1892. RICHER, Paul. PARALYSIES ET CONTRACTURES HYSTERIQUES. Paris: Octave Doin, 1892. viii + 223 pp. 8vo., green wrappers printed in black. wrappers torn, chipped (not affecting text except for spine). Front wrapper through p. 32 detached, rest of text loose, splitting at spine. A few pencil notes and areas of..... More
1808. RICHERAND, A., transl. Robert Kerrison. THE ELEMENTS OF PHYSIOLOGY: CONTAINING AN EXPLANATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY; IN WHICH THE MODERN IMPROVEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY, GALVANISM, AND OTHER SCIENCES, ARE APPLIED TO EXPLAIN THE ACTIONS OF THE ANIMAL ECONOMY. Philadelphia: Hopkins and Earle, 1808. First American edition. ix..... More
1789. RICHTER, August Gottlieb. ANFANGSGRUNDE DER WUNDARZNEYKUNST [Basic Introduction to Surgery]. Second Volume. Gottingen, Johann Christian Dieterich, 1789. Octavo. vi[2], 5-514pp. + [5]ff. Second edition, enlarged. Five folding copper engravings showing surgical instruments. The seven volumes of Richter's Basic Surgery were published between 1782 and 1804. This volume concerns surgery..... More
1966. BYLES, John Beuzeville. RICKETTS, Thomas Francis. THE DIAGNOSIS OF SMALLPOX, 2 VOLUMES. [n.p.] U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service/Bureau of Disease Prevention and Environmental Control, Division of Foreign Quarantine, 1966. Reprinted from the 1908 London edition. No. 193 of 300 copies. vii + [5] 154..... More
1838. RICORD, Ph. TRAITE PRATIQUE DES MALADIES VENERIENNES OU RECHERCHES CRITIQUES ET EXPERIMENTALES SUR L'INOCULATION APPLIQUEE A L'ETUDE DE CES MALADIES, SUIVIES D'UN RESUME THERAPEUTIQUE ET D'UN FORMULAIRE SPECIAL. Paris: Librairie des Sciences Medicales de Just Rouvier et E. le Bouvier, 1838. First edition. 808 pp. 8vo., quarter red leather..... More
1853. ROBIN, Charles, & F. VERDEIL. TRAITE DE CHIMIE ANATOMIQUE ET PHYSIOLOGIQUE NORMALE ET PATHOLOGIQUE [...] ATLAS DE 45 PLANCHES. Paris: J.-B. Bailliere, 1853. Plate volume only. 36 pp., + 45 plates, some with touches of color. 8vo. Original cloth-backed paper-covered boards. Ex-library, ink stamp in margin of plate X...... More
1963. ROGER, Jacques. LES SCIENCES DE LA VIE DANS LE PENSEE FRANCAISE DU XVIIIe SIECLE. (Paris) Armand Colin, 1963. 842 pp. 8vo., pale printed paper wrappers. Edges of wrappers have a few closed tearsat spine, corner wear. Slight foxing to edges of block. A few pages have neat pencil margin..... More
1855. ROKITANSKY, Carl. LEHRBUCH DER PATHOLOGISCHEN ANATOMIE, 3 VOLS. Vienna: Wilhelm Braumuller, 1855-61. vi + [2] + 391 + [1] pp./512 + [2] pp./557 + [1] pp. 8vo., half brown calf with raised bands and initials JCW on volumes 1 and 2, volume 3 with different style spine. Volumes 1..... More
1959. ROLLER, Duane H. D. THE DE MAGNETE OF WILLIAM GILBERT. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1959. 196 pp. 4to., green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Spine slightly sunned, else a fine copy. One of the earliest works on magnetism, originally published in 1600. Gilbert (1544-1603) studied at Cambridge and practiced medicine..... More
1956. RONCHI, Vasco, transl. Juliette TATON. HISTOIRE DE LA LUMIERE. Paris: Armand Colin, 1956. 290 + [1] pp. 8vo., pale printed wrappers. Very good, minor wear and light soil to wrappers. Interior clean with numerous b/w illustrations and charts. Translated from the Italian. Optics and light. More
1746. FE. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LONDON. THE DISPENSATORY OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LONDON, translated into English with remarks &c. By H. Pemberton, M.D. London: Printed for T. Longman and T. Shewell, ...; and J. Nourse, ..., 1746. First edition. x, 419 + [1] pp. 8vo., old calf..... More
1956. ROYAL SOCIETY. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. Series B. Biological Sciences. Nos. 668-675. Vol. 240. London: The Royal Society, 1956. Illustrated. pp. 1-529. In eight parts, as issued: 4to., brown paper wrappers, title and contents printed in black to front cover. Occasional, light edgewear and a...... More
1912. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH VOL XLVIII PART II 1911-1912. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son/London: Williams & Norgate, 1912. pp. 231-520. 4to., tan wrappers printed in black. Light soil to wrappers, interior fine. Unopened. B/w plates. Contents: Simpson, Sutherland. The Effects of changing..... More
1913. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH VOL XLVIII PART III 1912-1913. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son/London: Williams and Norgate, 1913. pp. 521-798. 4to., tan wrappers printed in black. Spine chipped, not affecting text; light soil to wrappers. Unopened. Text fine, with b/w and color..... More
1913. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH VOL XLVIII PART IV 1912-1913. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son/London: Williams and Norgate, 1913. pp. 799-965 + [3] + viii pp. Contents of Vol. XLVIII. 4to., tan wrappers printed in black. Wrappers soiled, dampstained, one inch abrasion to..... More
1914. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. L PART I SESSION 1913-14. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1914. Pp. 1-251 + plates. 4to., burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Spine sunned and edges of boards shelfworn, corners bumped..... More
1918. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. LII PART I SESSION 1917-18. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1918. Pp. 1-253 + plates. 4to., burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Spine shelfworn, 3/4 inch chip to "Transactions," 2 inch..... More
1902. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. XL PART II FOR THE SESSION 1901-2. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1902. Pp. 221-467 + plates. 4to., burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine sunned and..... More
1903. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. XL PART III FOR THE SESSION 1902-3. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1903. Pp. 469-707 + plates. 4to., burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine sunned, corners..... More
1913. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. XLIX PART III SESSION 1912-13. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1913. Pp. 531-828 + plates. 4to., burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine and edges of boards..... More
1906. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. XLV PART I FOR THE SESSION 1905-6. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1906. Pp. 1-259 + plates. 4to., burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine sunned, corners..... More
1900. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. XXXIX PART IV FOR THE SESSION 1898-99. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1900. Pp. 865-998 + [8] + plates. 4to., burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine..... More
1837. ROYLE, J. F. AN ESSAY ON THE ANTIQUITY OF HINDOO MEDICINE, Including an Introductory Lecture to the Course of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Delivered at King's College. London: Wm. H. Allen and J. Churchill, 1837. First edition. 196 pp. + 16 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear. Rebound in brick..... More
1894. RUSH Medical College. THE PULSE. The Yearbook of the Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. (1894). 265 pp. + ads. Oblong 8vo., brown cloth, bevelled edges, lettered in gilt; illustrated with photos, line drawings, and ads. Ex library: bookplate only. Ink presentation "by the faculty of Rush Medical College." General..... More
1757. RUTTY, John. A METHODICAL SYNOPSIS OF MINERAL WATERS comprehending the most Celebrated Medicinal Waters, both Cold and Hot, of Great-Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, and Italy, and several other Parts of the World. London: William Johnstone, 1757. With 28 leaves of tables at the beginning, and twelve throughout the text..... More