New York: William Wood & Co., 1907. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely copy of a scarce turn-of-the-century medical text. 108pp. Maroon cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner info to front pastedown. Mild rubbing and edge wear. A desirable copy..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1837. 8vo. A very nice copy of this important 19th-century scientific text. "Sir David Brewster (1781 – 1868) was a British scientist, inventor, author, and academic administrator. In science he is principally remembered for his experimental work in physical optics, mostly concerned..... More
Concord, NH: New Hampshire Association of Military Surgeons, 1906. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear, Text block edges lightly foxed. Cloth along bottom edges a touch frayed. An attractive edition of this scarce Civil War title. More
New York: William Wood & Co., 1899. 8vo. A lovely 2nd Printing copy of a tough-to-come-by medical text. Green cloth with titling stamped in gilt to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner notations to front pastedowns. Black and white as well as full color..... More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2009. 8vo. Tight blue cloth binding with gilt title on spine. Interesting study of this important brain phenomenon and how it is changing the traditional view of how the brain works. Dust jacket fine condition. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Lea & Blanchard. 8vo. A beautiful two-volume set from the personal physician of Thomas Jefferson. One of the foundational American medical texts. Two volumes complete, early printing. "Dunglison (1798 – 1869) was an English-American physician, medical educator and author who served as the first full-time professor of..... More
New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1965. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Blue cloth gilt. Clean, bright interior. Square tight binding. Lacking fep, else fine. Jacket a touch darkened with age, Presents very handsomely in archival mylar. A beautiful copy. More
Grattan & M'Lean, 1850. 1st Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Lacking original wraps, else very good. Gibson (1788-1868) was an early American surgeon whose groundbreaking surgical techniques and experimentation paved the way for advances which would revolutionize surgery by the Civil War. He was the son of notable Talbot..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1922. 1st Edition. duodecimo. An important first-hand account of life inside a turn-of-the-century insane asylum "In the year 1900 the author had a mental breakdown in consequence of the sudden and tragic death of her husband. "This is a true record..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Lea & Blanchard, 1847. 1st Edition. 8vo. A handsome 1st American Edition of this influential 19th-century medical treatise. "Jones grew up in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. From 1827 to 1829, he was an assistant to Robert Knox, a lecturer on anatomy at..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. 8vo. A lovely copy of the book marking the beginning of Jung's divergence from the Psychoanalytic school of Freud. In order to become conscious, Jung shows how libido organizes itself metaphorically as "hero" who battles for deliverance from the 'mother", the symbol of..... More
Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 1970-12-01. Hardcover. Red cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior, save for just a touch of sporadic underlining. Mild edge wear. Jacket rubbed with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Philadelphia, Pa: John S. Littell, 1837. 1st Edition. 8vo. An important 19th-century treatise on diseases of the eye from one of the original surgeons of the Wills (Eye) Hospital in Philadelphia, one of the premier institutions in the world treating diseases of the eye. This beautiful piece was deaccessioned..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Blanchard & Lea, 1855. 8vo. Early Printing of one of the more influential medical texts of the 19th-century. 1027pp + 32pp. Contemporary leather with raised bands to spine, black title label and titling and ruling in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. 152 illustrations... More
Frankfort, NY: Charles Magnus, 1864. A gorgeous 1864 original lithograph printed during the Civil War. This was one of several chromolithographs published by Magnus depicting the soldier hospitals in the nation's capital during the conflict. "Opened in December 1862, Lincoln General was the largest of the military..... More
Lyon: Sebastianus Gryphius, 1542. Duodecimo. A cornucopia of treatises and essays by Plutarch on topics ranging from Literature to Medicine, Morals to History, and more. Text in Latin and translated from the original Greek by Sagundinus, Erasmus, and others. Later binding of plain brown leather. Square..... More
London: Charles C. Thomas, 1958-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. From the library of eminent 20th-century psychiatrist and contributor to this volume Walther Riese, with his notations throughout and his bookplate on the front paste down. Blue cloth gilt. Clean interior, save for the marginalia of Riese, who..... More
Madison, WI: International Universities Press, 1990. 8vo. Two volumes complete. Black cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Dust jackets with mild edge wear, present handsomely in archival mylar. A lovely set. More
New York: William Wood & Co., 1882. 1st US Edition. 8vo. A very nice 1st American edition. Brown cloth with titling stamped in gilt to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner info to front pastedown in contemporary iron gall ink. a beautiful front board..... More
New York: Gramercy, 1954. 2nd printing. Quarto. An uncommon guide on the study of the male physique, profusely illustrated with charts, illustrations and black and white photos. Tan cloth. Square tight binding. Clean Interior. Binding in Fine condition. Dust jacket with mild to moderate edge wear, including a chip..... More
New York: Covici-Friede, 1936. 1st Edition. 8vo. A solid 1st Edition copy of a very scarce work. "It was upon his concept of the crime and the criminal that the Police Department of the City of New York devised its plan of apprehension. It was his analysis of..... More
New York: 1918. Foringer, Alonzo earl. 1st Edition. One of the most iconic posters to come out of WW I. This poster features a prodigious and quite striking Red Cross nurse cradling a wounded soldier on a stretcher, with pleading eyes staring into the distance. Above and..... More
NASA, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Trade paperback. This is the original 1984 1st Edition published by NASA, not a reprint. NASA Reference Publication 1115. Tan typographical wraps. Very little wear. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. One of the most important works ever written in the field of psychology, and certainly one of the most influential in the business world since its publication in 1954.This early printing of Abraham Maslow’s ‘Motivation & Personality’ contains his..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1876. 1st Edition. A lovely 1st Edition copy of the first American textbook on plastic surgery. "Buck (May 4, 1807 – March 6, 1877) was a pioneering military plastic surgeon during the Civil War. He is known for being the first doctor to..... More