Saint-Etienne: Waton, 1908. Illustrated. 21pp., thin 12mo, printed wrappers; wrappers dust soiled, pages 11-14 loose but present. St. Etienne: A. Waton, 1908. A very good copy of this scarce pamphlet. More about Napoleon et la Vaccine
Chicago: Archives of Internal Medicine, 1912. 14 pages (pp. 484-498) IN: Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 9, 8vo, modern wrappers. Chicago: Archives of Internal Medicine, 1912. A very good copy. Billings developed the doctrine of focal infection. GM 2570. More about Chronic Focal Infections & their Etiologic Relations to Arthritis and Nephritis
London: Heinemann, 1949. Illustrated. 180pp. Slim 8vo, blue cloth. London: William Heinemann, 1949. Reprint. Bookplate on endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy. More about Joseph Lister: the Friend of Man
Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1978. Illustrated with 4 plates. iv, 75pp. Slim 4to, full gilt-decorated purple leather; marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Medicine Library, 1978. Spine is just a bit faded, still a fine copy. Facsimile reprint of Jenner's 1789 classic. GM 5423. More about An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, A Disease Discoverd in Some of...
I have just safely received my latest purchase from Argosy Book Store. The packaging for my last two orders has been excellent and I look forward to ordering again soon!
I thought you'd find this interesting: I learned of Argosy by reading a bit of "bad" publicity in the book "Used and Rare" by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone; no doubt you're familiar with it. (It was unfortunate that the authors had to grind their ax in print in what was an otherwise enjoyable book.) But I had never heard of Argosy before and my curiosity was piqued, so negative comments notwithstanding, I decided to pay a brief visit to the store. I reserved a book (long sought-after) ahead of time because I knew I'd be on an extremely tight schedule with several stops to make in just a few hours' time. Calling to reserve the book was a pleasant, very efficient experience, with a prompt return call to confirm availability. When I stopped in to purchase the book, the greeting (by one of the sisters, I'm not sure which) was extremely pleasant, the service so prompt and also she informed me of a signed letter by the subject I was interested in (unfortunately, I was unable to purchase the letter that day). I found the photo of Lawrence Olivier and Vivien Leigh as Caesar (or Antony?) and Cleopatra which hangs over the register very interesting-- had seen it before in a book. My only disappointment was that I was unable to actually spend time in the store-- it looked so inviting! But I will make it a point to spend time there on my next visit. So you see, even bad publicity can be very beneficial! Thank you for an enjoyable, if brief, experience!