Boston: Thomas Crowell, 1792. Delivered before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, June 11, 1792. 40pp., square 12mo, rebound in brown cloth. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1792. Very good (+). Austin 132. Evans 24078. More
New York: Medicina Rara, 1970. 12 color plates. Small 4to, full red leather; slipcase. (New York: Medicina Rara), 1971. Fine. One of 300 deluxe copies. More
Bordeaux: Pierre Brun, 1739. Woodcut printer's device on title and first page. iv + 95pp. plus ads, 12mo, later wrappers; small worm hole upper outer corner running length of book, does not effect text. Bordeaux: Chez Pierre Brun, 1739. First edition. A very good (+) copy of this scarce title. First edition of the winning dissertation submitted to the Academie Royale of Bordeaux in answer to one of their two requests for contributions on set price topics for 1739. Bertier..... More
Paris: Didot Jeune, 1772. 4 volumes. 12mo, full mottled calf with rubricated edges. Spine on volume I is quite worn and spine on volume III almost entirely lacking, but all interiors are clean. Paris: Didot Jeune, 1772, 1779. Overall a very good(-) set. Volume I and II printed in 1779 and volume III, which is bound in 2 volumes, printed in 1772. More
Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1990. 289pp. 16mo, full burgundy leather, a.e.g. Birmingham: Classics of Medicine Library, (1990). Fine. "The first analysis of blood. Boyle's memoirs may be considered the first scientific study in physiological chemistry, exhibiting methods which have become universally adopted. This is Boyle's most important work." GM 861. Facsimile of the 1864 edition. More
Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1950. 170 b/w illustrations. 174 pages. Slim 8vo, burgundy cloth. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1950. A very good(-) copy-lightly foxed with staining to both boards, previous owner signature to front endpaper. More
Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1950. 170 black & white illustrations. 174 pages. Slim 8vo, burgundy cloth. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1950. First Edition. Bookplate and discoloration on endpaper, still a very good(+) copy. More
St. Louis: C.V. Mosby, 1962. Lightly illustrated with b/w diagrams. 142 pages. Slim 8vo, olive cloth. St. Louis: C.V. Mosby, 1962. A very good copy--rear cloth discolored near top edge, minor tear to final page, previous owner signature to endpaper. More
New York: Hafner, 1962. Translated from the French, with Notes, by Jacob Gates. Introduction by Dickinson W. Richards. 344pp. Small 8vo, brown cloth. New York: Hafner Publishing, 1962. Facsimile Edition. Fine. The History of Medicine Series: No. 16. More
Birmingham: Classics of Cardiology, 1988. Together with: Auenbrugger, Leopold. On Percussion of the Chest. 2 volumes. in one. 8vo, full gilt-decorated leather, a.e.g. Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Cardiology Library, 1988. A Fine Copy. "Corvisart really created cardiac symptomatology and made possible the differentiation between cardiac and pulmonary disorders. He was the first to explain heart failure mechanically and to describe the dyspnoea of effort. His translation of Auenbrugger's book on percussion resulted in the universal adoption of..... More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1966. 85 illustrations. 100pp. Tall slim 8vo, red cloth. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1966. Very good (+). The pathology of arterial disease in the lower limbs. Volume 3 of the series Pathological Monographs, Sir Roy Cameron, ed. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947. Illustrated. viii + 106 pages, thin 8vo, blue cloth; some staining and spots of discoloration to front and rear covers, ownership signature and bookplate. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947. A very good copy. More
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1942. Illustrated, 245pp., 8vo, black cloth. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1942. First Edition in English. Very good (+). More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984. 8vo, 290 pages, black cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
158pp. 8vo, cloth; ex-libris. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1930. Contains extensive bibliography. More
London: Methuen, 1953. Illustrated with graphs and charts throughout. 142 pages. Tall, slim 12mo, red cloth. London: Methuen, (1953). First edition. A very good copy--bookplate on pastedown, slight bowing to front board. More
1992. In its Anatomical and Clinical Aspects. With an Introduction by Horst Oertel. 29 full page plates, 6 text illustrations, XI + 171pp, tall 8vo, full gilt-decorated leather, a.e.g. New York: The Classics of Cardiology Library, 1992. A Fine Copy. GM 855. A Facsimile of the 1921 First Edition. More
Birmingham: Classics of Cardiology, 1987. Also an Account of some Experiments on Stones in the Kidneys and Bladder; with an Enquiry into the Nature of those Anomalous Concretions. To Which is added, An Appendix, Containg Observation and Experiments Relating to Several Subjects in the First Volume. The Greatest Part of Which Were Read at Several Meetings Before the Royal Society. XXII + 186 + index. 8vo, full gilt-decorated leather, a.e.g. Birmingham: The Classics of Cardiology Library, 1987. A Fine Copy..... More
Lausanne: Bousquet, 1756. Engraved frontispoece depicting bloodletting. Title page in red & black. 343 pages. Small 8vo, contemporary wrappers, untrimmed; some waterstains. Lausanne: Marc-Mic. Bousquet, 1756. Garrison echoes the opinions of many others when he writes that Haller (1708-1777) was "the master physiologist of his time... To read Prof. Kroenecker's Haller redivivus is to see how many apparently "new" discoveries of modern observers had already been accounted for by this great master." According to Castiglione (p. 611), Haller's most important..... More
Birmingham: Classics of Cardiology, 1989. Verified by Experiments made on Living Animals. To Which are Added, Observation on the Heart, Proving that Irritability is the Primary Cause of its Motion. BOUND WITH: A Second Dissertation on the Motion of the Blood, and Effects on Bleeding; Being a Collection of Two Hundred Thirty Five Anatomical Experiments made on Living Animals, with Useful Results Therefrom. IV + 156pp and 136pp, 8vo, full gilt-decorated leather. Birmingham: The Classics of Cardiology Library, 1989. A...... More
Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1928. Frontis portrait. 154 pages. 8vo, gilt-decorated red boards. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1928. Tercentennial edition. A very good(-) solid copy--light spattering to front and rear panels, scattered light foxing. More
Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1982. Frontispiece + 8 plates, LXVII + 575pp, 4to, full gilt-decorated black leather, a.e.g. Birmingham: Privately Printed for The Classics of Medicine Library, 1982. A Fine Copy. Facsimile of the London 1794 edition. More
Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1982. Frontispiece + 8 plates, LXVII + 575 pages, 4to, full gilt-decorated black leather, a.e.g.; some foxing to front endpapers and flyleafs, very light rubbing to front covers Birmingham: Privately Printed for The Classics of Medicine Library, 1982. A very good(+) copy. Facsimile of the London 1794 edition. More
Austin: Silvergirl, 1986. Illustrated in b/w throughout. 273 pages. 4to, maroon cloth, d.w. Austin: Silvergirl, (1986). First printing. A very good copy--lightly foxed outer edges, fading to lower cloth edges, previous owner gift inscription; in a good wrapper, sunned and edgeworn. More
Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1986. 8vo, full leather, gilt. Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1986. Privately printed facsimile from the edition of Boston, 1836. More
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