Discourse Commemorative of Alex Hodgson Stevens Life and Character.
New York: 1871. Mounted photograph, 42pp. N.Y., (1871). More
SURGERY
Transplantation of a Portion of the Tibia into the Spine for Pott's Disease.; A Preliminary Report.
2 pahes (pp. 885-886) IN: Journal of the American Medical Associatioin, vol. 57, no. 11. Tall 4to, modern wrappers. chicago, 1911. First Edition. Whole number offered entire. Albee was the first to employ living bone grafts as internal splints. He used cutting machines and saws to make his inlaid, perfectly fitting grafts. GM 5757. More
61 articles.
Paris. Illustrated with wood engravings and lithographs throughout, most of urological instruments. Very thick 8vo, half morocco, joints reinforced. V.p., v.d., mostly printed in Paris, 1820s - 1870. Very good. Articles by J.-Z. Amussat, Alphonse Amussat, Lucien Boyer, Filhos, and others. J.-Z. AMUSSAT's articles include his doctoral thesis, several works in the field of urology, eg. Tableau Synoptique de la Lithothrypsie... (1832); Quelques Considerations Pratique sur le Broiement de la Pierre (1853). Also included are some of his writings on... More
The Physicians and Surgeons of the United States.
Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878. Numerous full-page steel engraved portraits, 788pp., tall 8vo, rebacked in cloth; corners bumped and worn. Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878. Good (+). More
Correction of the Erroneous Statements of Henry H. Smith, M.D. Published in the Medical Examiner, Jan'y 1855, in Relation to a Case of Gastrotomy...
32 pages. Slim 8vo, modern wrappers. Philadelphia, 1855. Atlee performed hundreds of ovariotomies, at first incurring the criticism of the medical profession at a procedure which was considered new and uncertain. He here defends himself against charges by Smith of operating in cases where no tumor was present. More
Etude Oto-Neurologique et Chirurgicale du Vertige; Indications et resultats de la chirurgie intracranienne du nerf auditif.
Paris: Masson, 1937. Illustrated. 245 pages. 8vo, original beige printed wrappers; lightly edgeworn but with unopened pages. Paris: Masson, 1937. Very good. Presentation copy from Maurice Aubry. More
Operationsubungen an der menschlichen Leiche und am Hund.
Mit einem Geleitwort von...O. Hildebrand. 317 color illus. on 132 plates, 132 text illus. 308pp. 4to, orig. cloth- backed boards; rubbed. Munich, 1919. Atlas of surgical exercises on a human cadaver and on a dog. More
Collected Works of Carl E. Badgley, M.D. Selected Scientific Publications, Papers, Speeches and Letters.
Ann Arbor: Edwards. Edited by Joe M. Abell. Many illustrations, 4to, blue cloth. Ann Arbor: J.W. Edwards, (l962). Very good (+). Signed by Carl Badgley on the fly-leaf. More
Supravaginal Hysterectomy, without Ligature of the Cervix, in Operation for Uterine Fibroids; a New Method.
16 pages (pp. 489-504) IN: The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, 1892, vol. 26. 8vo, modern wrappers. Phila., 1892. Baer's operation. GM 6093. Offered with: Henrotin, Fermand. Vaginal Hysterectomy in Bilateral Peri-Uterine Suppuration, pp. 448-60. GM 6095. More
Diagnostik der Chirurgischen Nierenerkrankungen.
Berlin: Springer, 1921. 263 text illustrations, many in color. 340 pages with text in German. Tall slim 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth. Berlin: Springer, 1921. A very good(+) copy. More
President's Address Before the Ohio State Medical Association; also, Sundry Surgical Papers.
32 pages. Slim 8vo pamphlet, original red printed wrappers. Ohio, 1921. More
Surgical Papers (1914-1917).
13 text illus. 48 pages. 12mo, original blue printed wrappers; (ex-lib). Columbus, 1917. Ten articles. More
Three Articles: The Technique of Abdominal Hysterectomy; Eight Intestinal Perforations from Pistol Bullet; and, Four Months' Hospital Report.
15 pages. Slim 8vo pamphlet, original printed wrappers; worn. Columbus, 1897. More
Three Years Work in Abdominal Surgery (1906- 1909) With Conclusions Based on 5000 Sections.
64 pages. 12mo, original green printed wrappers. Columbus, 1909. 6 articles. More
Retrodisplacements of the Uterus and their Treatment.
3 pages (pp. 167-169) IN: The New York Medical Journal, vol. 78, July 25. 4to, modern wrappers. N.Y., 1903. First Edition. Whole issue offered entire. "Baldy-Webster operation." Webster's method of treating retrodisplacement of the uterus was later modified by Baldy. GM 6116. More
A Case of Fibrous Tumor of the Uterus, Accompanied with Excessive Haemorrhage, Successfully Treated by Excision.
