1828. NEES VON ESENBECK, Theodor Friedrich Ludwig. PLANTAE OFFICINALIS oder Sammlung Officineller Pflanzen mit Lithographirten Abbildungen von A. Henry, und Beschreibungen von M.F. Weyhe, J.W. Wolter, und P.W. Funke. Fortgesetzt von Dr. Th. Fr. L. Nees v. Esenbeck. Dusseldorf, Arnz & Comp., [1821-]1828-1833. A great encyclopedia of medicinal plants, including..... More
1753. NUGENT, Christopher. AN ESSAY ON THE HYDROPHOBIA: TO WHICH IS PREFIXED THE CASE OF A PERSON WHO WAS BITTEN BY A MAD DOG; HAD THE HYDROPHOBIA; AND WAS HAPPILY CURED. London: Printed for James Leake and William Frederic...1753. vii + [1] + 204 pp. 8vo., original calf with raised..... More
2004. NULAND, Sherwin B. HOW WE DIE: REFLECTIONS ON LIFE'S FINAL CHAPTER. Delanco, NJ: Privately Printed for Members of The Classics of Medicine Library/Gryphon Editions, LLC (2004). Reprint of 1994 Knopf edition. 278 pp. 8vo., dark blue leather stamped in gilt, bright gilt edges, ribbon marker, marbled endpapers. Small library..... More
1837. OLIVIER, C.P. TRAITE DES MALADIES DE LA MOELLE EPINIERE, contenant l'Histoire anatomique, physiologique et pathologique de ce Centre Nerveux chez l'Homme. Paris, Mequignon-Marvis, 1837. 8vo. Two volumes. viii,550; [iv]616pp. Third edition, corrected and enlarged. With four fine lithographic plates on two folding sheets. Important overview of the anatomy, physiology..... More
1907. OPPENHEIM, Dr. H. BEITRAGE ZUR DIAGNOSTIK UND THERAPIE DER GESCHWULSTE IM BEREICH DES ZENTRALEN NERVENSYSTEMS. Berlin: S. Karger, 1907. 196 pp. + 5 color and b/w plates, one folding. 4to., half gilt leather with marbled paper covered boards and marbled edges. Owner's inkstamp at top corner of half-title. Front..... More
1783. OSBORN, William. AN ESSAY ON LABORIOUS PARTURITION: IN WHICH THE DIVISION OF THE SYMPHYSIS PUBIS IS PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED. London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1783. a2, b8, B-R8. xvi + 255 pp., partial loss to pp. 109-110. Ex-library with no external markings. 8vo., paper covered boards. Fair, front board detached..... More
1876. PAGET, James, ed. William TURNER. LECTURES ON SURGICAL PATHOLOGY DELIVERED AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1876. Fourth edition. xix + [1] + 844 pp. + 16 pp. publisher's catalogue. 8vo., red pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind, sunned to brown..... More
1821. PARENT-DUCHATELET & L[ouis] MARTINET. RECHERCHES SUR L'INFLAMMATION DE L'ARACHNOIDE CEREBRALE ET SPINALE. OU HISTOIRE THEORIQUE ET PRATIQUE DE L'ARACHNITIS. Paris, Chez Crevot, 1821. First edition, first issue, see Heirs of Hippocrates 1458. xxxvii + [1] + 612 pp. 8vo., spine and boards missing, marbled endpapers. Appears to be a...... More
1820. PARIS, John Ayrton. PHARMACOLOGIA OR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISH THE ART OF PRESCRIBING AND OF COMPOSING EXTEMPORANEOUS FORMULAE UPON FIXED AND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES; London: W. Phillips, 1820. Fourth edition, much enlarged. 578 pp. Quarto. Original paper-covered boards with old repair work to spine..... More
1860. PARKES, Edmund A. COMPOSITION OF THE URINE, IN HEALTH AND DISEASE, AND UNDER THE ACTION OF REMEDIES. London: John Churchill, 1860. 8vo. 404pp. + 31pp. publisher's list. Dark blue cloth, blindstamped on front and back and stamped in gilt to spine. Cloth faded and worn. Ex-library with paper label..... More
1851. PARSONS, Usher. A LECTURE, ON THE CONNEXION AND RECIPROCAL INFLUENCE, BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND STOMACH; Delivered before the American Institute of Instruction, at Providence, 1840. Providence: B. Cranston & Co., 1841. Inscribed "From the Author" on the front wrapper. Octavo. 16 pp. In a modern binding of three-quarter cloth..... More
1878. PAVY, F. W. THE CROONIAN LECTURES ON CERTAIN POINTS CONNECTED WITH DIABETES DELIVERED AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1878. First edition. 126 pp. + 16 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear. 8vo., red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine and..... More
1937. PEABODY, George Augustus, ed. John Charles PHILLIPS. SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNALS 1858 - 1859. Salem, MA: Peabody Museum, 1937. No. 108 of 481 copies. xvi + 209 pp. Small 4to., half cloth (black) with green marbled paper covered boards and black paper covered slipcase. Minor shelfwear to boards, interior tight..... More
