Memorial of the Great Central Fair for the U. S. Sanitary Commission, held at Philadelphia, June 1864
by Stillé, Charles J.
Philadelphia: U. S. Sanitary Commission, 1864. Stillé, Charles J. (1819-99). Memorial of the Great Central Fair for the U. S. Sanitary Commission, held at Philadelphia, June 1864. 211pp. 3 albumen photographs by Robert Newell mounted on inserted plate leaves. Philadelphia: United States Sanitary Commission, 1864. Original gold-stamped cloth, light wear at extremities and corners, spine a bit dulled. Fine. First Edition. Philadelphia's Great Central Fair, held at Logan Square from June 7 to June 28, 1864, was the... Read More
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Rare & valuable books...relating to chemistry...of Dr. H.N. Stokes ...to be sold at auction...
by Stokes, H.N.
New York: Merwin Sales Co, 1913.
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Anleitung zur Historie der medicinischen Gelahrheit. 3 vols. in 1. Very fine copy
by Stolle, Gottlieb
Jena, 1731. Stolle, Gottlieb (1673-1744) and Christian Wilhelm Kestner (1694-1747). Anleitung zur Historie der medicinischen Gelahrheit. 4to. [16], 898, [94]pp. Jena: Joh. Meyer, 1731. 198 x 164 mm. Vellum ca. 1731, gilt-lettered spine. Very fine copy. Old library stamp ("Fürstensteiner Bibliothek") on title. First Edition. "A pioneer history of medical writing, for which the historian Stolle collaborated with the medical historian / biographer / bibliographer Kestner" (Norman / Historyofscience.com 6746.1). .
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Contraception (Birth control) its theory, history and practice...
by Stopes, Marie Carmichael
London: John Bale, 1923. 8vo.418pp.4plates. original cloth, gilt. good condition.
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Early Bible illustrations: A short study based on some 15th & 16th cent. printed texts
by Strachan, James
Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 1957. Fine copy in fine dust jacket.
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Die Zahnheilkunde im achtzehnten Jahrhundert. Garrison-Morton.com 3700
by Strömgren, Hedvig Lidforss (1877 - 1967)
Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard, 1935. 232pp. Figs. Text-illust. 8vo, (257 x 174 mm). Original printed wrappers. Small chip at the head of the front wrapper on the left-hand side; a little soiled, but good. Uncut and unopened. Deckled edges. Fine. .
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Die Zahnheilkunde im neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Garrison-Morton.com 3701
by Strömgren, Hedvig Lidforss (1877 - 1967)
Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard, 1945. 274 pp. Figs. Text-illust. 8vo, (257 x 174 mm). Original printed wrappers. Wrappers are a little soiled, but still very good. Uncut and unopened. Deckled edges. Fine. .
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The African republic of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. Presentation copy
by Strong, Richard P. (ed.)
Cambridge: Harvard U.P., 1930. Strong, Richard Pearson (1872-1948), ed. The African republic of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. 2 vols. xxvi, 568; ix, 569-1064pp. 8 color plates; text illustrations and maps. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930. 264 x 191 mm. Original maroon cloth, gilt-lettered spines and front covers, light edgewear and finger-soiling. Very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by Strong to the dedicatee, Harvey S. Firestone Jr. (1898-1973) on the front free endpaper: "To Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. With much... Read More
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Sphygmicae artis iam mille ducentos annos perditae & desideratae libri V.
by Struthius, Josephus
Basel: J. Oporinus, 1555. Struthius, Josephus [Stru , Józef] (1510 - 1568/69). Sphygmicae artis iam mille ducentos annos perditae & desideratae libri V. 8vo. [16], 366, [16]pp. 2 folding tables, woodcut text illustrations. Basel: Oporinus, [1555]. 155 x 100 mm. Limp vellum ca. 1555, remains of leather ties, old paper labels on spine. Portion of upper title cut away affecting author's name and title; missing portion supplied in facsimile. Very good. A few marginal notes in an early hand... Read More
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List of Battles and Roster of Regimental Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons During the War of the Rebellion (Washington, D.C., 1863). The American Civil War Surgery Series Volume 11
by Adjudant General and Surgeon-General
San Francisco: Norman. 1st edition. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. Cloth. Acid-free paper. New Introduction by Ira M. Rutkow, M.D. With a new index to names, this volume will enable you to determine exactly which surgeons were attached to each regiment, and to identify the specific battles in which each surgeon served.
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Hand-colored view engraved by Wm Deeble after Thomas H. Shepard
by Royal College of Surgeons
London, 1830. 11.5 x 15.5cm.
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Electricity and Medicine. History of their interaction
by ROWBOTTOM & SUSSKIND
San Francisco: San Francisco Press, Inc, 1984.
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The book of nature; or, the history of insects
by Swammerdam, Jan
London: Seyffert, 1758. Swammerdam, Jan (1637-80). The book of nature; or, the history of insects. . . . With the life of the author, by Herman Boerhaave. Translated from the Dutch and Latin original edition, by Thomas Flloyd. Revised and improved by notes from Reaumur and others by John Hill, M.D. 2 parts in 1, folio. [6], xx, [6], 236; 153, lxiii, [12]pp. 53 engraved plates, a few by Swammerdam. London: C. G. Seyffert, 1758. 440 x 274 mm.... Read More
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Portrait engraved by J. Houbraken after painting by Peter Lely. Folio, matted
by Sydenham, Thomas
London, 1747. 52x34 cm. Very minute tears in left margin, otherwise in very good condition. Matted.
