Hamburg: Lucas Grafe, 1911. 6 volumes. Band XVII Heft 1 - 6. Numerous photographic plates. Slim 4to, original printed wrappers (rubbed and chipped, one cover detachedand another repaired). Hamburg: Lucas Grafe & Sillem, 1911. First Edition. Very good (-). More
29 illustrations, 126pp, tall 8vo, blue cloth; spine faded, lightly rubbed, small ownership ink stamp on front endpaper. New York: Macmillan, 1913. A very good copy. More
X-ray illus. 2 pages (pp. 202-203) IN: Deutsche Medicinische Wochenschrift vol. 22, no. 13. 4to, modern wrappers. Leipzig, 1896. First Edition. Whole number offered entire. Becher introduced a solution of lead into the stomach of a guinea-pig, making it opaque to x-rays; he thus showed the possibility of radiological diagnosis of gastric disease. GM 3516. More
Illus. 416pp. 8vo, cloth; ex-lib. N.Y., 1949. More
3 pages (pp. 983-985) IN: Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, de l'Academie des Sciences, vol. 143, no. 24. 4to, original salmon printed wrappers; chipped. Paris, 1906. First Edition. Whole issue offered entire. Bergonie-Tribondeau law, "the sensitivity of cells to radiation varies directly with the reproductive capacity of the cells and inversely with their degree of differentiation"(Dorland). GM 2005. More
Springfield: Charles Thomas, 1964. 2 volumes, illustrated, tall thick 8vos; ex-lib, with stamps, head of spine on volume I torn, tape removed from spine. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1964. Internally very good, bindings sound but rubbed. GM 2702.2. More
144pp. 8vo, cloth. London, 1930. More
3 text figures. 4 pages (pp. 6-9.) IN: Archives of the Roentgen Ray, Vol. 18, No. 155 . Tall 8vo, original printed wrappers. London: Rebman, June 1913. Whole Number offered entire. "Bucky devised a diaphragm for roentgenography which, by preventing the secondary rays from reaching the plate, secured better contrast and definition". GM 2691. More
Reprinted from the American Journal of Physiology. Photographic illustrations. VI, 8vo, modern marbled boards with original wrappers bound in, unopened. Jan. 1, 1902. Fine. First Edition. Follow-up to The Movements of the Stomach, etc., but this time focusing on the intestines, by the pioneer in x-ray observation of the movements of the gastro-intestinal system. Cannon (1871-1945) was the first to discover that bismuth, which is opaque to x-rays, served admirably to bring out the contour of the stomach and intestines..... More
4 folding plates. Tall 8vo, original printed wrappers (spine and corners a bit chipped). London: Rebman Limited, no date. Reprinted from "Arch. of Roent. Ray", 1911. More
172 illus., 4to. N.Y., (1953). Annals of Roentgenology, Vol. 21. More
Baunschweig: 1904. Ubersetzt un mit Litteratur-Erganzingen Versehen von W. Kaufman. 8vo, printed orange wrappers (lacks spine; covers detatched; internally clean). Baunschweig, 1904. Second Edition. Die Wissenschaft Sammlung naturwissenschaftlicher und mathematischer Monographien. Heft 1. More
Comptes Rendus, 1900. 4 pages (73-76) in: Comptes Rendus des Seances de L'Adademie des Sciences Volume 130, No. 2. IN THE SAME ISSUE: SKLODOWSKA-CURIE, Marie. Sur la Penetration des Rayons de Becquerel non Deviables par le Champ Magnetique. 4 pages (76-79). Slim 8vo, modern printed wrappers. Paris: Comptes Rendus des Seances de L'Academie des Sciences, 1900. A very good(+) copy "Pierre Curie had just demonstrated that there are at least two different kinds of rays, subsequently known as A and..... More
Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1950. 695 illustrations. 506pp., 4to, brown cloth. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1950. First Edition. Near Fine. Bookplate removed from front cover. More
Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1937. 149 engravings. 224pp., slim 8vo, burgundy cloth (small library stamps). Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1937. Very good (+). Based upon a review of 4000 cases and thorough review of the literature. One of the greatest contributors to the development of neuroradiology. More
Paris: Masson et Cie, 1927. Replete with 400 radiographs & 432 text illustrations. 333 pages on coated paper. Thick 4to, original orange and black cloth; a bit darkened and ends worn. Paris: Masson et Cie, 1927. First edition. very good. More
Woodcuts, photographic x-ray plate. 11 pages (pp. 345-355) IN: Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Roentgenstrahlen. vol. 17, no. 6. Tall 4to, original gray printed wrappers; spine worn. Hamburg, 1911. First Edition. Whole number 6 offered entire. "First use of x-rays for the diagnosis of pregnancy" (GM 6216). More
7 text illus. 6pp. IN: Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen, 1929, vol. 39, pp. 1101-1106. Vol. 39 offered entire. Large 4to, 1/2 brown morocco. Leipzig, 1929. 1st appearance. "Engelmann's disease", a rare bone dystrophy causing osteosclerosis. GM 4395.1. More
279 illus., many from x-rays, & 1 folding chart. Wien, 1937. More
Illustrated with Radiographs. 380pp, 4to, cloth; ex-lib. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, 1968. More
1 page (p. 335) IN: Deutschen Medicinischen Wochenschrift, 1902, vol. 28, Vereins-Beilage. 4to, modern wrappers. Berlin, 1902. Whole number offered entire. Frieben reported the carcinogenic effect of x-rays in man. GM 2625.1. More
Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1958. Illustrated. vi + 169 pages, small 8vo, cloth, d.w. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, (1958). Second edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Illustrated. 10 pages (pp 483-492) IN: American Heart Journal, Vol. 23, no. 4, 1942. 8vo, modern wrappers. St. Louis, 1942. First edition. Whole number offered entire. Augmented unipolar leads.- GM 2875. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1982. With David M. Dines and Russell F. Warren. Foreword by R.H. Freiberger. Profusely illustrated, 172pp, 4to, cloth. Boston: Little, Brown, 1982. A fine copy in a lightly chipped dust jacket. More
New York: Chatterton, 1911. 48 x-ray images of bones and joints. 207pp, 4to, blind stamped maroon cloth; lightly worn at the spine ends and corners. New York: A.L. Chatterton, 1911. A Very good copy. More
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