London: Various, Various. Titles and descriptions are as follows: 1. "On the effect of exercise upon the bodily temperature." From The Alpine Journal, May, 1871. [London: Spottiswood & Co.] 8vo. 7 pp., plus 1 chart. Unbound. Presentation copy, with the author's kind regards. 2. Palissy, Bacon, and the revival of natural science..... More
London: Macmillan, 1929. 8vo. vii, [1], 314, [2] pp. With frontispiece portrait of Allbutt. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece portrait. Original cloth. First edition of the biography of the life of this eminent physician and scholar. More
Cambridge: Printed for the Museum, 1910. 4to. [iv], 53, [1] pp., including separate title to Vol. XL of the Memoirs and title page, plus tipped in errata. FIRST EDITION. With 9 full page plates (3 color lithographs and 6 line drawings). Each plate is accompanied by a descriptive leaf. Original..... More
London: R. Knaplock, J. Tonson, G & J. Innys, 1719. 8vo. [vi], 422, [10] pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine. FIRST EDITION of an extremely popular work in which Allen provides, for a number of diseases, the opinions of various authors, ancient and modern. He specifically deals with..... More
London: R. Burrough and T. Baker, 1708. Two volumes in one. 8vo. [xxiv], 336; 202, [6] pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary paneled speckled calf, raised bands on spine, morocco label, joints cracked, head and foot of spine chipped; interior excellent. Library stamp from the New York State University Long Island Center..... More
Paris: Gulielmi Pele, 1646. Two works in one. 4to. [xii], 150, [25]; 39, [1] ff. Title in red and black, decorative woodcut on dedication, 3 full-page plates and 2 text illustrations. Nineteenth century boards, re-backed; interior is lightly toned throughout, with occasional spots and a small tear in the lower..... More
Iowa City: Published by the University, 1891; 1894. 8vo. 94; 60 pp. FIRST EDITION. I: Original wrappers, disbound and chipped but present. Unopened. II: Original wrappers, lightly chipped, large closed tear to front wrapper, otherwise very good. First edition of these works of the Amish. More
Leipzig: Hirzel, 1892. 8vo. xvi, 318, [1] pp., including half-title. Later edition. Engraved title vignette. Original green publisher’s cloth, spine decorated and lettered in gilt; a.e.g.; some chipping to head and foot of spine, extremities lightly rubbed, and some light browning due to paper stock, otherwise good. Laid in is..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. 12mo. xx, 417, [vii]. SECOND EDITION. With 1 folding diagram. Original blindstamped publisher’s cloth, author and title in gilt on the spine; interior excellent. With the bookplate of Arnold Thackray on the paste-down. Second edition (first published in London the prior year). An..... More
ca. 1700. 1. Frontal skeleton, signed, 71 x 26 inches 2. Frontal skeleton, unsigned, 73 x 28 inches 3. Rear view skeleton, signed, 69 x 26 inches 4. Rear view skeleton, unsigned, 71 x 28 inches. It is assumed that these scrolls were used to teach anatomy. It was not uncommon to use..... More
Edinburgh: T. Cadell and William Creech; Bell & Bradfute, 1775; 1778; 1796. Three volumes. 8vo. xxxiv, 472; viii, 272; [iv], 133, [1]; lx, 631, [1] pp. FIRST THREE EDITIONS. Volume I contains half-title, 1 page publisher's advertisement, separate title for Essay VI, and 3 folding engraved plates; Volume II contains..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. 12mo. xviii, [19]-521, [1] pp., plus 2 pages of publisher’s advertisements. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With frontispiece and numerous text illustrations. Original publisher’s cloth front and back covers with gilt designs over later morocco; frontispiece and title slightly loose, interior very good. First American edition..... More
London: Cecil Palmer, 1924. 8vo. x, 68, [1] pp., including half-title; x, 68, [1] pp., including half-title. FIRST EDITIONS. I: Original boards. Inscribed on the paste-down by the author to Major M. Van S. Godfrey explaining that this copy contains the rejected title and preface, inserted through a publisher’s error..... More
Paris: Gabon, 1829-37. 5 vols. 8vo. Approximately 3000 pp. Half-calf over boards. Preliminary and last leaves are soiled and foxed, the blank leaves are loose, but text is in good condition. From the library of the Liverpool Medical Institution with bookplates on front paste downs. Second edition, revised, corrected and..... More
Milan: Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi, 1818. 8vo. 36, [4], 37-39, [5] 12pp. FIRST EDITION. With 133 hand-colored figures on 12 engraved plates. Contemporary wrappers with the original printed wrappers pasted onto both covers (title, etc., on front and publisher’s advertisements on back). First edition of an ancient work; the invention..... More
London: Edward Husbands, T. [Thomas] Warren, R. Best, 1642 [1643]. 4to. [x], 60, 65-224, 227-730, 733-772, 763-955, [20] pp. (lacking I3-4, pp. 61-64). FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece of Parliamentary chambers and Charles I, title within decorative border with woodcut device and the letters “C V” in contemporary brown ink on..... More
London: G. Colburn, 1660. 4to. 18 (ie, 20) pp. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE. Woodcut initials, head- and tailpiece. Half morocco and marbled boards, gilt spine, later endpapers. An excellent copy from the library of A.M. Broadley with his dated (1902) bookplate on the paste-down, plus the small bookplate of William..... More
Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel, 1891. 8vo. 85 pp., plus 3 pages advertising a list of standard homeopathic books for domestic and veterinary practice. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s cloth, title in gilt on front cover; interior fine. From the library of Larry C. Parks with his bookplate and ownership stamp of Hector..... More
Paris, Chez Desnos, [1778]. Large 8vo. Letterpress title and 24 engraved plates. FIRST EDITION. 48 numbered images and corresponding engraved verses, all in fine contemporary hand color. Jansenist full green morocco by Noulhac, gilt title and turn-ins, all edges gilt, multi-colored silk marker. Old expert repairs to title. An excellent..... More
Paris: Firmin Didot, 1830. oblong 8vo. 96 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 12 full-page wood engravings. Pink embossed cloth with mounted wood engraving and raised decorative gilt border; interior in excellent condition with minor spotting. More
Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, Jr., 1805. 12mo. A2, B-K6, L4. 121 pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt morocco title label, extremities worn but sound. A little browned, but overall a good copy of an early American imprint. More
[England: ca 1880]. 4to. 164 pp. Manuscript in English in black ink on paper (A. Pirie & Sons), 25 lines to a full page, in one continuous cursive hand. Headings embellished with floral motifs. Contemporary half gilt black morocco over red pebbled cloth, all edges gilt. Neat, legible, fine. More
London: various, 1822; 1808; 1812; 1817; 1812. Five items bound together8vo. [109]-120; [iv], 71; 35; [iv], 103, [1]; 47, [1] pp. FIRST PRINTINGS. Full-page engraved portrait of Martin Luther. 19th-century half calf over marbled boards, flat spine gilt. One ownership inscription excised, another reads “Jan 32 given by D. Lane..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. 12mo. xv, [i], [17]-316, [8]. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 5 plates. Original blind stamped publisher’s cloth with gilt letters and embellishments on spine, corners slightly bumped and head and tail of spine worn; interior excellent. Ownership inscription on the paste-down. First edition. Written anonymously..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882. 8vo. xvi, 363, [1], 32 pp. FIRST EDITION. With title vignette, numerous text illustrations, and 4 full page plates, plus 32 pages of advertisements. Original cloth binding with exotic gilt design on cover and gilt lettering on spine; very occasional foxing, heavier..... More