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A bibliography of Dr. Thomas Sydenham by G.G. Meynell
by Sydenham, Thomas
Folkestone: Winterdown Books, 1990.
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Memorials of the life of James Syme by Robert Paterson
by Syme, James
Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1874. 1st edition. 8vo.334pp.,adverts. original cloth, spine faded, corners bent. Hinges are a little weak, library seal on pastedown. Otherwise good.
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Archive of 38 documents, including letters, manuscript charts, printed documents etc., relating to the Moorsom System of calculating cargo capacity in ships and the British Association for the Advancement of Science's efforts to improve it
by Moorsom System
1850. Moorsom System. Archive of 38 documents, including letters, manuscript charts, printed documents etc., relating to the Moorsom System of calculating cargo capacity in ships and the British Association for the Advancement of Science's efforts to improve it. 1850-57. Some dust-soiling, minor tears, one document heavily creased and frayed, but overall very good. Calendar of the collection included. A unique maritime archive recording some of the events surrounding the introduction in 1854 of the Moorsom System for calculating... Read More
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Uber die Entropieverminderung in einem thermodynamischen System bei Eingriffen intelligenter Wesen
by Szilard, Leo
1929. First edition. Fine. Relationship of Information to the Physical World Szilard, Leo (1898-1964). Über die Entropieverminderung in einem thermodynamischen System bei Eingriffen intelligenter Wesen. In Zeitschrift für Physik 53 (1929): 840-856. Whole volume. vii, 889pp. Text illustrations. 223 x 152 mm. Library buckram. Fine. Embossed library stamp of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Mount Wilson Laboratory on the front free endpaper, library call number on spine. Boxed. First Edition of the founding document of information theory. In... Read More
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Detection of neutrons liberated from beryllium by gamma rays: A new technique for inducing radioactivity. Offprint
by Szilard, Leo and Thomas A. Chalmers
1934. Szilard, Leo (1898-1964) and Thomas A. Chalmers. Detection of neutrons liberated from beryllium by gamma rays: A new technique for inducing radioactivity. Offprint from Nature 134 (1934). Single sheet, unbound. [2]pp. 216 x 134 mm. Crease in upper left corner, lower right corner chipped, light toning but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed in the upper right corner in an unidentified hand: "With compliments of L. Szilard." First Edition, Offprint Issue. In 1933, after fleeing from Germany to... Read More
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Mariano Taccola and his book De Ingeneis edited by Prager & Scalia
by Taccola, Mariano
Cambridge: MIT, 1972.
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[Greek transliterated] Peri stategikon taxeon hellenikon] De militaribus ordinibus instituendis more graecorum liber a Francisco Robertello Vitnesi nunc primum graece multis que imaginibus & picutrib ab eodem illustratus
by Aelian Tacticus
Venice: A & G Spinelli, 1552. Aelianus Tacticus (fl. 2nd century CE). Peri strategikon taxeon Hellenikon [in Greek]. De militaribus ordinibus instituendis more graecorum liber a Francisco Robertello Utinensi nunc primum graece multis que imaginibus & picturis ab eodem illustratus. [8], 77, [2]pp. Woodcut title border and 53 woodcut text illustrations, including a double-page woodcut and 3 full-page illustrations; woodcut printer's device on the final leaf. Venice: A. & G. Spinelli, 1552. 230 x 161 mm. Original limp vellum,... Read More
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Portrait photolithograph, folio size after Moffett, Chicago
by Taft, William Howard
Berlin: Adolf Eckstein, 1910. 46.5x30cm.. Includes biographical cover page. Very good condition.
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De curtorum chirurgia. Recognovit et edidit M. Troschel
by Tagliacozzi, Gaspare
Berlin: G. Reimer, 1831. Tagliacozzi, Gaspare (1545-99). De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem. Revised and edited with preface by Maximilian Troschel. 8vo. xvi, 436pp. 6 folding lithographed plates adapted from the 22 original woodcuts. Berlin: G. Reimer, 1831. 205 x 120 mm. Quarter calf gilt c. 1831, spine rubbed,skillfully rebacked.. Lightly browned throughout, but very good. Fourth and last edition, dedicated to Dieffenbach, and inspired by the revival of interest in rhinoplastic procedures that Dieffenbach and von Graefe stimulated... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Tait, Peter Guthrie
1868. Very Good. Tait, Peter Guthrie (1831-1901). Autograph letter signed to [Josiah] Latimer Clark (1822-98). Edinburgh, July 27, 1868. 2 pp. 178 x 114 mm. Remains of mounting on blank verso of last page. Very good. From mathematician and physicist Peter Guthrie Tait, professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh and co-author (with William Thomson) of the classic Treatise on Natural Philosophy (1867), a work that helped to define the modern discipline of physics. Tait's correspondent, Latimer Clark, was... Read More
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Jérusalem délivrée. Traduction nouvelle et en prose par M. V. Philipon de la Madelaine. Elaborate publisher's binding in gilt-stamped cloth
by Tasso, Torquato
Tasso, Torquato (1544-95). Jérusalem délivrée. Traduction nouvelle et en prose par M. V. Philipon de la Madelaine. xx, 525pp. 14 plates, including frontispiece; text illustrations, by Henri-Charles-Antoine Baron (1816-85) and Célestin Nanteuil (1813-73). Paris: J. Mallet et Cie., 1844. 253 x 167 mm. Original publisher's dark blue cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. Very fine except for a few tiny dents at the top and bottom edges of the front cover. Bookplate of Pierre Desmottes. Second... Read More
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