Sir William Osler: An Encyclopedia
by Charles S. Bryan, editor
Novato, CA: Norman Publishing / HistoryofScience.com, 2020. 970pp. plus 22pp. front matter. 2-sided color frontispiece; 624 images. 8.5 x 11 inches. Full cloth; laminated dust-jacket. Sir William Osler (1849-1919) was the most famous and best-loved physician in the English-speaking world during the early twentieth century. Some consider him "the greatest physician of all time" or "the father of modern medicine." More commonly, he is seen as an avatar of humanism in medicine. The 135 contributors to the present... Read More
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Engraved Portrait
by Charleton, Walter
Print: 185x135 mm. Mount: 195 x144 mm. Mounted on cardstock. Image worn, with repairs and paper flaws, small spot in top margin, soiling.
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Autograph letter signed to Mr. Lepard
by Charnock, John
Charnock, John (1756-1807). Autograph letter signed to Mr. [J. P.] Lepard. N.p., 27 May 1802. 1 page. 150 x 152 mm. Offered with an engraved portrait of Charnock measuring 162 x 128 mm. From the author of A History of Marine Architecture (1801-1802) to the publisher J. P Lepard, regarding payment for printing costs of the History: "The Stationers Printers and other persons employd in manufacturing the History of Marine Architecture having according to the arrangement made originally by... Read More
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Treatise on the radical cure of hernia by instruments
by Chase, Heber
Philadelphia: J. G. Auner, 1836. Original boards uncut, foxed. 1st American book on hernia repair.
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Des membranes muqueuses B/W Histoire générales des membranes séreuses et synoviales. Both works insc. to P. Ricord
by Chassaignac, E.; Édouard Gelez
Paris: Germer Bailliere, 1846. Chassaignac, Édouard (1804-79). Des membranes muqueuses. vii, 183, [1]pp. 5 plates. Paris: Germer Baillière, 1846. Presentation Copy, with the half-title inscribed: "à mon cher confrère M. le Docteur Ricord souvenir d'amitié E. Chassaignac." [Bound with:] Gelez, Édouard. Histoire générale des membranes séreuses et synoviales, des bourses muqueuses et des kystes, sous le rapport de leur structure, de leurs fonctions, de leurs affections, et de leur traitement. 356pp. Paris: L'auteur; Germer-Baillière, 1845. Presentation Copy, with the... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Chatterton, John
1863. Very Good. Chatterton, John. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, February 21, 1863. 1 page. 201 x 127 mm. Small hole punched in upper margin. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Regarding payment of outstanding accounts. Chatterton was manager of the engineering department of the Gutta-Percha Company, which supplied insulation for telegraph cables. He testified before the joint committee appointed by the British government in 1859 to investigate the causes of the first Atlantic cable's failure. Origins of Cyberspace 137 .... Read More
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An illustrated catalogue of old & rare books. Large 4to. color plates
by Pickering & Chatto
London: Pickering & Chatto, 1902.
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Autograph manuscript signed. 10pp., with Recamier Autograph letter signed
by Chaussier, Francois
Paris, 1822. Chaussier, François (1746-1828). Autograph manuscript draft. 10pp. on 10 numbered leaves. [Paris:] 3 February 1822. Written on the backs of several printed and manuscript documents, including the following: Recamier, Joseph (1774-1852). Autograph letter signed to Chaussier. 1 page plus integral address leaf. [Paris:] 17 January 1822. Together two items. 254 x 201 mm. A few lacunae where seals were broken, a few pin-holes, minor marginal fraying, but very good. Chaussier, a pioneer in forensic medicine, introduced... Read More
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Engraved Portrait
by Cheminisius, Martin
Plate: 78 x 58 mm. Margin: 172 x118 mm. Print is surrounded by obituary text. Small tear in left margin, some staining, text on reverse of print shows through the margins, soiling.
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Hand Colored Engraved Portrait by Cook after Richardson
by Cheselden, William
London: W. Bent. Plate: 180x113 mm. Margin: 202x122 mm. One small instance of faint soiling in bottom right corner, otherwise in very good condition.
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A remarkable case of a person cut for the stone in the new way, commonly called the lateral, by William Cheselden, Surgeon to Her late Majesty; communicated by Martin Folkes, Pr. R.S. by Mr. Reid, Surgeon at Chelsea, who attended the cure.; in Phil. Trans., (1746), 44, 33-35, 1748
by Cheselden, William (1688-1752)
London: C. Davis, 1746. Cheselden, William (1688-1752) and Reid, Alexander (1719-89). A remarkable case of a person cut for the stone in the new way, commonly called the lateral. Extract from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 44 (1746): 33-35. 240 x 188 mm. Disbound. Very good. First Edition. "Cheselden's lateral lithotomy first described in this brief paper by Alexander Reid" (Garrison-Morton.com 4284). .
