Histoire de la medecine et de doctrines..
by BOUCHUT, E.
Paris: [n.p.], 1873. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; interior with occasional spotting, browning on preliminaries. First edition of this valuable French contribution to medical history. It is a well written detailed description of all diseases and doctrines from the ancients through the modern period, and includes the author's own theories and observations. Bouchut was part of the "seminalism"or "vitalistic" school in nothing is granted to hypothesis, and everything to observation. He wrote on the use of the ophthalmoscope... Read More
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Physiologie du gamin de Paris, galopin industriel
by BOURGET, Ernest
Paris, 1842. FIRST EDITION. Wood engravings throughout. Original printed yellow wrappers bound into later half sheep over marbled boards. In excellent condition. First edition, a satirical typology of Parisian street urchin children. Describing these kids from the time of birth through their teen years, the author points out their shenanigans, disrespectful attitudes, tattered clothes, and tendencies towards crime and revolution. He suggests putting them to work in shops and factories to fill their time, a concept that he notes... Read More
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Traité des petrifications
by [BOURGUET, Louis] and [CARTIER, Pierre]
Paris: Briasson, 1742. FIRST EDITION. With half-tile to second part, approbation and errata. With engraved chapter vignettes and 60 folding plates. Contemporary tree calf, elaborate gilt-decorated spine (slightly chipped at head and foot); endpapers printed in purple floral pattern, occasional browning in text and on edges of plates, heavier on preliminaries. Contemporary signature of Dav. Christoph. Schobingen M.D. on flyleaf, and bookplate on front paste-down, contemporary annotations to the errata leaf, possibly for a later edition. From the Furstenberg... Read More
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A history of the Massachusetts General Hospital
by BOWDITCH, N.I.
Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1851. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece plus 3 full-page illustrations, including portraits of Drs. James Jackson and John C. Warren. Publisher’s cloth, rebacked with the original backstrip laid down. A fine copy signed by the author to Dr. Ezra Palmer Jr. “with the respects of N.I. Bowditch.”. First edition, with the title page statement “not published.” Ether anesthesia was first used at this hospital five years earlier, and Bowditch includes a summary of this historic discovery.... Read More
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The vale of Guasco; or the maid with seven lovers. A romance in verse. (bound with) Metrical translations from the works of lamartine, casimir delavigne, victor hugo and beranger to which are added some original poems
by BOYD, Henry; COLLINS, Elisabeth
London; Paris: J.J.Sstockdale; Imprimerie de Gœtschy, 1850. FIRST EDITIONS. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine torn, corners worn; spotting to a few leaves, otherwise a good copy. I: First and only edition, possibly the first printing as there is no errata. As explained in the preface, the subject of the poem, Courtenay, who is English, travels to Peru and Chile and ultimately works to attain revenge for the Spanish victory over Chileans in the sixteenth-century Araucanian war. The work is... Read More
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Occasional reflections upon several subjects
by BOYLE, Robert
London: W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, 1665. FIRST EDITION. Title in red and black. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, worn; interior fresh and complete. First edition, a miscellany of insights into Boyle’s private life, including pleasant memories, fevered reflections, instructions for seafaring, tips for fishermen, and a great deal about his dog. It is more a compilation of essays than a coherent narrative, and many take a moral bent. A diversion from his typical writing on science and chemistry, this text... Read More
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Was General Thomas slow at Nashville? With a description of the greatest cavalry movement of the War, and General James H. Wilson's cavalry operations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia
by BOYNTON, Henry V[an]
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1896. FIRST EDITION. Original publisher's navy-blue cloth; uncut and partially unopened. From the library of Gordon Blanding with his stamp on title and the paste-down. First edition, number 80 of an edition limited to 450 copies. A lovely copy of this fascinating analysis.
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Views of Louisiana; together with a journal of a voyage up the Missouri River, in 1811
by BRACKENRIDGE, H.M.
