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1908 Second International Congress on School HygieneLondon: 1908The first edition of this three volume work, bound as one, detailing how to maintain hygiene in schools.
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c1910 The Household Physician Two VolumesLondon: c1910A new and revised edition of this guidebook to household medicine, first aid and health maintenance for every day life.
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1846 A Practical Treatise on the Human TeethLondon: 1846The fourth edition of William Robertson's very scarce mid nineteenth century guide to dental care. Illustrated with six engraved plates.
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1926 Virtue's Household PhysicianLondon: 1926Complete five volume set of this 'Household Physician,' a practical medical manual in uniform bindings.
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1977 Of Wounds, of Gun-Shot Wounds, of Fractures And LuxationsBath : 1977A lovely facsimile edition of three treatise on trauma by Richard Wiseman, complete with unclipped dust wrapper.
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Signed1901 Impressions of a Doctor in KhakiLondon: 1901A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this Doctor's account of his service during the Second Boer War. Presented to a colleague at the Cape Town military hospital.
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1810 A Key to Physic, and the Occult SciencesLondon: 1810An early edition of Ebenezer Sibly's Occult herbal with beautifully illustrated hand-coloured plates.
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1869 Guy's Hospital Reports, Volume XIV Third SeriesLondon: 1869Volume XIV from the Third Series of Guy's Hospital Reports, a medical periodical of clinical practice published by Guy's Hospital of London, a scarce work.
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1866 St. George's Hospital ReportsLondon: 1866St. George's Hospital illustrated reports for the year 1866, a bright copy of this very scarce volume.
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1930 The Diary of a Norwich Hospital Medical StudentNorwich: 1930Shephard T. Taylor's very scarce medical student journal from 1858 to 1860, a lovely first edition.
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1877 Das Licht im Dienste Wissenschaftlicher ForschungLeipzig: 1877The first edition of this illustrated and important guide to the application and role of photography in science and medicine. A scarce work.
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1849 Y Llysieu-Lyfr TeuluaiddAbertawy : 1849A scarce copy of this first edition work on medicinal plants in the original Welsh, with some lovely hand-coloured plates.
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1861 On the Parasitic Affections of the SkinLondon: 1861A scarce first edition medical study of parasitic skin conditions, from the founder of the Glasgow Hospital and Dispensary for Diseases of the Skin.
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1805-21 Practical Observations on the Treatment of Strictures in the Urethra, and in the OseophagusLondon: 1805-21A lovely set of the important early gynecological work by Everard Home, complete with illustrations of folding plates.
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1877 Mr. Spencer Wells's Note Book For Cases of Ovarian and Other Abdominal TumoursLondon: 1877A very scarce notebook for cases of ovarian tumours, by Spencer Wells, filled out with a case of an old maid by a Mr. Greig Smith.
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1852 Traite de la Maladie VenerienneParis: 1852The second edition in French of John Hunter's important treatise on venereal diseases, an influential work with late additions by Philippe Ricord. Illustrated with nine folding plates.
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1832 A Practical Treatise on Uterine Hemorrhage, in Connexion With Pregnancy and ParturitionLondon: 1832A very scarce first edition of this important nineteenth century treatise on pregnancy, childbirth, and uterine hemorrhage, illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1727 The Diseases of Women With Child, and in Child-Bed, as Also, the Best Means of Helping Them in NaturalLondon: 1727The sixth English edition of Mauriceau's important and influential early work on the science of midwifery, illustrated with folding plates.
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1825 5Vol The Study Of MedicineLondon: 1825The very scarce complete second edition of this detailed study of 'the Healing Art as a science'.
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1843 Principles of Human PhysiologyPhiladelphia : 1843The first American edition of this study of human physiology by William B Carpenter, with numerous woodcuts.
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1841 A Familiar Treatise on the Five Senses, Being an Account of the Conformation and FunctionsLondon: 1841A scarce work by Charles Bell on the five sense, a fascinating medical treatise illustrated with hand-coloured plates.
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1989 A History of ImmunologyLondon: 1989A bright copy of this third impression study of immunology by Arthur Silverstein, in the unclipped dust wrapper.
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1821 A General System of Toxicology, or, a Treatise on Poisons, Drawn From the Mineral, Vegetable,London: 1821The second edition of this vanishingly scarce and popular medical work by Mathieu Orfila on toxicology, an important work.
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1817 On the Nature and Treatment of Tetanus & Hydrophobia, With Some Observations on aDublin: 1817A very scarce first edition work on the treatment of the diseases tetanus and rabies, an interesting early work on the subjects complete with a hand coloured frontispiece.
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1826-1831 2Vol Elements and Treatise of the Theory and Practice of PhysicPhiladelphia: 1826-1831Physician George Gregory's detailed two volume study of medical ailments, diseases, cures and treatments.
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1894 Dr. William Smellie and His Contemporaries, A Contribution to the History of Midwifery in the Eighteenth CenturyGlasgow: 1894A fascinating and uncommon work on the contributions of physicians to the field of midwifery in the eighteenth century, written by John Glaister in the late nineteenth-century.
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1852 The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing DesignLondon: 1852An impressively detailed and illustrated study of the comparative anatomy and physiology of the hand.
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1834 The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing DesignLondon: 1834An impressively detailed and illustrated study of the comparative anatomy and physiology of the hand.
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1905 Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Goats and SwineLondon: 1905The very scarce first edition of Moussu and Dollar's detailed medical work on the diseases and care of animals, illustrated throughout.
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1935 RespirationOxford: 1935The very scarce revised edition of a ground breaking work on the science of breathing.
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1900 Manuel Complet De Gynecologie Medicale Et ChirurgicaleParis: 1900A gynaecological work by A Lutaud.
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1881-1903 Archiv fr Wissenschaftliche und Praktische TierheilkundeBerlin: 1881-1903An important collection of volumes on veterinary science.
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1978 Nouvelles Demonstrations d'AccouchemensEngland: 1978A wonderful facsimile of Maygrier's important obstetrician guidebook, an atlas to childbirth, a limited edition illustrated throughout.
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1972 Armamentarium ChirurgicumGermany: 1972A near fine limited edition facsimile of Johannes Scultetus' important surgical guidebook, here with the original engravings.
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1977 Tabulae AnatomicaeGermany: 1977A lovely limited edition facsimile of Bartolomeo Eustachi's important anatomical study, a work that help found the science of human anatomy. Illustrated with Eustachi's original engravings.