College of Physicians & Surgeons. Western District. Lectures on the Practice of Physic and Medical Jurisprudence
by Beck, Theodric Remeyn - LECTURE TICKET
[Fairfield, NY], 1827?. As issued.. Very good; ink blurred at date.. Engraved card meas. appx. 80 x 115 mm. The ticket was issued to Elisha Saunders and signed on the verso by Beck: T Remeyn Beck. Printed on thick, cream colored, card stock. Beck was famous for his lectures on forensic medicine and medical jurisprudence, and being the first American in this field to publish a major two volume monograph (G-M #1735) in 1823. See Norman #155; Heirs... Read More
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Die Weltanschauung eines modernen Naturforschers
by Beer, T - VIENNA CIRCLE
Dresden: C Reissner, 1903. First Edition.. Original printed grey wrappers.. A fine unopened copy.. 8vo. A handsome gravure portrait of E Mach. Beer was a physiologist. The work offered here is a critical review of Mach's theories regarding sensibility.
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Das Blutauge oder Blutergiessungen in das Auge ....
by Beger, J H - OPHTHALMOLOGY
Brussel & Leipzig: K Muquardt, 1843. First Edition.. orig. printed wrappers.. A good copy; wrappers loose with marginal chips;.. 8vo. The are 4 color litho. plates. 148 pp. + 4 color plates Beger's tract was the first in a series edited by Cunier of important works in ophthalmology. Ammon wrote the introduction. The work deals with problems when blood invades the eye cavity; particular attention is paid to pathology and therapy. The book is closely argued and the... Read More
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Theological lecture notes in German, Oct. 1872 - March 1873, Leipzig
by Behringer, G
Leipzig: mss., 1872-` 3. Unique.. contemp. half cloth and marbled bds.. A very good copy in a broken binding.. sm. 4to. ; 900 pp. A series of notes for a student of Lutheran theology. The notes are 900 pp. in a neat, clear hand.They cover such topics as dogma, theology, symbolism etc.. They are very detailed.
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A Treatise on the Theory and Management of Ulcers ....
by Bell, Benjamin - ASSOCIATION COPY
Edinburgh: C Elliot, 1784. Third English Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Very good; some chafing to the binding.. 8vo, [4], xvi, [17] - 491, [1], 4 (adverts) pp. G - M states : "Important classification of ulcers." Bell was Scotland"s leading surgeon at the close of the 18th century. This copy has N Chapman's signature on the title and front endpaper. There is an early, neat note on the pastedown stating that the book was purchased at the sale... Read More
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A System of Surgery ....
by Bell, Benjamin - (Waters, Nicholas ed.)
Philadelphia: James Webster, 1814. Third Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Very good; binding somewhat chafed. An unusually clean copy and exceptional as such.. 8vo, viii, [1] - 570, xxix, [1 - blank] pp. + 12 engraved plates. The pre-eminent surgical reference work of the late 18th century. Written with precision and to cover a remarkable range of topics. The plates are of surgical instruments; beautifully engraved and accompanied by explanatory text. . Austin #176; Heirs of Hippocrates, 672-674.
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El Arte de Conocer a los Hombres, y Maximas para la Sociedad Civil
by Bellegarde, J B M de
Amberes: A Perisse, 1755. First Spanish Edition?. full contemp. calf.. A very good copy; some rubbing to the binding.. 12mo. An account of the principal virtues of man supplemented by a list of societal maxims. The text definitely probes the psychology of man in society. There is also a section devoted to women and their lot in society and why it is so. This is a translation from the French edition originally published in 1708. Absent from Palau.
