Results for: Medicine & Health Care
Medicine at the Paris Hospital, 1794 - 1848.
Ackerknecht, Erwin H.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1967.
Octavo. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges and minor scuffing to covers. 242 pages with endnotes, bibliography, and index. A look at the development of "hospital medicine" at the Paris medical school during the eras of revolutions and upheaval in France.
Price: $50.00
History of Tuberculosis in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Acocks, James R.
Marquette, MI: the author, 1990.
Octavo in blue textured cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Slight wear to edges an corners. Slight roll to spine. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on endpaper. 199 p. w/ additonal unpaginated index. A history of the treatment of tuberculosis in the UP, from the alte 19th century forward by a doctor intimately involved in the latter part of the period.
Price: $20.00
Introduction to the History of Medical and Veterinary Mycology.
Ainsworth, G. C.
Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear and rubbing to edges witha small tear on lower edge of front cover near feel of spine and slight scuffing to covers. 228 pages with tables, illustrations, endnotes, bibliography, chronology, and indices. A history of fungi caused disease in humans and animals.
Price: $45.00
Love of Life : Autobiographical Sketches.
Beierwaltes, William H.
New York, NY: Vantage Press, 1996.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges and minor scuffing to covers. Signed by author on front free endpaper. 221 pages with illustrations and 3 appendices. A work on the life of one of the pioneers of nuclear medicine.
Price: $25.00
Attempt to Investigate Some Obscure and Undecided Doctrines in Relation to Small-Pox [Smallpox], Varioloid and Vaccination.
Bell, Luther V.
Boston: Marsh, Capen and Lyon, 1836.
Fair octavo hardcover in brownish binding without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine and corners of covers. Scuffing and browning to covers as well. Pages are browned, foxed, and stiff. Upper edges of front free endpapers are loose/torn. Some pencil marks on front pastedown and free endpapers. Name and date in light pencil on title page. 72 pages with notes. A scarce work on Smallpox.
Price: $150.00
Handbook of Hemophilia. 2 Volumes.
Brinkhous, K. M., and H. C. Hemker, editors,.
Amsterdam: Excerpta Medica, 1975..
First edition. Two very good octavo hardcovers in blue bindings without dust jackets. Light wear to edges of covers with some minor scuffing to covers. Set has 927 pages with 22 pages index in each volume with illustrations, and references. Special shipping rates due to books weight.
Price: $35.00
Photographic History of Early Podiatry : Selections from the Burns Archive.
Burns, Stanley B.
New York, NY: Burns Archive Press, 2005.
Very good quarto-sized hardcover in grey illustrated binding without dust jacket. Light shelf wear to edges of boards with minor bumping to head and heel of spine and light scuffing to covers. Unpaginated but contains 25 illustrations with discussions and a section of iconography and bibliography.
Price: $80.00
Photographic History of Nineteenth-Century Dermatology, Selections from the Burns Archive : The Extremities.
Burns, Stanley B.
New York, NY: Burns Archive Press, 2005.
Very good quarto-sized hardcover in grey illustrated binding without dust jacket. Light shelf wear to edges of boards with minor bumping to head and heel of spine and light scuffing to covers. Unpaginated but contains 25 illustrations with discussions and a section of iconography and bibliography.
Price: $80.00
William Hunter and the Eighteenth-Century Medical World.
Bynum, W. F., and Roy Porter, editors.
Cambridge University Press, 1985..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with small tear on heel of spine. Light scuffing to covers with small blue streak on back cover. 424 pages with illustrations, footnotes, and index. A collection of essays on medicine at the time of William Hunter (1718-1783).
Price: $75.00
Long-Term Care for Frail Older People: Reaching for the Ideal System.
Campbell, J. C., and N. Ikegami, editors.
Tokyo: Springer, 1999..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in glossy blue binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with bumping to upper corners of panels. Covers have light scuffing and a few minor scratches. 247 pages with lists for further reading and references. A collection of essays on the care for elderly people in advanced countries looking at 4 main topics: social aspects, clinical aspects, macroeconomic and macropolitical aspects, and program design.
Price: $60.00
Clinical Lectures on Senile and Chronic Diseases.
Charcot, J. M. Translated by William S. Tuke.
New York: Classics of Medicine Library/Gryphon Editions, 1999..
