Seeking the Cure: A History of Medicine in America
New York: Scribner, 2010. 356 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York: Scribner, (2010). First edition. A very good(+) copy--remainder mark to top edge, lacking dust wrapper. More
New York: Scribner, 2010. 356 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards. New York: Scribner, (2010). First edition. A very good(+) copy--remainder mark to top edge, lacking dust wrapper. More
New York: 1961. 1 page on personal stationery, 7 x 6 inches, New York, October 21, 1961, in part: "There is not satisfactory progress in heading off Leukemia...you may write Dr. Sidney Farben who makes the most encouraging study about Leukemia in childhood..." Accompanied by the original handwritten, postmarked envelope. One horizontal fold; tiny crease in the upper right corner. Very good(+) condition. Hungarian-American pediatrician who gained international renown for the Schick test which determined an individual's susceptibility to diphtheria..... More
New York: MD Publications, 1960. 313 pages. 8vo, brown cloth. New York: MD Publications, (1960). A good only copy with uniform dampstaining to lower board and page corners throughout, spine slightly sunned, ex-libris plate on pastedown. More
Madrid: Cosano, 1929. With a study of the author by Dr. Jesus Sarabia Pardo. 325pp., 12mo, printed cloth; pages toned, brittle, unopened, ink ownership signature front free endpaper. Madrid: Julio Cason, 1929. A very good copy. Biblioteca Clasica de la Medicina Espanola: Tomo VIII. Printed on wood-pulp paper. More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2002. 202 pages. 12mo, grey cloth-backed boards, d.w. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, (2002). First Edition. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: William Wood & Company, 1879. Illustrated with a handful of b/w diagrams. 192 pages. 8vo, blind-stamped brown boards. New York: William Wood & Company, 1879. Second edition, revised and enlarged for "Wood's Library." A very good(-) copy--internally clean but rather shelfworn, rubbing and sunning to spine. More
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1888. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 470 pages. 8vo, navy boards. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1888. Eighth edition. A very good copy--heavy foxing on some pages and outer edges. More
Philadelphia: Barrington, 1842. Also, Clinical Illustrations of Diseases of the Liver and Spleen by William Twining. 339pp. + ads. 8vo, full calf. Philadelphia: Barrington & Haswell, 1842. Light foxing and rubbing, Very good. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly, 2001. 291 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed red boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly, (2001). First edition. A very good(+) copy, very lightly foxed at page edges, in a near fine wrapper. More
New York: Hoeber-Harber, 1957. Edited by Emil A. Naclerio. Illustrated with 719 images in black and white. 956 pages, very thick 4to, black cloth with green spine label. New York: Hoeber-Harber. A near fine copy. More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1958. Translated and with an introduction by Lelland J. Rather. viii + 273 pages, gray cloth. Stanford: Stanford University press, 1958. ink ownership stamp and signature rubbed out, with some damage to inside front cover; light spotting at edges, still a very good copy. More
A few illus., 47 pages. Slim 8vo, plain pink wrappers (previous owner's [Dr. Saul Jarcho] signature on title page). N.p., n.d. More
New York: Hoeber, 1940. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 205 pages. 12mo, red cloth. New York: Hoeber, (1940). Reprint. Presentation copy with inscription by Webb on front endpaper. A very good copy--sunned spine. More
77pp, short slim 8vo, printed boards. London: H.K. Lewis, 1956. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 272 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1992). First edition. A near fine copy but for remainder mark on bottom edge, in a fine wrapper. More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1980. viii + 411pp., 8vo, black cloth. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1980. A fine copy. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1944. 411 pages. 8vo, rust cloth. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1944. Second edition. A very good(-) copy--soiling to cloth, sunned spine, light staining to outer edges, previous owner name(s) on endpaper. More
Middletown: 1852. 3 pages (front and back), 10 x 7.75 inches, Middletown, October 3, 1852, to his nephew Dr. Rufus Woodward, in small part: "...I shall not be able to give you a very intelligible description of your cousin Louisa's last sickness and I have no very clear idea what was the cause of her death there was no examination made. She has always been subject to a good deal of pain in the head and more or less affliction..... More
Dover: Alan Sutton, 1993. Illustrated with b/w images throughout. 249 pages. Slim 4to, black cloth, d.w. (Dover): Alan Sutton, (1993). Reprint. A very good(-) solid copy--internally clean but with foxing to outer page edges, light staining to both cloth panels; in a very good wrapper--minor scuffing. More
Clifton: Humana Press, 1990. Lightly illustrated with b/w photos. 315 pages. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Clifton: Humana Press, (1990). A very good copy--light discolorations to both front and rear cloth, foxing to outer edges, review copy bookplate to endpaper verso; in a very good(+) wrapper, lightly scuffed. More
New York: Macmillan, 1973. Illustrated with b/w images throughout. 371 pages. 8vo, brown cloth. New York: Macmillan, (1973). First printing. A very good(-) ex-library copy--front endpaper removed, sunning to spine and right side of front cloth, discoloration at foot from removed label. More
New York: Macmillan, 1918. Illustrated. xiii + 585 pages. Tall thick 8vo, green cloth. New York: Macmillan, 1918. Advance Copy stamped on title page. Second Edition Revised. Some foxing on page edges & cloth, still a very good(+) copy. GM 2568. More
New York: Pica Press, 1982. Translated by Lovett F. Edwards. 285pp. 8vo, burnt siena cloth, d.w. New York: Pica Press, (1982). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
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