8 pages. Slim 12mo, original printed wrappers; ex-lib. N.Y., 1857. More
On Grafting in Animals (Degli Innesti Animali)
Boston: Countway Library, 1985. Translated by Joan Bond Sax. Historical Introduction by Robert M. Goldwyn. 87p., leather backed patterned boards. Boston: Countway Library of Medicine, 1985. Limited Edition. One of 325 copies printed at the Bird & Bull Press. Garrison-Morton 5730 (1st edition, 1804). More
Ophthalmodouleia. Das ist Augendienst. Newer und wolgegründeter, bericht von ... Das ist Augendienst. Newer und wolgegründeter, bericht von ursachen und erkentnüs aller Gebrechen, Schäden und Mängel der Augen. Faksimile der Ausgabe 1583. Mit vielen Tafeln (teils mit aufklappbaren Schichten). Stuttgart, Edition Medicina Rara, ca. 1970. 4° 28 nn. Bll., 274 Bl., 8 Bl. Handgefertigter, geprägter Ganzlederband im Stil des 16. Jahrhunderts.: Bartisch von Königsbrück Georg Bookseller Image View Larger Image Das ist Augendienst. Newer und wolgegründeter, bericht von ursachen und erkentnüs aller Gebrechen, Schäden und Mängel der Augen. Faksimile der Ausgabe 1583.
Medicina Rara. Many illustrations, a few movable. Tall 4to, 1/2 leather, slipcase. n.p.: Medicina Rara, n.d. ca., 1980. Limited Edition. Fine, "The illustrations in his (Bartisch's) book form a comprehensive pictorial record of Renaissance eye-surgery; some of the woodcuts show the parts of the eye in various layers as they are viewed in dissection by means of movable anatomical flaps." GM 5817. Facsimile of the 1583 edition. More
A polemical remonstrance against the project of creating the new office of Surgeon General in the Navy of the United States; Addressed to The Honourable William C. Rivers, Chairman, et al., members of the Committee of Naval Affairs of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
ix, 37 pages. 8vo, modern wrappers. Philadelphia, 1838. First Edition. A rare and valuable copy of this protest by the eminent naval surgeon. Packard (ii, p. 697) states that Barton was merely opposed to the "title, Surgeon General," but the pamphlet makes it clear that he was opposed to the office as well. The DAB states that Barton was apparently opposed to the creation of this new position because he was "jealous of the new office." More
Scarce Signed Photograph
1910. 9.75 x 7.25 inches, heavy stock deckle-edged black-and-white portrait, no place, no date, circa 1910, signed "S. Baruch" -- a distinguished shoulder-up image with his trademark small rimmed glasses and Van Dyke beard. Outstanding contrast as Baruch has signed on the white border below his image. Near fine condition. Jewish physician and pioneer of hydrotherapy in the United States but best known as the father of financier Bernard Baruch. He began his career as a surgeon in the Confederate... More
The Life and Time of Adolf Kussmaul.
New York: Hoeber, 1926. Illustrated. xiii + 129pp. 12mo, black cloth; rubbed. New York: Paul B. Hober, 1926. Kussmaul (1822-1902) was a German Army surgeon, later professor at Heidelberg, Erlangen, Freiburg, and Strassburg. He added much to the knowledge of tetany and osteomyelitis. More
Fall von Embolus aortae Abdominalis, Operation, Heilung.
2 pages (pp. 1945-1946) IN: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, 1913, vol. 40, no. 51. Slim 8vo, modern wrappers. Leipzig, 1913. First Edition. Whole number offered entire. First successful aortic embolectomy. GM 3014.1. More
Squint, with Special Reference to its Surgery.
Illus. 16 pages. Slim 8vo, original printed wrappers; chipped and detached. Chicago, 1895. More
A Manual of the Diseases of the Human Eye intended for Surgeons commencing Practice, from the Best National and Foreign Works.
Ed. by Charles H. Weller. Transl. by George C. Monteath. 5 plates, 4 in color. 2 vols. in one, thick 8vo, full leather, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Ophthalmology, 1986). Limited Edition. "Beer is remembered for his textbook; the doctrines in it dominated practice for many years...He also presented for the first time the general principles of treating post-traumatic inflammations, including penetrating and perforating injuries as well as injuries to the orbit." GM 5842. Facsimile of the 1821 edition. More
A Treatise on the Theory and Management of Ulcers: with a Dissertation on White Swellings of the Joints.
Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1797. To which is prefixed, an Essay on the Chirurgical Treatment of Inflammation and its Consequences. 264pp., 8vo, cont. calf; worn, foxed, covers detached. Boston: I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1797. American edition of Bell's "Important classification of ulcers" (Edinburgh, 1778). GM 5578. One of the most famous Edinburgh surgeons of the 18th century, Bell improved the methods of amputation and emphasized the importance of seeking some means of preventing or diminishing pain in surgical operations... More