Special edition. Near fine octavo hardcover with red leather binding with 3 raised bands on the spine and gilt decoration on the covers and spine plus gilt page edges, without dust jacket (as issued). Slight wear to the edges of the boards. 303 pages with notes plus an index and illustrations.
Price: $50.00
South African Snake Venoms and Antivenoms.
Christensen, Poul Agerholm.
Johannesburg/Copenhagen: The South African Institute for Medical Research, 1959.
Fair softcover. Wear and rubbing to edges of covers with tears on heel and head of spine and creasing on corners of covers. Covers are a little loose. Head of spine of wrapper and work itself is turn/chewed up. Light scuffing to covers. Initials of previous owner on front cover. Inscribed by previous owner. Few of front pages are creased on upper corners. 142 pages with tables, notes, and index.
Price: $40.00
Die Vererbung und Bestimmung des Geschlechtes. Zwei Vortrage gehalten in der Gesamtsitzung der naturwissenschaftlichen und der medizinschen Hauptgruppe der 84. Versammlung deutscher Naturforscher und Arzte in Munster i. W. am 19. September 1912.
Correns, C., and R. Goldschmidt.
Berlin: Gebruder Borntraeger, 1913..
First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in black boards with gilt lettering on the front panel and spine without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. In few places binding is rubbed off and boards are just visible. Boards are slightly bowed and have some scuffing. Pages are lightly browned. Slight cracks just starting developing between endpapers, both front and back. Names of previous owners on the front free and pastedown endpaper. 149 pages with illustrations including foldout illustrations, and notes. Text of this work is in German. A study of genetics and gender.
Price: $70.00
Trying to Give Ease : Herbal Medicine Past and Present Volume I.
Crellin, John K. and Jane Philpott.
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1989.
Octavo (standard size). Slight wear t o edges and corners of dj and boards. A study of herbal medicines and practices focusing on the experience and efforts of A. L. "Tommy" Bass, a regional herbalist in the southern Appalachian area.
Price: $55.00
Victor Vaughan: Statesman and Scientist.
Davenport, Horace W.
Ann Arbor: Historical Center for the Health Sciences/University of Michigan, 1996.
First paperback edition. Very good trade paperback. Light wear along edges with minor scuffing to covers. Clean, unmarked text. Tight binding. 148 pages with illustrations, references, and index.
Price: $15.00
The History of the Association of Medical Illustrators 1945 - 1995. 50th Anniversary edition.
Demarest, Robert J. editor.
Atlanta, GA.: Association of Medical Illustrators, 1995.
Large quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of covers. 242 p. w/illustrations, appendices, index. A brief history of the Association and notable members, with brief surveys of each president and the achievements and news of each year.
Price: $80.00
A History of Syphilis.
Dennie, Charles Clayton.
Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1962.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine. Dj has light wear and rubbing along edges with minor scuffing to covers. Gift inscription by author to previous owner on front free endpaper. 137 pages with illustrations and index.
Price: $50.00
William Henry Welch at Eighty: A Memorial Record of Celebration Around the World in His Honor.
Freeburg, Victor O., editor.
New York: 1930..
Library edition. Very good quarto hardcover in blue binding without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along the edges of the boards with some bumping to the head and heel of the spine and also on the corners of the panels. Light browning to the edges of the pages with a bit of foxing also. 230 pages with illustrations and index. A work of reminiscences on the life and career of Dr. William Henry Welch by various colleagues.
Price: $20.00
Cancer Quackery : the Label of Quack and Its Relationship to Deviant Behavior.
Gillespie, L. Kay.
Palo Alto: R & E Research Associates, 1979..
First Edition. Very good tall quarto in orange wraps. Black title and author name on cover. Strip of scotch tape on cover. Slight wear to edges and corners. i-viii, 130 p. with charts. A study of those who use unconventional healing methods as defined by medical licensing agencies and licensed practicioners. The author notes that those on both sides stands all along the spectrum, from moderate to very extreme. She argues that quackery as deviant behavior is in part created by official definitions.
Price: $45.00
Paying the Hospital: The Organization, Dynamics, and Effects of Differing Financial Arrangements.
Glaser, William A.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1987.
