madrid: Imp. Nacional, 1872. First Edition.. Contemporary half leather.. Good; rubbing to binding.. 8vo, xx, [21] - 179 pp. with text illustrations. A treatise on the technical and commercial issues of artificial silk production.
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Mental Maladies. A Treatise on Insanity.
by Esquirol, E (trans. E K Hunt)
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. First English Edition.. Full contemporary sheep.. A good copy; front joint cracked; foxing.. 8vo, xviii, [19] - 496, (32 - adverts.) pp. The great classic of the early 19th century literature of insanity and mental illness. "There was hardly an aspect of the subject which Esquirol did not consider, amplify, and clarify" (Hunter / Macalpine, p. 732). He was also the first to separate epileptics from the insane and to describe and classify... Read More
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Des maladies mentales considérées sous les rapports Médical, Hygiénique et Médico-légal, 3 vols.
by Esquirol, Jean Etienne Dominique - INSANITY
Paris: J B Bailliere, 1838. First Edition. Contemporary half leather.. Very good; some occasional spotting and toning; joints somewhat chafed.. 8vo, 1 - xviii, [1] - 678 pp.; II - [4], [1] - 864 pp.; III - Atlas - [4] pp. + 27 plates. One of the first systematic attempts to classify and describe the varieties of mental illness. "Esquirol coined the term monomania, a concept which anticipated the modern view of schizophrenia, and he was the first... Read More
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[Recruitment Poster] You Drive a Car Here - Why Not a Transport in France?
by Esselen, H Blyleven - AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE POSTER WWI
1917. As issued.. Fine.. Lithograph on grey paper; meas. appx. 70.7 x 49.6 cm. An appealing design with a blunt message. Borkan, p. 46; Rawls, p. 90.
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Tabulae Anatomicae ....
by Eustachius, B [ed. by J M Lancisi]
Rome: Rochus Bernabo at the expense of Laurentii & Thomae Pagliarini , 1728. Second Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Good; some spotting; joints split - covers nearly loose or separated.. Small folio. 47 engraved anatomical plates. This copy wanting the frontispiece. The important atlas with Lancisi's notes and editorial additions. See G - M #391; Norman #740; Choulant, p. 202.
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Group of Medical Offprints.
by Evans, H M - VITAMINS
vp: Journal of Biological Chem. & Science, vd. Offprint. First Edition.. orig. printed wrappers.. They are fine copies.. 8vo. A group of four offprints dealing with essential nutrient elements. The papers are: 1- Vital Need of the Body for Certain Unsaturated Fatty Acids, 1934; 2- The Isolation from Wheat Germ Oil ... of Vitamin E, 1936; 3- Adrenocoticotropic Hormone, 1943; 4- On the Existence of a Hitherto Unrecognized Dietary Factor Essential for Reproduction, 1922. Evans, the medical book... Read More
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Vibratory Motion and Sound
by Everett, J D
London: Longmans, Green, 1882. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good copy with a prominent former owner's signature on the title page.. 8vo. Four lithographic plates. An advanced treatise on a particular area of dynamics. Everett's book is focused on physics and explanatory equations associated with wave phenomena.
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The Planter's and Mariner's Medical Companion ... to Which are Subjoined a Dispensatory ....
by Ewell, James - MEDICINE IN SAVANNAH
Philadelphia: Printed by John Bioren, 1807. First Edition.. Full contemporary leather and marbled endpapers.. Good, with toning and spotting; first 50 pp, with small marginal tide marks and intermittent damp. The front joint is partially split; joints chafed; leather scuffed.. 8vo, xvi (numbered, with an insertion of 4 unnumbered pages of 'Recommendations' thereby making 20 total), [1] - 328, [2 - advert. for Robert Harris, Druggist] pp. This copy with an interesting autograph note on the title page: Robert Alexander's... Read More
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Plain Discourses on the Laws or Properties of Matter Containing the Elements or Principles of Modern Chemistry ....
by Ewell, Thomas
New York: Brisban & Brannan, 1806. First Edition. Original publisher's boards.. Very good; spotting to two signatures; untrimmed; spine abraded.. 8vo, 469, [3 - adverts] pp. + 2 engraved plates; half title present. The author was granted his medical degree at the Univ. of Pennsylvania in 1805. What distinguishes this book in the post-colonial era is the inclusion of organic chemistry and some biology. The author's intention was to provide a broad introduction to the chemical sciences. The... Read More
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Bureau of Explosives Pamphlet No. 9 - Interstate Commerce Commission Regulations for the Transportation by Rail of Explosives ....
by EXPLOSIVES
New York: Bureau of Explosives, 1930. First Edition ?. Original cloth backed printed wrappers.. A very good copy.. 8vo, 442 pp. with text illustrations. There are several fldg. plates and charts. A pocket handbook providing the myriad restrictions and regulations for the transport of all kinds of explosive material. The regulations also stipulate packing materials, containers, labels etc.
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... Regulations for Transportation by Rail of Explosives ....
by U S Gov't.: ICC - Bureau of Explosvies
New York: Bureau of Explosives, 1930. First Edition.. Original crimson, printed, cloth backed wrappers.. Good; front hinge strained.. 12mo. There are plates and illus. . A comprehensive handbook for the regulations and testing of shippng containers for all kinds of explosive materials The text also includes regulations, labelling, weight limits, etc. .
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