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Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Sons, 1929. 4 color plates and 73 text figures. 343 pages 8vo, blue cloth. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Sons, 1929. Second edition. Ex-library copy, else very good. More
Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Sons, 1929. 4 color plates and 73 text figures. 343 pages 8vo, blue cloth. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Sons, 1929. Second edition. Ex-library copy, else very good. More
London: J & A Churchill, 1951. 4 color plates and 73 text figures. 343 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: J & A Churchill, 1951. Fourth edition. A fine copy ina very good dust wrapper. More
1860. The first letter: 3 pages, each two-page spread measuring 7.25 x 8.75 inches, 7 Fitzroy Square, January 9, 1860, concerning the difficulty in receiving a shipment and in calculating the rate of exchange. In part: "...Mr. Neigel authorizes me to pay you the equivalent of 76 Thalers. I cannot understand his statement that 76 Thalers are equivalent only to 7 Guineas minus 3 pound..." The second letter: 1 page, 6 x 4.5 inches, no place, May 8, 1832, declining..... More
Cambridge: University Press, 1933. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. vii, 128 pages. Thin 12mo, dark green cloth with silver lettering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1933. Lightly inked at page 7. A very good copy. More
Illustrated with 51 b/w plates, drawn and engraved by Henry Moses. Small 4to, original green blind-stamped cloth, rebacked in matching library cloth with a black leather spine label; tissue guards (all edges worn, some foxing throughout, a few pages with small tears at outer margins, hinge of frontis repaired with tape, previous owner's bookplate inside front cover). London: H.G. Bohn, 1848. From the original edition of 1819. More
Johannesburg: Natural History Books, 1988. Heavily illustrated in black and white. 475 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth with leather spine label. Johannesburg: Natural History Books, 1988. Subscribers edition, copy 1015 of 5026. A very good(+) copy. More
1951. A.L.S., 12 mo. 2 pages, on his personalized card, Peel Cottage, March 10, 1951, in full: "Many thanks for your nice letter - you are very extravagant in buying my [painting] "Molds of Posterity." The life of St. Paul for which I made 4 large watercolors appeared in the American 'Woman's Home Companion' in 1931. I never saw it and only got pull-sheets of two, possibly three, of my companions. Thanks again for your kind appreciation and ... with..... More
Cambridge: 1901. Frontis, 310pp. 8vo, blue cloth; rubbed. Cambridge, Mass, 1901. "Foster was one of the greatest of the modern teachers of physiology. He became Professor at Cambridge in 1883. Many great contemporary scientists are numbered among his pupils." GM 1575. More
1 page (p. 696) IN: The British Medical Journal, 1893, vol. 1, no. 1683. 4to, original printed wrappers; worn. London, 1893. First Edition. Whole issue offered entire. Franks finally demonstrated the advantages of primary resection of gangrenous gut in strangulated hernia. GM 3603. More
London: Kegan Paul, 1891. 500 pages, 8vo, gilt stamped orange cloth, soiled and with small repair at head. London: Kegan Paul, 1891. A very good copy. Previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. More
Halford: 1908. A.L.S. "J.G. Frazer", 12mo. 1 page, Halford, July 2nd 1908, declining a speaking engagement, in full: "I thank the Glasgow University Society of St. Ninian for the honor they do me by inviting me to lecture to them. But want of leisure and other causes prevent me from accepting the invitation." Usual folds - otherwise in very good condition. Scottish anthropologist and folklorist who was influential in the modern studies of mythology and later, comparative religion. His most..... More
London: Longman, 1859. Edited by Major-General Edward Sabine. Frontispiece portrait and one folding map. 609 pages + 24 pages of advertisements. Thick 8vo, original burgundy cloth, gold lettering and canon vignette on spine and front cover, extremes of spine repaired. London: Longman, 1859. Scarce. Very good. Early ownership name on fly-leaf and half title. More