Pittsburgh: Cramer, Spear and Eichbaum, 1814. Original linen-backed blue-paper boards, quite worn, original spine label; interior with some minor staining and foxing. Overall a wonderful copy. First edition. Brackenridge (1786–1871) was an American writer, lawyer, judge, and politician. He traveled extensively in both North and South America due to his various roles in the U.S. government, often serving as a diplomat. The first section of his travel account consists of a description of the newly acquired territory of Louisiana.... Read More
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A medicine for melancholy
by BRADBURY, Ray
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s black cloth with silver decorations on front cover, author and title on spine, in a perfect unclipped dust jacket ($1.75 on top of front flap) but with a price sticker on the back. Overall in excellent condition. First edition of a modest collection of Bradbury short stories. A similar group was published simultaneously in the United Kingdom, though it contained a number of different stories. Like much of Bradbury’s writing,... Read More
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Thirty years of Shikar
by BRADDON, Sir Edward
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. FIRST EDITION. With lovely text illustrations and large folding colored map. Publisher’s cloth, a bit worn on the edges of the spine, and with a small label of the Norfolk & Norwich Library on the front cover and large bookplate of the Library on the front paste-down; minor browning and spotting to preliminary and endleaves only, other wise a very nice copy. First edition of the memoirs of Sir Edward Nicholas... Read More
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Handbook of emergencies and common ailments. Explaining the latest approved treatment of injuries, sudden and painful attacks, poisoning, and many common diseases
by BRADFORD, E[noch] F[reeman]
Boston: B.B. Russell, 1892. FIRST EDITION. With 7 plates and numerous text illustrations. Publisher’s cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine; interior very good with only a small stain about the preface. First edition. The author, a practicing physician, has prepared a layperson’s guide to prevention and treatment of sudden injury or illness. Introductory remarks include a very basic explanation of the pulse, respiration, delirium, inflammation, symptoms and signs of fever, and patent medicines. The book treats... Read More
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Twenty-two offprints
by BRAGG, Sir William
London: [various], 1921. FIRST EDITIONS. Most with original printed wrappers. All stapled as issued. We are pleased to offer the following collection of original offprints by SIR WILLIAM HENRY BRAGG (1862-1942), pioneer British scientist in solid-state physics who was a joint winner (with his son Sir Lawrence Bragg) of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915 for his research on the determination of crystal structures. He studied physics in the Cavendish Laboratory during part of 1885, and at the... Read More
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X rays and crystal structure
by BRAGG, W.H.; BRAGG, W.L.
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd, 1915. FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on title. With 5 photographic plates. Numerous text diagrams, charts, tables. Original publisher’s blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, faded, quarter-inch of cloth at foot of spine missing, joints loose, otherwise a good copy with “PRESENTATION COPY” blind-stamped onto title. From the library of Arnold Thackray with his bookplate on the paste-down, and another bookplate laid in noting that this book was Exhibit No. 241 in the 1951... Read More
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The lay figure. An original farce in one act
by BRAHAM,Captain Ward
London, 1850. Written on blue paper. Original vellum. An unpublished play about an artist who is afraid to make love. Braham (1824-77) was an instructor of musketry in the Royal Berks Militia. He was the youngest son of John Braham (1774-1856), considered the greatest English tenor and composer of all time. Noted for his splended voice and keen business sense, he made his debut at the Royalty Theatre in 1787 with great success. In Covent Garden at... Read More
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Astronomiae instauratae mechanica
by BRAHE, Tycho
Stockholm: A. Lagrelius, 1901. FACSIMILE EDITION. Frontispiece portrait, title in black and red, numerous full-page woodcuts. An unsophisticated copy in the original printed wrappers, uncut and unopened. Facsimile of Brahe’s important work describing his astronomical instruments and his observatory at Hven with a preface in Latin by B. Hasselberg. Brahe took up residence on the island of Hven in the Danish Sound in 1576 at the invitation of King Frederick II. There he constructed a residence and observatory, Uraniborg... Read More
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De Solenodonte
by BRANDT, Johann Friedrich von
N.p. [but St. Petersburg]: s.n., 1833. FIRST EDITION. 2 full-page lithographic plates, one in contemporary hand color. Original pink wrappers, old repair to spine. Manuscript notes on the front wrapper, old stamps of Balfour Library. First edition, an offprint on the discovery of the venomous shrew-like mammal Solenodon. Also called agoutas, these furry creatures are native to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Brandt, a German naturalist and curator of the Zoological Museum in St. Petersburg, received a specimen of... Read More
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A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles
by BREE, C.R.
