![Il Meticciato di Guerra e altri casi [Miscegenation in War and Other Cases]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/453/230/1651230453.0.l.jpg)
Il Meticciato di Guerra e altri casi [Miscegenation in War and Other Cases]
by Gedda, Luigi, Serio, Angelo and Mercuri, Adriana
Rome: Istituto Gregorio Mendel, 1960. First edition. 1960 ILLUSTRATED ITALIAN GENETIC STUDY OF MIXED RACE CHILDREN RESULTING FROM WORLD WAR II--SIGNED BY AUTHOR LUIGI GEDDA. 15.5x21.5 hardcover, brown cloth bindng, color printed title to cover and spine, inscribed and signed on title page, "Al Prof. Jo. Schauble in cordiale omaggio/ Luigi Gedda/ 10.XI.60", handstamp of Justus Liebig Universitat Giessen (cancelled), i-xi, 398 pp, [11] folded leaves of color and black and white photographic plates, indexes, summary in Italian, English, French and... Read More
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Chronogenetics: The Inheritance of Biological Time
by Gedda, Luigi and Brenci, Gianni
Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1978. First English translation. SCARCE STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF TIME, THE GENETIC CODE, AND DISEASE. 9 1/4 inches tall hardcover, red cloth binding, gilt title to cover and spine, i-xi, 214 pp, 52 figures, 27 tables. Near-fine in near-fine dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. FROM JACKET FLAPS: "Luigi Gedda and Gianni Brenci have long been concerned with the ternporal aspects of heredity and genetics. In this landmark volume, they build on the experience gained in their... Read More
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The Teratology of Fishes
by Gemmill, James F.
Glasgow: James Maclehose and Sons, 1912. First edition. 1912 CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF FISH--MANY SIMILAR TO HUMAN. 25 x 32 cm hardcoever, charcoal gray cloth binding, gilt title to spine, i-xvii, 73 pp, 26 photographic plates with facing tissue guard overlays containing descriptive labels. Light wear to spine ends, binding tight, pages unmarked, very good. From the INTRODUCTION: The primary object of this Memoir is to throw light on the structural aspect of the major abnormalities occurring in fishes, particularly in the... Read More
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![1836 Histoire Generale et Particuliere des Anomalies de l'Organisation Chez l'Homme et les Animaux: [General and Particular History of Organizational Anomalies in Man and Animals]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/274/880/1678880274.0.l.jpg)
1836 Histoire Generale et Particuliere des Anomalies de l'Organisation Chez l'Homme et les Animaux: [General and Particular History of Organizational Anomalies in Man and Animals]
by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore
Paris: J.-B. Bailliere, 1832, 1836, 1836, 1837. First edition. 1830s LANDMARK ILLUSTRATED TREATISE ON TERATOLOGY BY FOUNDER OF THE DISCIPLINE. Three text volumes 13.5 x 21.5 cm bound in printed paper wraps (uncut) and atlas harcover volume, 14x22 cm marbled paper covered boards, leather spine with gilt title. CONTENTS: Vol. I, bookseller ticket verso cover, i-xiv, 746 pp, [2]; Vol. II, [2], 571 pp, 2 folding tables; Vol. III, [2], 618 pp, [1], 32 pp publisher's catalogue; Atlas, 8 pp, 20... Read More
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SIGNED. Young Endeavour: Contributions to Science by Medical Students of the Past Four Centuries
by Gibson, William Carleton
Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1958. First edition. UNIQUE COMPILATION OF RESEARCH BY MEDICAL STUDENTS OVER 4 CENTURIES BY LEGENDARY CANADIAN PHYSICIAN-SIGNED BY HIM. 15x23 cm hardcover, green cloth binding, gilt title to spine, author signature on title page, i-xx, 292 pp, 9 photographic plates, bibliography, index. Very good in custom archival mylar cover. WILLIAM CARLETON GIBSON, (1913-2009) Raised in Victoria, William Carleton Gibson attended Victoria College in the early days when it was housed in Craigdarroch Castle. His lifelong pursuit of learning led... Read More
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The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52
by Gilliss, James Melville