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Engraved Portrait by Tookey after Von Diest
by Cheyne, George
London: W. Bent, 1787. Plate: 180x118 mm. Margin: 277x198 mm. Very faint greasing around the margins, very small tear on bottom margin that does not impact the image.
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Tractatus de infirmorum sanitate tuenda, vitaque producenda
by Cheyne, George
London: Geo. Strahan, 1726. Cheyne, George (1671-1743). (1) Tractatus de infirmorum sanitate suenda, vitaque producenda. [44], 248pp. London: George Strahan, 1726 (2) De natura fibrae ejusque laxae sive resolutae morbis tractatus. [2], vii, 98, [2, adverts.]pp. London: George Strahan and James Leake, 1725. Together 2 works in 1, 8vo. 197 x 116 mm. Calf ca. 1726, gilt spine, very slight wear. Fine. First Edition in Latin of (1); First Edition of (2). One of the most widely read... Read More
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Engraved Portrait by J. Cochran after W. Deey
by Cheyne, John
London: Whittaker & Co, 1839. Margin: 278x184 mm. Two tears in left margin, one tear in top margin, creasing in bottom right corner, light foxing.
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Academie royale de Chirurgie. Recueil des pieces qui ont concouru pour le prix. . .
by Academie royale de Chir
Paris: Delaguette & Le Prieur, 1753. 1st edition. 3 vols., 4to. Frontispieces in each volume engraved by Le Bas after Francois Boucher (1703-70). c.1900pp. 258 x 192mm.Contemporary half calf, gilt, a little rubbed. Occasional very light foxing or browning, faint dampstain on a few leaves in vol. 1 but a fine set still. Bookplate & signatures in vol. 1. FIRST EDITION, complete 4to. run (later volumes appeared in 12mo. only) Collects the prize competition papers of the Royal... Read More
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Sentiment de Mr. Chirac sur les fièvres intermittentes. Manuscript lecture notes
by Chirac, Pierre
Sentiment de Mr. Chirac sur les fièvres intermittentes. Manuscript document in a neat and legible hand, likely that of a scribe. 56pp. (possibly incomplete). N.p., n.d. [late 17th - early 18th century]. 247 x 194 mm., except for last 4 leaves which measure 255 x 180 mm. Unbound. Edges frayed, last 4 leaves with marginal tears and damage affecting several lines of text, some toning and spotting but very good. Contemporary manuscript notes of Chirac's unpublished lectures on... Read More
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A manual of military surgery (Richmond, 1861). The American Civil War Surgery Series Volume 4
by Chisolm, Julian John
San Francisco: Norman, 1989. 1st edition. 447pp. 4-3/4 x 7-3/16 inches. Cloth, acid-free paper. New Introduction by Ira M. Rutkow, M.D. ". . .I have incorporated chapters upon the food, clothing and hygiene of troops; with directions on how the health of an army is to be preserved, and how an effective strength is to be sustained; also, the duties of military surgeons, both in the camp and in the field." From the preface.
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Die anatomische Abbildungen des XV. und XVI Jahrhunderts
by Choulant, Ludwig
Leipzig: L. Voss, 1843. 28pp. Cloth boards, original printed wrappers bound in. Light browning, occasional foxing but very good. Garrison-Morton.com 440 (note).
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History and bibliography of anatomic illustration. Trans. by Mortimer Frank, intro by C.Singer
by Choulant, Ludwig
Cambridge, Mass: Maurizio Martino, 1993.
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History & bibliography of anatomical illustration.; Frank, Mortimer, ed
by Choulant, Ludwig
Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1920. Choulant, Johann Ludwig (1791-1861). History and bibliography of anatomic illustrations in its relation to anatomic science and the graphic arts. Translated and edited . . . by Mortimer Frank . . . xxvii, 435pp. 26 plates, text illustrations. Chicago: U. Chicago Press, 1920. 250 x 171 mm. Original cloth. Fine copy. First Edition in English of G-M 440: ìIn this classic work Choulant traced the evolution of anatomical illustration from the early schematic... Read More
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Professor of Materia Medica in the University of Edinburgh. Engraved Portrait by C. Cook after Moffat
by Christison, Robert
Glasgow: William Mackenzie. Margin: 243x167 mm. Facsimilie signature. Tear in bottom margin.
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Important Scientific Books: The Richard Green Library. Sold in New York, Tuesday 17 June 2008. Clothbound catalogue. As new
by Christie's
Christie's, 2008.
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The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science & Medicine: Part III, Oct. 29-30,1998. Christie's auction catalogue. Hardcover
by Christie's
New York: Christie's, 1998.
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The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science & Medicine: Part I, March 18, 1998. Christie's auction catalogue. Hardcover
by Christie's
New York: Christie's, 1998.
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The Haskell F. Norman library of science & medicine: Part II, June 15-16, 1998. Christie's auction catalogue. Hardcover
by Christie's
New York: Christie's, 1998.
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