1872. PEASLEE, E. Randolph. OVARIAN TUMORS: THEIR PATHOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT, ESPECIALLY BY OVARIOTOMY. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1872. First edition. xxvii + [3] + 551 pp. + 24 pp. publisher's catalogue. 8vo., green pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering. Ink ownership on front flyleaf: George H. Lyman..... More
1839. PERCY, JOHN. PRIZE THESIS. AN EXPERIMENTAL INQUIRY, CONCERNING THE PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL IN THE VENTRICLES OF THE BRAIN, AFTER POISONING BY THAT LIQUID; TOGETHER WITH EXPERIMENTS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION OF ALCOHOL: FOR WHICH, A GOLD MEDAL WAS AWARDED BY THE MEDICAL FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY EDINBURGH. London..... More
1843. PEREIRA, Jonathan. A TREATISE ON FOOD AND DIET: WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE DIETETICAL REGIMEN SUITED FOR DISORDERED STATES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS ... London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843. xvi + 542 pp. + 32 pp. publisher's catalogue. 8vo., dark brown ribbed cloth stamped in gilt and blind..... More
1896. PERIODICALS. ARCHIV FUR AUGENHEILKUNDE: INTERRUPTED RUN 1896-1907. Weisbaden: J. F. Bergmann, 1896-1907. var pp. 8vo., orange printed wrappers. Some soil and closed tears to wrappers, very good on average. B/w, tinted and color plates. Ophthalmology/Optometry. Volume/part numbers as follows: XXXIII, 1+2, 3 (1896) XXXIV, 1-4 (1896) XXXV, 1-4 (1897)..... More
1867. [PERIODICALS]. ARCHIV FUR KLINISCHE CHIRURGIE, 3 VOLUMES. Berlin: August Hirschwald, 1867-1877. var pp. 8vo., boards. Very good. Folding plates. As follows: Achter band, 1867; Eilfter band 1869; and Supplement - heft zum einundzwanzigsten band, 1877. More
1903. [PERIODICALS] BULLETIN L'INSTITUT PASTEUR: REVUES ET ANALYSES. Paris: Masson et Cie, 1903-1904. var pp. 8vo., wrappers, good condition (some chipped/edgeworn, light soil). As follows: 1903: No. 1 (Feb 28) - 21 (Dec. 30) 1904: No. 1 (Jan ?) - 24 (Dec 30). More
1901. [PERIODICALS] U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE. MARINE HOSPITAL REPORTS, FIVE VOLUMES. Washington, DC: GPO, 1901-1910. var. pp. 8vo., boards. Fair, boards slightly bowed, pages show some water ripple/dampstaining. Spines loose. Hygienic laboratory/case histories. As follows: 1901, 1903-1906, 1908-1909, 1909, 1910. As is. More
1916. [PERIODICALS] MEMOIRES DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES D' L'INSTITUT DE FRANCE, AN INTERRUPTED RUN 1916-1936. Paris: Gauthier Villars, 1916-1936. Var pp. 4to., blue printed boards. Serie Deuxieme. Some chipped boards, text very good internally with minimal foxing. Plates in monochrome or b/w. As follows: Seven volumes: 54 (1916) 56 (1918)..... More
1883. [PERIODICALS]. DRUG TOPICS : THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE DRUG TRADE. (VOL. 47, NOS. 4-10; VOL. 48, NOS 9 & 12; VOL. 49. NOS. 2-10.) New York: Topics Publishing (for The Kauffman-Lattimer Co.), 1883-. Small 8vo. in wraps. News, articles, letters and advertisements for the pharmacist. Ex-library with few..... More
1904. PETTIGREW, Richard R. PETTIGREW'S NEW ENGLAND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 1904. Boston: The Garden Press, 1904. Containing a directory of physicians, and information regarding the hospitals, societies, dispensaries, and training schools of New England, and other information of interest to the medical profession. 8vo., navy cloth, gilt spine title. Ex-library; stamp..... More
1880. [PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN]. CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. Compiled by John William Knapman, Librarian. London: Printed for the Society, 1880. Third edition. 445 pp. Appended is the fourth edition of the catalogue of the North British Branch on pages [409]-445, which..... More
1891. PICKERING, Edward C. ANNALS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF HARVARD COLLEGE VOL. XXVI PART I: PREPARATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE DRAPER CATALOGUE. Cambridge: John Wilson and Son/University Press, 1891. xxiv + 192 pp. 4to, printed wrappers. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine and wrappers chipped, large 4 inch chip to..... More