Washington DC: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1855. First edition. TWO LARGE ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES RECORD DISCOVERIES OF US NAVAL EXPEDITION TO CHILE IN MID-19TH CENTURY. Two 22.5x29 cm hardcover volumes, recent black cloth binding, gilt title to spines, handstamp of Aquatic Research Institute to front free endpaper. Vol. I, frontispiece lithograph of Santa Lucia, i-xiii, [1], 556 pp, 3 maps of Chile, map of province of Santiago, 3 lithographic plates of city plans (Santiago, Valparaiso, Constitucion), 67-inch long folding hand-colored panoramic view from... Read More
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Science and Ethical Values
by Glass, Bentley
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1965. First edition. BENTLEY GLASS: FIRST EDITION OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN VALUES, ETHICS IN GENETICS, AND THE NEED FOR CONSILIENCE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES--SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. 8 inches tall color printed paper covers, inscribed verso of half title page, "To Elof Carlson in warm appreciation of a master teacher. Bentley Glass 1970," ix, 101 pp. Near fine. HIRAM BENTLEY GLASS (1906 - 2005) was an American geneticist and... Read More
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![EARLY ENGRAVINGS OF MICROSCOPIC LIFE. Dissertation sur la generation, les animalcules spermatiques, et ceux d'infusions, avec des observations microscopiques sur le sperme, et wur les differrentes infusions, ouvrage traduit de l'allemand, orne de trente-quatre planches, dont plusieurs enluminees. [Dissertation on generation, spermatic animalcules, and those of infusions, with microscopic observations on sperm, and on the different infusions, work translated from German, adorned with thirty-four plates, several of which are colored].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/616/325/1480325616.0.l.jpg)
EARLY ENGRAVINGS OF MICROSCOPIC LIFE. Dissertation sur la generation, les animalcules spermatiques, et ceux d'infusions, avec des observations microscopiques sur le sperme, et wur les differrentes infusions, ouvrage traduit de l'allemand, orne de trente-quatre planches, dont plusieurs enluminees. [Dissertation on generation, spermatic animalcules, and those of infusions, with microscopic observations on sperm, and on the different infusions, work translated from German, adorned with thirty-four plates, several of which are colored].
by Gleichen-Russworm, Wilhelm Friedrich von
Paris, 1799. 1799 THE DAWN OF MICROSCOPY IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT ILLUSTRATED WITH FINE COPPER PLATE ENGRAVINGS. 11 3/4 inches tall hardcover, recent marbled paper covers, gilt leather title to spine, new endpapers, bookplate of Robert L Chevalier MD to front paste-down, [4], 238 pages, [34] leaves of plates: 1 unnumbered plate facing page 41, then numbered I-XXIII, XXIIIb, XXIV-XXXII (including 9 folded and 4 with partial coloring). Minimal foxing to half title page, the remainder of text and all plates... Read More
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The Romance of Natural History (2 volumes)
by Gosse, Philip Henry
London: James Nisbet and Co., 1861, 1862. Vol. I, second edition, first series; Vol. 2, first edition, second series. DECORATIVE BINDINGS AND DRAMATIC WOOD ENGRAVINGS ILLUSTRATE WONDERS AND LEGENDS OF NATURAL HISTORY BY CONTEMPORARY OF DARWIN. Two 13 x 20.5 cm hardcover volumes, green cloth binding with blindstamped borders and gilt images to covers of people interacting with animals, gilt titles to spines; pencil inscription to front free endpaper of each volume, "Ann Thwaite's Copy" (author of "Glimpses of the Wonderful:... Read More
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Problems in Eugenics. Papers Communicated to the First International Eugenics Congress held at The University of London, July 24th to 30th, 1912
by Gotto, Sybil and Darwin, Leonard
Adelphi, W.C.: The Eugenics Education Society, 1912. First edition. SCARCE PROCEEDINGS OF FIRST INTERNATIONAL EUGENICS CONGRESS, PRESIDED BY LEONARD DARWIN. 15.5x24 cm hardcover, publisher's green cloth binding, gilt title to spine, institutional library bookplate to front paste-down, "withdrawn" handstamp to front free endpaper, i-xix, 490 pp. Rebacked, preserving original spine, cover corners worn, front hinge cracked, light foxing to first and last pages, browning to page edges, binding tight and pages clean and unmarked. Good+ in custom archival mylar cover. Papers... Read More