Illus. 1 page (p. 551) IN: The British Medical Journal, vol. 1., March 9, 1907. 4to, modern wrappers. London, 1907. First Edition. Whole week offered entire. Freyer claimed priority over Fuller in originating the recto-vesical method of prostastectomy. Although mistaken in this claim, Freyer certainly popularized the operation. The above is of interest with respect to the controversy. GM 4264. More
2 pages (pp. 774-775) In: The Lancet, vol. 1, March 17th, 1900. Tall 8vo, modern wrappers (ex-lib). London, 1900. First Edition. Whole week offered entire. Report on Freyer's paper on a new method of performing perimeal prostatectomy, read before the Medical Society of London. Freyer later published "A Clinical Lecture on Total Extirpation of the Prostate for Medical of Enlargement of the Organ" in the British Medical Journal. Freyer claimed priority over Fuller (GM 4263) in originating the recto-vesical method..... More
London: Routledge, 1868. Translated from the French Editions, with variations and additions from many celebrated mss. by Thomas Johnes. Numerous text illus., chromolithograph title, 2 vols. Very thick 4to, 1/2 tan leather, green cloth; (covers a bit spotted). London: Routledge, 1868. Very good, One of the most important of medieval chronicles, covering the Hundred Years' War from 1325-1400. More
London: William Smith, 1844. Translated from the French Editions, with variations and additions from many celebrated mss. by Thomas Johnes. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED edition with many plates in color & in black & white. Numerous black & white text illustrations, extra colored title and presentation page, 4 vols. Thick 4to, full brown morocco with ornately gilt covers and spine with an inlaid leather picture of a man in armour on a prancing horse, a.e.g. (Front cover of volume 1 rehinged) London..... More
London: Henry Bohn, 1852. Translated from the French Editions, with variations and additions from many celebrated mss. by Thomas Johnes. Numerous color plates and many black & white text illustrations. 4 vols. small 4to, 3/4 brown morocco with ornately gilt spines (faded). a.e.g. (Front cover of volume 1 rehinged) London: Heny G. Bohn, 1852. Very good (+). One of the most important of medieval chronicles, covering the Hundred Years' War from 1325-1400. More
London: Byfield, Hawksworth, 1859. 121 pages. Slim 8vo, self wrappers, sewed; cover & blank final page chipped & soiled at edges. London: Byfield, Hawkworth, 1859. More
London: Byfield, Hawksworth, 1858. 32 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in 3/4 red calf (worn with spine darkened and hinges mended), marbled boards. London: Byfield, Hawksworth, 1858. Very good. Book plate from the Guards Club. More
London: Arts Council Gallery, 1958. 355 illustrations on 104 plates. 4to, tan cloth printed in red; d.w. (lightly chipped & darkened). London: Arts Council Gallery, 1958. Large discoloration from old tape on front end-paper, else a near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Includes printing, textiles, ceramics, enamel, lacquer, carving, metal work. One of 850 copies. More
London: John Nutt, 1706. Frontispiece copper plate. 120 pages. 8vo, modern wrappers. London: John Nutt, 1706. Sixth edition. Sixth edition, with several descriptions and episodes never before printed. "A record of the first attempt to establish those out-patient rooms now universal in the large towns of England". Satire by a prominent English physician and poet (1661-1719). DNB VII 910. Foxon G22. More
New York: Arcade Publishing, 2004. Lightly illustrated in black and white. 564 pages, thick 8vo, blue boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Arcade Publishing, 2004. First US Edition. Mild stains on fore edge, still a very good copy with a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: A. & C. Black, 1907. 50 color plates. 290 pages plus ads. Thick 8vo, pictorial green cloth. London: A. & C. Black, 1907. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Dorset, 1973. More than 30 maps plus several illustrations and and genealogical trees. 480 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; spine of dust wrapper very scuffed. New York: Dorset Press, (1973). A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Dorset, 1988. Illustrated in black and white. 318 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards. New York: Dorset Press, (1988). A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
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