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The Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Teeth
by Bell, Thomas
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1830. First Am. Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth and paper label.. A very good unopened copy; some spotting; feint damp line to the prelims. and margin of title; portion torn from free frt. endpaper.. 8vo. There are 11 litho. plates of the jaws, teeth, and instruments. An important book in the development of modern orthodontics. Bell was responsible for improving the techniques of Fauchard and Fox for correcting irregularities of the teeth. The illustrations are... Read More
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A Compendium of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Medicine Delivered by Professor Chapman
by Benedict, N D
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1846. First Edition. Full contemporary sheep.. Very good.. 8vo, [4 - adverts], viii, [17] - 258 pp. + 32 page publisher's catalog of printed medical books. Chapman lectured on obstetrics and materia medica at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. The Compendium offered here is a summary of the lectures on diseases and is organized by disease providing causes, diagnosis, prognosis, appearance, and treatment. It therefore provides direct information on the medical understanding of each ailment... Read More
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Electro - Ballistic Machines and the Schultz Chronoscope
by Benet, S V - ARTILLERY - BALLISTICS
New York: D Van Nostrand, 1871. Second Revised Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A very good copy; backstrip expertly laid down.. 4to, [4], [5] - 48 pp. + four inserted engraved plates on heavy paper stock. The development of rifled cannons and high speed projectiles produced a need for accurate determination of the performance of such weaponry. The ballistic pendulum in conjunction with ultra high speed time recording techniques are the subject of this monograph. The Navez, Siemens, de... Read More
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The American Builder's Companion; or, a New System of Architecture: Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building in the United States of America
by Benjamin, Asher & Raynerd, Daniel
Boston: Etheridge and Bliss, 1806. First Edition. Original full contemporary calf.. Good; overall browning and spotting; some marginal tears; one page of text and one plate torn into the printed area (no loss).. 4to, viii, 70, [2 - advertisements] pp. + 44 full page engraved plates. Benjamin's second book, offering designs for townhouses, country homes, appointments, a "summerhouse" for a garden, court house, and an elevation and section of the US bank in Boston. This book is far... Read More
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Psychiatric Nursing Technic
by Bennett, A E & Purdy, Avis B
Philadelphia: F A Davis Company, 1940. First Edition. Original publisher's yellow cloth.. Near fine.. 8vo, 172 pp., illustrated. Devoted exclusively to nursing in mental hospitals Bennett & Purdy cover all the essential therapies and procedures (some fairly gruesome). Included are lists of vocabulary to be used in describing symptoms in order to bring some uniformity to diagnoses. There is a signed photograph of Bennett laid into the book.
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Benthamania : or, select extracts from the works ... with an outline of his opinions ....
by Bentham, J ( ed. J H Burton )
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1844. First American Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good with a little rubbing to the cloth.. 8vo, [2], [vii] - xxiii, [1], [24] - 446 pp. Unopened. Burton compiled this book as an introduction to utilitarian philosophy. It was keyed to references to the collected works of Bentham that had been published for the first time in 1843. This comprehensive anthology was an important text in the America where few of Bentham's books had... Read More
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Nonce collection of 13 pamphlets by Bentham from the library of the political radical and member of parliament William Molesworth.
by Bentham, Jeremy
London: Various publishers, 1817 - 1830. All first editions or first published editions.. Nineteenth century parchment backed paper covered boards.. Good; some occasional toning; binding worn; gum label removed from spine - no accessioning; text block split.. 8vo. A sammelband of 13 political and legal tracts by Bentham: 1] Jeremy Bentham to His Fellow-Citizens of France on Houses of Peers and Senates. London: Robert Heward, 1830. 45 pp. {Chuo, J4}; 2] Indications Respecting Lord Eldon, Including... Read More
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Description Nautique des Côtes de L'Algérie
by Bérard, A[uguste]
Paris: Imp. Royale, 1837. First Edition.. Later marbled paper boards.. Good; rebacked in modern linen; recased; old inst. ink stamp on the first three leaves.. 8vo, 232 pp. + 16 lithographic plates with multiple coastal profiles. Charles X undertook his Algerian 'adventure' in 1830, thus embarking on what was to become a 15 year effort to subdue Algeria. Fighting prevailed throughout the interior of the country. By 1832 the resistance leadership fell to Abd-el-Kader who waged war against the French... Read More
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An Essay on the Usefulness of Chemistry and its Application to the Various Occasions of Life - BOUND WITH - A Practical Essay on a Cement and Artificial Stone ....
by Bergman, T / Loriot, A
London: J Murray / T Cadell, 1784 & 1775. First Edition in English / Second Edition of Loriot.. Full contemporary calf.. Very good internally; binding dry with split joints.. 8vo, , I [4], [1] 163, [1 errata]; II 55 pp. This is the English translation of both essays. The Bergman is the introductory lectures on applied chemistry. This is a re-issue of the first edition in 1783 with a change of date and a... Read More
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The Hydro - Mineral Cure of Evian
by Bergouignan, P - WATER CURE
Paris: J Rousset, 1903. First Edition.. orig. prtc. wrappers.. A very good copy.. 8vo. An explanation of the therapeutic value of the Evian waters.