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Recherches sur l'Anatomie du Troglodytes Aubryi, Chimpanze d'Une Espece Nouvelle
by Gratiolet, Louis-Pierre and Alix, Pierre-Henri-Edmond
Paris: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, 1866. First edition. SCARCE MONOGRAPH ON A NEW SPECIES OF CHIMPANZEE WITH FINE LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES BY PIONEER IN COMPARATAIVE BRAIN ANATOMY. 23x31 cm folio, red cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine, bookplate of academic physician to verso front cover, ix, 264 pp., 9 lithographic plates. Scattered light foxing, very good in custom archival mylar cover. LOUIS-PIEERRE GRATIOLET (1815 – 1865) was a French anatomist and zoologist who succeeded Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805-1861) as professor of zoology to... Read More
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A Comparative View of the State and Faculties of Man with those of the Animal World
by [Gregory, John]
London: J. Dodsley, 1765. First edition. 1765 SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF COMPARISON OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOR BY JOHN GREGORY, SCOTTISH PHYSICIAN WHO EXPLORED REASON VS. INSTINCT--COPY OF NOTED AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST HARRY SHAPIRO. 6 inches tall hardcover, contemporary full leather binding, spine with raised bands, red leather gilt title label, armorial bookplate of H. L. Shapiro to front paste-down, iv, 203 pp, [4]; edges of covers darkened and cracked, covers have been reattached amateurishly but functionally, binding tight, tear top... Read More
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The Play of Animals
by Groos, Karl, Baldwin, Elizabeth L. and Baldwin, J. Mark
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1898. First edition. PIONEERING STUDY OF THE EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF PLAY IN ANIMALS. 7 1/2 inches tall hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt title to spine, i-xxvi, 341 pp. Corners bumped, spine ends worn, very good in custom archival mylar cover. KARL GROOS (1861 – 1946) was a German philosopher and psychologist who proposed an evolutionary instrumentalist theory of play. His 1898 book on The Play of Animals suggested that play is a preparation for later life. His... Read More
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![Der Darwinismus und die Probleme des Lebens. Zugleich eine Einfiihrung in das einheimische Tierleben [Of Darwinism and the Problems of Life. Also an Introduction to Native Animal Life]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/848/768/1650768848.0.l.jpg)
Der Darwinismus und die Probleme des Lebens. Zugleich eine Einfiihrung in das einheimische Tierleben [Of Darwinism and the Problems of Life. Also an Introduction to Native Animal Life]
by Guenther, Konrad
Freiburg: Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld, 1905. Third edition. INFLUENTIAL GERMAN POPULAR ACCOUNT OF DARWINISM BY SCHOLAR WHO WAS ACTIVE MEMBER OF NAZI PARTY--COPY OF PROMINENT PHYSICIAN-EXPLORER. 14.5x21.5 cm hardcover, paper covered boards, color printed jacket, handstamp of Aquatic Research Institute and bookplate of Robert L. Chevalier MD to free front endpaper, handstamp of Carl von den Steinen top of title page and signed and dated (1906) by him on half-title. xv, 468 pp. Light browning to endpapers and page edges, very good in... Read More
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Systematische Phylogenie. Entwurf eines Natürlichen Systems der Organismen auf Grund ihrer Stammesgeschichte. Vol. 1. Systematische Phylogenie der Protisten und Pflanzen. Erster Theil des Entwurfs einer systematischen Stammesgeschichte; Vol. 2. Systematische Phylogenie der Wirbellosen Thiere. Zweiter Teil des Entwurfs einer systematischen Stammesgeschichte; Vol. 3. Systematische Phylogenie der Wirbelthiere. des Entwurfs einer systematischen Stammesgeschichte.