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1864. FIRST EDITION. With 238 beautiful hand-colored wood-engravings. Original blind-stamped cloth, covers with illustration and title in gilt, rebacked, new endpapers; all tissue guards present, minor foxing, overall an excellent uncut and partially unopened set with a gift inscription dated May 26, 1943 on fly-leaf of Volume 1 and a second gift inscription dated April 19, 194? (from Celine McDade to Ben Coleman) on the fly-leaf of Volume 3. First edition, extensively illustrated with 238... Read More
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The life of Sir Isaac Newton
by BREWSTER, David
London: John Murray, 1831. FIRST EDITION. With a frontispiece portrait of Newton by Sir G. Kneller and W. C. Edwards, an engraving of the birth-place of Newton on title by S. Williams, numerous text illustrations. Original printed boards, part of The Family Library, No. XXIV; boards soiled and spine crudely repaired, interior very good, partially unopened. First edition. Considered the best biography of Newton by most historians, the work was reissued several times. Wallis, 370.04; not in Babson.... Read More
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Nouveau manuel de magie naturelle et amusante
by BREWSTER, David; VERGNAUD, A.D., ed
Paris: Roret, 1839. 3 folding engraved plates. Contemporary green sheep-backed marbled boards, edges sprinkled red. Some foxing, but a good copy in original condition. Only French edition of this scientific exposé of magic, illusion, and automata. The author, a Scottish scientist, asserts that governing bodies have long used “magic” to establish authority over an ignorant populace, and his book provides protective elucidation on their methods. He discusses the physiological mechanics of optical illusions, spectral visions made with lenses and... Read More
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Memoirs of the life, writings, and discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton
by BREWSTER, David
Edinburgh: Thomas Constable and Co, 1855. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece in each volume plus 8 additional text woodcuts and engravings; without the half-titles. Publisher’s cloth; foxing to both frontispieces, otherwise a very good partially unopened copy with the small bookplate in each volume of the Order of the Garter. First edition, a greatly expanded version of The life of Newton, first published in 1831 as part of the Family Library series. Considered the best biography of Newton by most historians,... Read More
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The life of Sir Isaac Newton
by BREWSTER, David
London: John Murray, 1831. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Newton, woodcut vignette on title, text illustrations and diagrams. Contemporary moire over boards with gilt floral design on corners, gilt edges; rebacked. Possibly from the library of Elizabeth Jones [Soyer], the English portrait artist, with her signature, and 2 library plates on paste-down and first flyleaf; a couple of insignificant tears. First edition.
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Poetical works of Robert Bridges
by BRIDGES, Robert
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1905. FIRST EDITION. Titles within decorative engraved border. Original blue cloth, title and author in gilt on spines. Uncut, and Volumes 3-6 unopened. First edition of this extensive collection of Bridges’ works, including both poetry and plays. Volume 2 contains twenty-eight first printings of poems by Bridges, including O Love, I complain; When Death to either shall grace; and Screaming Tarn, the saddest place that e’er I saw.
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Guatemala. The land of the quetzal
by BRIGHAM, William T.
New York: Charles Scribner, 1887. First Edition. With frontispiece, 25 full-page plates, 5 maps (3 folding), and numerous text illustrations. Green illustrated and gilt cloth, gilt spine, corners bumped; text is clean and bright. An excellent copy with the bookplate of Jerome A. Hart on the front paste-down. First edition of one of the most complete and thorough travelogues of Guatemala. As American interest in Central America was growing during the late nineteenth century, Brigham set out to explore... Read More
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American hero myths. A study in the native religions of the western continent
by BRINTON, Daniel G., M.D.
Philadelphia: H.C. Watts & Co., 1882. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s green cloth, gilt design on front, a bit frayed at corners; interior very good. First edition of this study of the gods and religious myths of Native American and South American people. Included are chapters on the hero-gods of the Algonkins and Iroquois, the Aztec tribes, the Mayas, and a discussion of the extension and influence of these myths.
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Histoire de la Republique Romaine, dans le cours du VIIe siecle
by BROSSES, Charle de; Sallust
Dijon: L.N. Frantin, 1777. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, two folding typographic tables, two folding and one half-page engraved maps, eight full-page engraved busts, nine full-page engraved plates of medallions and coins, one full-page engraved plate of a Florentine monument. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines (damage to hinges and spines, but bindings are sound). From the Royal Military College Library of Canada. Internally perfect. First edition, a comprehensive study of the Roman Republic based on the... Read More
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