Philadelphia, PA: American Sunday-School Union, nd. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Brief biographies of medical greats...charming. Light shelf wear, paper spine label partially missing, first ffep missing at joint, light fraying at head and heel, light dust soiling at text block edges, owner in blind stamp on ffep, bookplate on pastedown.....
Price: $45.00
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1898 and 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. A very handsome pair of these rather scarce volumes. Minor shelf wear, prior owner in blind stamp on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dark green cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, fold-out plate. 8vo. 236pp.....
Price: $250.00
Washington DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1985. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Association copy. The author was editor of 'Science' magazine. Signed by the author. With laid in letter from author to a noted Harvard scientist. A very handsome copy. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ show light shelf.....
Price: $45.00
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows a touch of sunning at spine, two small closed tears, one moderate closed tear at rear, else bright and clean. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 197pp. Illus. (b/w plates).....
Price: $45.00
Baltimore, MD: William Wood and Company, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of toning to textblock edges, two moisture spots at top of textblock, owner signature at front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elemetns, frontispiece. 8vo.....
Price: $125.00
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf wear, touch of toning along bottom edge of boards, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light to moderate shelf/edge wear, several small, closed tears, light soil/spotting, else clean and bright. Yellow cloth boards, black ink lettering. 4to.....
Price: $35.00
Newark, NJ: Privately Printed/The Evening Courier Office, 1867. First Edition. Original Wraps. "President and Historian of the District Medical Society." (See, Cordasco 60-0345). Uncommon in any condition, scarce in original wraps, arguably rare inscribed as here. Overall, a fragile but presentable copy. Moderate/heavy shelf/edge wear, spine missing, two areas of.....
Price: $125.00
Washington, D.C. National Academy of Sciences, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. A well crafted history of this storied organization and the those who comprise it. Minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dark gray cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 694pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $35.00
New York: Fowlers & Wells, nd [1840]. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a presentable copy of this rather uncommon volume. Light shelf/edge wear, light fraying/chipping at head and heel, small pull in fabric at spine near title (repaired), light dust staining at top of textblock, hint of foxing at start and.....
Price: $75.00
New Brunswick, CT: Rutgers University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Biographical work on the physician and medical school teaching pioneer around the turn of the century. A very handsome copy. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Navy cloth boards, silver gilt lettering.....
Price: $45.00
New York: Prometheus, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy, warmly inscribed. Two small, subtle soil spots at top of text block, inscribed by author on ffep, owner embossment at ffep/titlepage, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dj shows light shelf/edge wear, several small, closed tears, moisture mark visible on inside.....
Price: $25.00
Washington, D.C. Nicholson, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. An early epidemiological study reviewing cause of deaths by location, season, age, sex, color (free or slave), etc. Minor shelf/edge wear, minor fraying at head and tail, small nick in joint, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering, in.....
Price: $65.00
Philadelphia, PA: William Fry, 1819. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light toning at preliminaries, owner plate at front pastedown, hinges cracked (but joints intact and binding tight), moisture stain at rear board and last few pages, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full brown tree leather, red leather spine label.....
Price: $145.00
New York: Milbank Memorial Fund, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Dr. Welch founded the Baltimore School of Hygiene and Mental Health and founded the Welsh Library of Medical History, etc. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of light fraying at head and heel, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering.....
Price: $45.00
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very presentable copy of this increasingly hard to come by volume. Minor shelf wear, light toning at spine and front boards, hint of foxing at front endpages, touch of dust toning at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred.....
Price: $35.00
New York: D. Appleton, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. The first real complete and authoritative American text on pediatrics. (Cone, History of American Pediatrics, 104- 105pp; Levinson, p.108; Veeder, 33-60pp.) Overall, a handsome copy. Light/moderate shelf wear (tips through), light wear at head, minor rubbing at hinges/tips, spine evenly toned (gilt.....
Price: $450.00
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. A fifteen year stocktaking of academic accomplishments of the Society of Fellows. Light sunning at spine, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 140pp. Bibliography.
Price: $25.00
New York: Martin Brown, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes 31 papers by leaders of the day on a variety of topics from Experimental Obstetrics to Skull Fracturs and including several early articles on xrays. A handsome copy. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of very minor soiling at boards, discrete notation and.....
Price: $145.00
New York: Viking Press, 1948. First Edition Thus/Revised. Hardcover. Gift inscription to noted Harvard entomologist, Carroll Williams. A very presentable copy. Minor shelf wear, hint of sunning at spine, gift inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 361pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. A richly illustrated exploration and a minor classic. Overall, a handsome copy. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 222pp. Illus. (b/w plates) Index.
Price: $45.00
New York: W. H. Freeman & Company, 1983. Second Printing. Hardcover. Gift inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light toning at top and bottom edge, else bright and clean. Rust cloth boards, gilt lettering, grey endpages. Square 8vo. 255pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. Inscribed.....
Price: $35.00
Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1806. Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Author was the father of S.B.F. Morse. A handsome copy of this well-known work. Both fold-out maps in lovely condition. Light shelf/edge wear, chipping at tail, small closed tear at head (repaired), ownship signature at ffep, light toning throughout, else tight, bright.....
Price: $175.00
Washington D.C. National Academy Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. An collection of biographical essays of Academy members. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 626pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
Washington D.C. National Academy Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. An collection of biographical essays of Academy members. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 544pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
Washington D.C. National Academy Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. An collection of biographical essays of Academy members. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 542pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00