Notes on the composition of scientific papers.
London: Macmillan, 1923. 8vo. xiii, [i], 192 pp. Third edition. Green cloth. Third edition. More
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Four anatomical scrolls, or ecorche.
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
Doublets: a word-puzzle
London: Macmillan and Co., 1879. 8vo. 39 pp. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Original red publisher's cloth paneled in blind, gilt title on upper cover, slight soiling. An excellent presentation copy inscribed in purple ink, "Mrs. Neate from the Author." Preserved in a modern burgundy cloth box with red morocco sides..... More
Daboll's schoolmaster's assistant....
Albany: E. & E. Hosford, 1821. l6mo. viii, [9]-240 pp. Text tables throughout. Contemporary calf; bottom edge chipped, interior browned and spotted, a few tears, and the name Jesse Thompson written over preliminary leaves, usual for a much-used textbook. Later (stereotype) edition of an extremely popular textbook. The text covers..... More
Traite elementaire de calcul...
Paris: Courcier, 1806. 8vo. xii, 606 pp. With 5 folding engraved plates. Original wrappers, slightly torn around the edges, thick uncut copy in its original state, interior waterstained. Lacroix's signature on verso of title. Second edition. This important text was considered the best and most extensive work on this subject..... More
A letter addressed to a republican member of the House of Representatives of the state of Massachusetts on the subject of a petition for a new incorporation, to be entitled "a college of physicians."
Boston: John Eliot, 1812. 8vo. 20 pp. FIRST EDITION. Disbound. Some light soiling to first and last pages, paper slightly age toned. First edition. "Some apology is necessary for the appearance of this letter in print. It was not originally intended for publication; but having been thought by some of..... More
A communication from the Regents of the University, transmitting a report of a committee of the Regents of the University, appointed to visit the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York. Made to the Senate, January 26, 1826.
Albany: Croswell, Barnum & Van Benthuysen, 1826. 8vo. Disbound. Stained and foxed. First edition. In 1814, Columbia University Medical School merged into the College of Physicians and Surgeons, a move that was made in an attempt to stymie what was then seen as a period of decline for the medical..... More
Aus der Werkstatt des Arztes.
Vienna & Leipzig: Hugo Heller, 1911. 8vo. [ii], 97 pp. FIRST EDITION. Original printed wrappers, rebacked with original spine laid down. First edition of an interesting series of lectures on the philosophy and history of medicine. The topics include the current state of medical knowledge relating to the role of..... More
L’art de nager, demontré par figures. Avec des avis pour se baigner utilement
Paris: Thomas Moette, 1696. 12mo. [xii], xii, 47 pp. FIRST EDITION. Both blanks present. With 35 full-page plates. Tree skin calf binding, gilt spine, edges stained red; corners slightly rubbed. An excellent copy. First edition of this extremely scarce treatise on swimming, considered one of the earliest books on the..... More
The intellectual torch. Developing a plan for the universal dissemination of knowledge and virtue by means of free public libraries.
Woodstock, Vermont: The Elm Tree Press, 1912. 8vo. xxvi, [iv], 43 pp. With frontispiece and 1 plate. Cloth-backed marbled boards. Later edition of this impassioned plea for a public library system. “While our generous Legislatures are imitating the policy of European Monarchies, by making liberal appropriations for enlightening the few..... More
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