Medicine
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1799 Examen Critique de la Doctrine et des Procedes du Cen Sacombe, dans l'Art des AccouchementsParis: 1799A very scarce first edition French work by Demangeon attacking the medical practices and beliefs of Jean Francois Sacombe.
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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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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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1732 An Essay Concerning the Nature of Ailments, and the Choice of Them, According to the DifferentLondon: 1732A second edition of this popular medical work by John Arbuthnot, an account of medicines and treatments in the eighteenth century, alongside a treatise on diet.
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1841 The Spas of England and Principal Sea-Bathing PlacesLondon: 1841The complete three volume first edition of A. B. Granville's illustrated guide to the spas and sea bathing places of England.
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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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1832 An Account of Some of the Most Important Diseases Peculiar to WomenPhiladelphia: 1832The first edition thus of Robert Gooch's fascinating and instructional work on diseases of women, illustrated throughout.
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The Water Cure a Practical Treatise on the Cure of Diseases by WaterLondon: 1842The first edition of this interesting work looking into the effectiveness of the water cure, written by a hydrotherapist Dr James Wilson.
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1833 Select Dissertations on Several Subjects of Medical ScienceLondon: 1833A presentation copy of this scarce collection of essays and observations on medical science.
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1771 Opuscular Medica Georgio Baker Sir George Baker Medical Very ScarceLondon: 1771A scarce early edition of Sir George Baker's medical work.
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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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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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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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1867 A Pretty Book of Pictures for Little Masters and MissesLondon: 1867A scarce limited edition of this children's book containing the story of Tommy Trip, as well as the description of various animals and poems. Illustrated throughout by Thomas Bewick.
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1828 The Modern Practice of Physic The Character Cause Symptoms Disease ThomasLondon: 1828A nineteenth century medical guide to several different diseases and ailments
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1742 Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea. Or, A Complete English DispensatoryLondon: 1742A smart example of the twelfth edition of John Quincy's popular and impressively detailed materia medica.
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1902 The Roentgen Rays in Medicine and Surgery as an Aid in Diagnosis and as a Therapeutic AgentNew York: 1902A scarce illustrated second edition of this educational work on Roentgen Rays in medicine.
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1859-1860 2Vol The Physiology of Common LifeEdinburgh and London: 1859-1860The first edition of this two volume Victorian era study of human physiology and the body, from the long-term romantic partner of George Eliot.
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1779 An Account of the Scarlet Fever and Sore Throat or Scarlatina AnginosaLondon: 1779A very scarce, first edition copy of this eighteenth-century treatise on scarlet fever, in particular its prominence in Birmingham during 1778. Written by noted English botanist and physician William Withering.
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1803 3 Vols A Course of Medical Studies By J Burdin Trans from French 1st ThusLondon: 1803A medical work chiefly designed for the use of medical students.
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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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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.
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1637 Historia Vitae et MortisNot Stated: 1637An early edition of this influential medical treatise on prolonging life by Francis Bacon, a sought after work by the important Tudor figure.
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1726 Discourses on the Gout, a Rheumatism, and the King's EvilLondon: 1726The very scarce first edition of Sir Richard Blackmore's study of the causes, treatments, and cures of gout.
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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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1803 A Practical Inquiry into Disordered RespirationLondon: 1803A remarkable and very scarce early edition of this British physician's study of asthma and its causes, in which he uses his own experiences as a case study.
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1801 Two Medical Works by Thomas DenmanLondon: 1801-10An attractively bound copy of some early printings of two very scarce medical works in one by Thomas Denman, presented by the Birmingham Medical Institute.
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1897-8 4vols The Household Physician by J M'Gregor-Robertson Second EditionLondon, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin: 1897-1898A set of medical reference books: The Household Physician.
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1949 Blood TransfusionBristol: 1949An interesting volume detailing the history of blood transfusions, in the original dust wrapper.
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1811 A Treatise on Some Practical Points Relating to the Diseases of the EyeLondon: 1811A very smart first edition copy of this work regarding eye diseases written by the founder of the first ophthalmological hospital in London.
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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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1822 The Family Herbal, or an Account of all those English PlantsBungay: 1822A richly illustrated edition of English composer, actor, author and botanist Sir John Hill's discussion of the medicinal usage of English plants.
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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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c1880 Works On HEALTH And Best FOOD R B D Wells First SCARCE IllustratedLondon : c1880A very scarce compilation of Wells's nineteenth-century guides to keeping healthy.
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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.