Medicine
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1973 AwakeningsLondon: 1973The first edition of Oliver Sacks's Hawthornden Prize winning account of his treatment of the survivors of the sleeping-sickness epidemic of 1918.
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c1972 Anatomy Improv'd and IllustratedEdinburgh: c1972A superb limited edition facsimile of Bernardino Genga's important anatomical work, this facsimile being of the 1723 English edition, reproducing the original engravings.
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1890 The Household Physician: A Family Guide to the Preservation of HealthLondon: 1890A smart illustrated guide to household medicine and first aid.
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1816 Oeuvres de Medecine-Pratique de Thomas Sydenham, Tome IIMontpellier: 1816The second volume of this scarce French translation of the medical works of seventeenth century physician Thomas Sydenham. -
1814 Aforismi di ClinicaNapoli: 1814The first edition of this very scarce work by Italian physician, politician and professor Vincenzo Lanza.
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1836 Nouvi Elementi di Medicina OperatoriaNapoli: 1836A very scarce Italian language translation of the first volume only of Velpeau's discussion of surgery.
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1854 Storia Prammatico Critica delle Scienze Naturali e MedicheNapoli: 1854A very scarce Italian study on the history of medicine, an interesting look at the medical science across time.
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1879 3 Vols Clinique Chirurgicale de l'Hôpital de la CharitéParis: 1879Leon Gosselin offers theoretical and practical advice to fellow surgeons in these leather bound volumes.
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1875 Clinique Chirurgicale de L'Hotel-Dieu de LyonParis: 1875An uncommon volume in which August Dominique Valette offers advice to fellow surgeons.
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1965-1969 Mogadon: Concepts of SleepLondon: 1965-1969A very scarce collection of twenty issues of 'Concepts of Sleep', a publication produced by the Roche pharmaceutical company to advertise the hypnotic drug 'Mogadon'.
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1932 Le Douloureux Calvaire D'Alphonse DaudetParis: 1932The very scarce first edition of Dr. Mary Trivas's study of the illnesses suffered by Alphonse Daudet as a result of his syphilis.
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1813 Nouveaux Elemens de Medecine OperatoireParis: 1813The very scarce first edition of this medical work from French surgeon Philibert Joseph Roux.
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1954 Bibliographie des Sciences MedicalesLondon: 1954A facsimile reprint of the original 1874 bibliography of medical science, written in French.
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1858 Traite des Maladies du Sein et de La Regio MammaireParis: 1858A second edition copy of this French medical volume, with illustrations.
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1905 L'Heredite des Stigmates de Degenerescence et Les Familles SouverainesParis: 1905A very smart copy of the first edition of Dr Galippe's work on the genetic deterioration of the Habsburg line.
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1786 Tableau des Varietes de la Vie HumaineParis: 1786The first edition of the first part of Guillame Daignan's work on paediatric medicine and health.
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1783 Lettre de Janin de Combe Blanche a M. CadetVienna: 1783A first edition of this very scarce French pamphlet discussing mephitis and public sanitation.
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1932 The Physical Mechanism of the Human MindEdinburgh: 1932The scarce first edition of A.C. Douglas's illustrated discussion of the anatomy of the human mind.
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1913 Hypnotism: Its History, Practice and TheoryLondon: 1913The third edition of John Milne Bramwell's incredibly detailed study of the history and practice of medical hypnotism.
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1798-1799 Traité des Affections Vaporeuses ou Maladies Nerveuses Vulgairement Appelées Maux de NerfsParis: 1798-1799An attractively rebound copy of Pierre Pomme's eighteenth century medicinal treatise.
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1821 Des Maladies Contagieuses des Betes a LaineParis: 1821A scarce copy of this detailed study of contagious diseases in animals bred for wool, in the original French language.
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1820-1821 2vol De Sedibus et Causis Morborum per Anatomen Indagatis Libri QuinqueLutetiae: 1820-1821Volumes one and four of this important medical work by Morgagni, in the original Latin language.
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1757 Monita et Praecepta MedicaParisiis [Paris]: 1757A smart copy of this mid eighteenth century medical work from pioneering English physician Richard Mead.
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1733 Scandianensis De Rara Medicatione Vulnerum seu de Vulneribus raro TractandisLeipzig and Amstedam: 1733The second book only of this very scarce two book edition of Cesare Magati's influential treatise on wound dressing.
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1819 Metodo Pratico per la Pulizia Conservazione, E cura Dei Denti GuastiSiena: 1819A scarce first edition copy of this Italian work on dentistry.
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1828 Colloquia de Morbis, Practica et TheoreticaEdinburgh: 1828A scarce edition of this educational work on diseases, in the original Latin.
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1804 Essai Medico-Legal sur les EmpoisonnemensMontpellier: [1804]A very scarce copy of Nicolas Burdin's forensic essay on poisonings.
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1913 The Harveian OrationLondon: 1913A detailed account of the Harveian Oration as of 1913, written by John Mitchell Bruce.
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1871 Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Physic: Volume ILondon: 1871Volume I of a two volume set of this medical work by Sir Thomas Watson, known for the diagnosis of Watson's water hammer pulse.
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1842 A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the JointsLondon: 1842The new edition of this fascinating medical work on fractures and dislocations of the joints by influential surgeon Astley Cooper.
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1907 A Pharmacopoeia For Diseases of the SkinBristol: 1907A scarce sixth edition of this list of medicinal drugs for diseases of the skin.
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1895 Memories of Seven CampaignsWestminster: 1895The scarce first edition from this biographical work by English military physician James Howard Thornton.
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1937 Organization, Strategy, and Tactics of the Army Medical Services in WarLondon: 1937The scarce first edition of this study of war-time strategies of medical services.
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1922 Arab Medicine and Surgery, A Study of the Healing Art in AlgeriaLondon: 1922An exceptional copy of the scarce first edition of Melville W. Hilton-Simpson's study of the history of surgery in North Africa.
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1924 A Welsh Leech BookLiverpool: 1924An uncommon volume on the medicinal uses of leeches in Mediaeval Wales, published in Welsh.
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1797 Domestic Medicine; or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of DiseasesLondon: 1797A smart copy of the fifteenth edition of William Buchan's pioneering medical work, offering sound medical advice concerning the prevention and cure of disease, aimed at the layperson.