Very good quarto hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has light wear and rubbing to edges of covers with some minor scuffing. Page edges are lightly browned. 483 pages with tables, 2 appendices, appendix, endnotes, glossary, and index. A study of payment methods for hospitals.
Price: $20.00
Wilms' Tumor (Nephroblastoma) and Related Renal Neoplasms of Childhood.
Gonzalez-Crussi, F.
Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc, 1984..
First edition. Near fine quarto hardcover with blue-green binding without dust jacket. Slight wear along edges of boards. 292 pages with illustrations, references, and index.
Price: $25.00
A History of Respiration.
Gottlieb, Leon S.
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1964.
Slight wear to edges and corners of Dj and boards. Dj has a bit of soiling at edges. Top edge of textblock has some foxing. First free endpaper has partially erased red markings. Slight musty smell to book if held close. 121 p. with B&W illustrations, references and index. Significant historical events in the development of our understanding of respiration and the treatment of respiratory illness.
Price: $115.00
Anatomy : Descriptive and Surgical.
Gray, Henry. Drawings by H. V. Carter.
Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1981.
Near fine quarto-sized hardcover in brownish red leather binding with 5 raised bands on spine and gilt lettering on covers, decorations, and page edges, without dust jacket, as issued. Slight shelf wear to edges of boards. 750 pages with illustrations and index. A handsome reprint of this classic work based on the 1858 edition.
Price: $65.00
Formative Reize in der Tierischen Ontogenese. Ein Beitrag zum Verstandis der Tierischen Embryonalentwicklung.
Herbst, Curt.
Leipzig: Arthur Georgi, 1901..
First edition. Good octavo hardcover in black binding without dust jacket. Wear and rubbing along the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine and on the corners of the panels. Few small tears in binding around the spine. Some scuffing to the covers and fading on the spine. Name of the previous owner on the front pastedown endpaper. 125 pages with footnotes and bibliography. Text of this work is in German.
Price: $140.00
Cancer: Its Causes and Prevention and New Treatment.
Hett, Dr. J. E.
Canada, privately published, 1943..
First edition. Good octavo hardcover in green binding without dust jacket. Some wear and rubbing along edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine and on corners of panels. Slight scuffing to covers. Endpapers are lightly browned. Binding weakened between pages 48 and 49. 206 pages with illustrations and glossary.
Price: $70.00
Technology in the Hospital: Transforming Patient Care in the Early Twentieth Century.
Howell, Joel D.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and minor rubbing to edges of boards. Dj has light wear along edges and minor scuffing to covers. 341 pages with tables, illustrations, appendix, endnotes, and index. A study of the impact of new medical technologies such as blood testing, x-ray machines, and others, influenced how hospitals dealt with patients.
Price: $18.00
An Introductory Lecture to the Venereal Disease.
Hunter, John.
New York, NY: The Classics of Medicine Library/Gryphon Editions, 1994.
Very good octavo hardcover in brown leather binding with gilt decorations and lettering along with 4 raised bands on spine and gilt page edges. Light wear to edges of boards with slight scuffing to covers. 148 pages with index. A handsome edition of this classic medical work.
Price: $40.00
The Etiology, the Concept and the Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever. With Open Letters.
Ignac Fulop Semmelweis. Translated by Frank P. Murphy. Edited by Sherwin B. Nuland and Ferenc A. Gyorgyey.
Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1981.
Near fine octavo hardcover in black leather binding with five raised bands on spine and gilt lettering, decorations, and page edges, without dust jacket, as issued. Slight wear to edges of boards. 893 pages with tables, notes, and biographical sketches of physicians mentioned in "Open Letters." A handsome reprint of 1941 English translation of this work.
Price: $65.00
Solid Tumor in Childhood.
Jaffe, Norman.
Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc, 1983..
First edition. Near fine quarto hardcover with tan binding and blue spine without dust jacket. Slight wear along edges of boards. 163 pages with illustrations, references, and index.
Price: $45.00
Pediatric Transfusion Medicine. 2 Volumes.
Kasprisin, Duke O., and Naomi L. C. Luban.
Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc, 1987..
First edition. Two near fine quarto hardcovers with tan binding and red spines without dust jackets. Slight wear along edges of boards. Volume I has 212 pages with illustrations, tables, references, and index. Volume II has 199 pages with illustrations, tables, references, and index. Shipping rates will be for 2 books.
Price: $100.00