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Lecons du Physiologie Operatoire
by Bernard, C
Paris: F B Bailliere et Fils, 1879. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. Fine.. 8vo. There are numerous figures in the text. The last book written by Bernard. G - M state he showed himself to be the master of experimental procedure and technique in this book. A standard book in the pantheon of 19th century medical science. A crisp copy; unopened; heart plate with stencil coloring. G - M #634; Cushing, B317; Heirs of Hippocrates, #1801; Osler #1519.
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Special Catalog for High and Highest Grade Guns ....
by Bernard, E[mile] - GUNMAKER
Liege : E Bernard, ca1935. As issued.. Very good.. Single 4to sheet printed recto & verso measuring appx. 298 x 234 mm. + 6 illustrated sheets of individual weapons and decorations; half-tones, printed recto only. All on glazed paper. The text is in English. Nicolas-Gustave Bernard (his actual name; 1867-1935) succeeded to the business of Ferdinand Drissen (founded in 1845) in 1905. The premises were located at 54 rue Mont St Martin in Liege until his death. ... Read More
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Lembrancas e Curiosidades do Valle do Amazonas
by Bernardino de Souza, F - BRAZIL - AMAZON
Para: Typ do Futuro, 1873. First Edition.. Contemporary half leather (Brazilian bdg.).. Good with some notes on the endpapers; binding somewhat tired.. 8vo, [8], [9] - 328 pp. A fascinating and apparently random compilation of notes on the Amazon, it's people, travel, rivers, geography, medicine, natural history etc. that includes references to a number of indigenous languages (the volume is completely indexed for quick ref.) . Printed in Amazonia and written by an inhabitant. Absent from Palau.
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Das Aufrechterscheinen der Gesichtsobjecte ....
by Berthold, A[rnold] A[dolph] - PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
Gottingen: Dietrich, 1834. Second Enlarged Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. Very good; occasional spotting.. 8vo, viii, [1] - 126 pp. (includes an index and addenda). Investigation of vision, physiological optics, and the historical medical literature of sight. The author provides his own theories in the final section of the book. See DSB II, 72; NDB II, 166; absent from the Wilmer collection.
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Researches into the Laws of Chemical Affinity
by Berthollet, C L
Baltimore: P H Nicklin & Co., 1809. First American Edition.. Original paste paper boards.. Very good with some spotting; varying tide mark to upper right quadrant of last 20 leaves; rebacked in paper with label in period style.. 8vo, iv, 212 pp. An important book that was meant to improve Bergman's determinations of affinities. Berthollet recognizes the reversibility of reactions and incompleteness. There is also a good deal of experimental information that is reported. Cole #132; see also... Read More
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Le Parfait Serrurier ....
by Berthaux, Louis - IRON WORK DECORATIVE ARTS
Paris: Roret ... Dijon, chez l'Auteur, 1834. Second printing.. Original printed wrappers mounted to paper covered boards.. Good; covers detached; half title and final blank leaf of the binder reinforced along the gutter with a strip of silk backed tape of indeterminate age. The original printed wrappers have been mounted to paper covered binding board. Awkward repair to a tear into one folding plate (no loss).. 8vo, [2], x, [1] - 95, [1 - blank] + 115 plates... Read More
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Traite des Operations de Chirurgie
by Bertrandi, Ambroise
Paris: T Barrois, 1769. First French Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Fine.. 8vo. Four folding copper engraved plates of various kinds of surgical instruments. Bertrandi was prof. of anatomy and surgery at Turin. He is known for his books on the eye and liver but his most important work is the treatise on surgery offered here in the French translation of Sollier de la Romillas. Bertrandi was an exceptionally skilled physician and surgeon going so far as to attempt... Read More
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Untersuchungen über die Lange des einfachen Secundenpendels
by Bessel, F W - MATHEMATICS - HOROLOGY
Berlin: Kgl. Akademie der Wissen. zu Berlin, 1828. OFFPRINT. Recent half leather over marbled boards.. A very good copy with some light spotting.. 4to, [6], [1] - 254, [2 - original blank] pp. + 2 engraved plates of the apparatus. One of the important geophysical works undertaken by Bessel. The text describes the construction (in conjunction with the famous maker Repsold) and painstaking design of the instrument to achieve the high standard of accuracy demanded for precise... Read More
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