by Haeckel, Ernst
Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1894. First edition. RARE FIRST EDITION OF SEMINAL 3-VOLUME MONOGRAPH ON PHYLOGENY BY ERNST HAECKEL: COPY OF EVOLUTIONIST LEIGH VAN VALEN. Three volumes 9 1/2 inches tall, each in paper wraps with title handstamped to covers and hand printed ink titles to spines. Bookplate of Robert L Chevalier MD to front free endpaper. Text uncut, unmarked. Many tables and phylogeny diagrams. Hand stamp of Leigh Van Valen to inside cover and title page of each volume. Vol. I,... Read More
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The Eugenic Marriage. A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies
by Hague, William Grant
New York: The Review of Reviews Co., 1914. First edition. COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CHILD CARE FOR MOTHERS FROM A EUGENICS PERSPECTIVE, REFLECTING AMERICA IN 1914. Four 7 inches tall hardcover volumes, green cloth binding, embossed title and logo to cover, "A PERSONAL GUIDE TO THE NEW SCIENCE OF BETTER LIVING AND BETTER BABIES," Vol 1. Frontispiece of mother and baby, legend "Eugenics Hath Its Own Reward." i-xxx, 136 pp, plates; Vol 2. Frontispiece of New York's Better Baby, legend "Little Miss... Read More
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Experiments and Observations on the Communcation Between the Stomach and the Urinary Organs, and On the Propriety of Administering Medicine by Injection Into the Veins
by Hale, Enoch, Jr.
Boston: Oliver Everett and Joseph W. Ingraham, 1821. First edition. 1821 ORIGINAL REPORTS BY A YOUNG BOSTON PHYSICIAN USING SELF-EXPERIMENTATION TO STUDY URINARY EXCRETION OF ORAL AND INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS. 5 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches paperbound book, untrimmed in green printed covers, 135 pp, covers browned and foxed, front cover detached, spine partly perished, pages unmarked. TOGETHER WITH anonymous review of the dissertations in North American Review, January 1922. The medical dissertations by the Boston physician who published... Read More
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![Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani [Elements of Physiology of the Human Body]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/087/058/1721058087.0.l.jpg)
Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani [Elements of Physiology of the Human Body]
by Haller, Albert von
Lausanne (Vols. I-V), Leiden (Vols. VI-VIII): Bosquet (Vol. I), Sigismundi d'Arnay (Vols. II, III), Grasset (Vols. IV, V), Haak (Vols. VI, VII, VIII), 1757 - 1766. First editions. ENCYCLOPEDIC REVIEW MARKING THE DAWN OF MODERN PHYSIOLOGY, IN STRIKING EARLY MANUSCRIPT VELLUM BINDINGS--COPY OF EMINENT FRENCH PHYSICIAN. Complete set of 8 thick volumes 10 inches tall bound as 5 volumes (1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7, 8), contemporary leather spines with raised bands, gilt decorative compartments, gilt red leather... Read More
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Memoires sur la Nature Sensible et Irritable des Parties du Corps Animal (Volumes I-IV, complete)
by Haller, Albert von
Lausanne: Marc-Michel Bosquet, Sigismond d'Arnay, 1756, 1760. First French edition (translated from the Latin by Samuel Auguste Tissot). FOUR-VOLUME PIONEERING TREATISE DISTINGUISHING NEURAL "SENSIBILITY" FROM MUSCULAR "IRRITABILITY" BY SWISS POLYMATH FATHER OF PHYSIOLOGY. Four 12mo hardcover volumes 6 1/2 inches tall, original full leather binding, gilt compartments to spine with gilt red and green leather labels, all edges stained red, marbled endpapers,. 12mo. x, 399; [vi], 500; [ii], 512, [4], 232 pp. Engraved frontis depicting vivisections, titles printed in... Read More
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First Lines of Physiology
by Haller, Albert von
Troy: Obadiah Penniman, 1803. First American edition (stated). 1803 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF SWISS PHYSIOLOGIST'S LANDMARK TREATISE ON PHYSIOLOGY FROM 1747. 13x22 cm hardcover, full leather binding, gilt red leather label to spine, contemporary ink signature of W. Parlier and bookplate of Robert L Chevalier MD to front paste-down, binding tight, [i-iv], 498 pp, scattered light foxing, very good in custom archival mylar cover. ALBERT VON HALLER (1708 – 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet. A pupil... Read More
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Lectures from the physicians' Course in the Treatment of Poliomyelitis
by Hall, V.E., Faber, H.K., Brainerd, H.D., Knapp, M.E., Wright, J. and Landauer, K.S.
Stanford University, 1947-1948. SCARCE POSTWAR LECTURE SYLLABUS FOR PHYSICIANS' COURSE IN THE CARE OF POLIO PATIENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. 17.5x25.5 cm blue printed paper covers, stapled, typescript text, i-ix, 79 pp, browning of cover and text pages, unmarked and very good in archival mylar cover. PREFACE: This publication has been compiled from special courses for physicians in the treatment of poliomyelitis offered at Stanford University in 1947 and 1948. The reader should remember that this series was adapted from transcriptions of... Read More
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Hints for the Treatment of the Principal Diseases of Infancy and Childhood, Adapted to the Use of Parents
by Hamilton, James
Edinburgh: George Ramsay and Company, 1813. Second edition. 1813 ADVICE TO PARENTS ON THE TREATMENT OF THEIR SICK CHILD--SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. 8 1/2 inches tall hardcover, full leather binding, gilt rulings to covers, red leater label with gilt title to spine, marbled endpapers, bookplate of F. D. Emery, M.D. to front paste-down, inscribed and signed by author on ffep: "For the Revd Mr Birch with Dr Hamilton's best respects, Edinburgh, Aug 22, 1813". i-x, 190 pp. Cover edges, corners, and spine... Read More
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A Serious Address on the Dangerous Consequences of Neglecting Common Coughs and Colds, with Ample Directions for the Prevention and Cure of Consumptions
by Hayes, Thomas
London: J. Murray, 1786. Fourth edition. ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC ON MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE IN THE 18TH CENTURY. 8 1/2 inches tall hardcover, recent black cloth binding, gilt title to spine, new endpapers, [1], 150 pp. Binding fine, light foxing (moderate pp 124-133. Very good minus. CONTENTS: Preface; A Serious Address; The Cure of Colds and Coughs; Successful Directions How to Prevent and Cure Consumptions; Observations on the Hooping Cough; Observations on the Asthma. THOMAS HAYES was a member of the... Read More
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Phylogenetic Systematics
by Hennig, Willi, Davis, D. Dwight and Zangerl, Rainer
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1966. First English translation. SCARCE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF SEMINAL MONOGRAPH THAT TRANSFORMED EVOLUTIONARY THEORY. 26 x 18 cm hardcover, bookplate of Robert L Chevalier MD to front paste-down, institutional library card pocket to front free endpaper, tan cloth binding, [i-vii], 263 pp, 68 figures. Tape residue to edges of covers and endpapers, library handstamps on title page and bottom edge have been covered with black mark. Despite superficial library marks, the book appears unread. Very... Read More
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Grundzuge Einer Theorie der Phylogenetischen Systematik
by Hennig, Willi
Berlin: Deutscher Zentralverlag, 1950. First edition. RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT ESTABLISHED EVOLUTIONARY SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGIC CLASSIFICATION. 23.5 X 15 cm hardcover: original paper cover on front cover, rebound in cloth boards, binder's label inside back cover, new endpapers, bookplate of Robert L Chevalier MD to front paste-down, [i-viii], 370 pp, 58 figures in text. Near fine in custom archival mylar cover. The rare first edition of this landmark work in the development of cladistic systematics. WILLI HENNIG (1913 1976)... Read More
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