Magnificent collection of botanical books. De Belder library. Sotheby catalogue
London: Sotheby's, 1987. More
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Bell Telephone Laboratories : A description of the laboratory research organization of the Bell System
[New York?]: Bureau of Publication, Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1930. 47pp. (incl. photographs). (140 x 210 mm). Original printed wrappers, a little soiled. Stamp to front wrapper. Very good. More
Opium, its preparations and uses. Manuscript (undated)
1870. Opium, its preparations and uses. Manuscript document signed. Bifolium. 4pp. N.p., n.d. [1830s?]. 251 x 204 mm. A few marginal tears, lacuna along central fold affecting a few words, but very good. Nineteenth-century document, apparently unpublished, on the preparation and uses of opium in medicine: “Opium is a production..... More
Upon the electrical experiments to determine the location of the bullet in the body of the late President Garfield
Washington DC: Gibson Bros. 1882. Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922). Upon the electrical experiments to determine the location of the bullet in the body of the late President Garfield; an upon a successful form of induction balance for the painless detection of metallic masses in the human body. 58pp. Text illustrations..... More
Surgeon. Engraved Portrait by W. & J. Walker after Raeburn.
London: G.G.J. & J. Robinson (etc.), 1791. Margin: 166x110 mm. Faint soiling, small stain in lower left corner. More
Clipped signatures of Charles Bell, Benjamin Travers, Henry Earle
1820. Bell's signature, together with those of Benjamin Travers (see G-M 2931, 2941, 3433, 5587, 5843) and Henry Earle (surgeon extraordinary to Queen Victoria; inventor of a prize-winning bed for cases of fracture of the legs), on a fragment of paper measuring 40 x 87 mm. Condition is fine. More
Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting.
London: Longman, 1806. Lacks last plate & advertisement leaf. Modern half morocco binding. More
Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting. Lacking 1/2 title and final plate
London: Longman, 1806. More
Exposition du systeme naturel des nerfs du corps humain.
Paris: Merlin, 1825. 1st edition. Exposition du système naturel des nerfs du corps humain, suivi des mémoires sur le même sujet . . . Traduit de l’anglais par J. Genest. 8vo. xii, 270, [2]pp. 4 folding plates. Paris: J. S. Merlin, 1825. 220 x 137 mm. (uncut). Quarter morocco, marbled..... More
Facsimile of manuscript... Engravings of the arteries..1801.
Medicina Rara: Meriden Gravure for. fac. More
Engravings, explaining the anatomy of the bones, muscles and joints. Lacks printed title as often.
Edinburgh: 1794. Engravings, explaining the anatomy of the bones, muscles, and joints. 4to. [4], xxii, [2], 191, [1]pp. Lacking printed title as often. With additional pages 38* and 109*. Engraved title and 32 plates (4 outline) drawn & mostly engraved or etched by Bell; text engravings. Edinburgh: John Paterson for..... More
The anatomy of the human body.
New York: Collins, 1812. 2Am. 4 vols. in 2. (vols. 3 & 4 by Charles Bell.) 2nd American edition. 8vo. with125 engravings including 33 plates. Contemporary tree-calf, red morocco labels, worn at edges of backstrips. Covers are loose. Lightly browned, foxed, signature of an early owner, dated 1815, but good..... More
Photograph by Maull & Polyblank
1855. Bell, Thomas (1792-1880). Cabinet-size photographic portrait by Maull and Polyblank, mounted on heavy paper printed with gilt borders. [London, 1855.] 198 x 146 mm. (image); 303 x 253 mm. (mount). Traces of mounting on verso, but fine otherwise. Excellent portrait of British zoologist Thomas Bell, who described the reptile..... More
De urinis et pulsibus de missione sanguinis de febribus de morbis capitis, et pectoris. Inscribed Presentation Copy.
Bologna: ex typographia HH. Antonij Pisarrii, 1683. First edition. Inscribed by Bellini Bellini, Lorenzo (1643-1704). De urinis et pulsibus de missione sanguinis de febribus de morbis capitis, et pectoris. 4to. [20], 606 [i.e., 608]pp. Woodcut ornaments. Bologna: ex typographia HH. Antonij Pisarrii, 1683. 216 x 161 mm. Vellum c. 1683..... More
Photograph, folio size
Berlin: Adolf Eckstein, 1910. 46.5x30cm.. Faint foxing in bottom margin, otherwise in very good condition. More
Cours de zoologie et d’anatomie comparée. Unpublished manuscript notebook in the hand of Beneden’s student Amand Proost
Leuven: 1836-39. Beneden, Pierre-Joseph van (1809-94). Cours de zoologie et d’anatomie comparée. Unpublished manuscript notebook in the hand of Beneden’s student Amand Proost. 530, [64], [86], [34]pp. (irregularly numbered; last 184 pages unnumbered), plus a few inserted leaves. Louvain [Leuven], 1836-39. 192 x 161 mm. Quarter cloth, marbled boards ca..... More
Autograph letter signed on mourning stationery.
1907. Benedikt, Moritz (1835-1920). Autograph note signed on mourning stationery, dated 30.1.07 (January 30, 1907). Single sheet, 178 x 113 mm. Creased horizontally, light wear along fold. Accompanied by typescript translation and portrait photograph of Benedikt. Very good. Benedikt's response to a letter of condolence--"Your kind note is of special..... More
Engraved Portrait.
Plate: 110x76 mm. Margin: 193x125 mm. Some faint foxing in top left corner. More
Psychiatric nursing technic. Pres. copy
Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 1940. Bennett, Abram Elting (1898-1985) and Avis B. Purdy. Psychiatric nursing technic. 172pp. Text illustrations. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 1940. 216 x 145 mm. Original cloth, a bit soiled, minor wear to extremities. Very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by both authors to Dr. Elvin B. Semrad..... More
A case in which acute spasmodic pain in the left lower extremity was completely relieved by sub-dural division . . . .
London. Longmans... 1889. 1st edition. Bennett, William H. A case in which acute spasmodic pain in the left lower extremity was completely relieved by sub-dural division of the posterior roots. . . IN: Medico-chirurgical Transactions. 72 (1889) [329]-348. 8vo. xcv, 457pp.10 plates (2 or 3 color) & text illustrations. 220..... More
Portrait photo by Maull and Polyblank. Matted.
London: 1856. Bennett, William Sterndale (1816-75). Composer, conductor, pianist and music educator, called “the most distinguished composer of the early Victorian era” (Temperley, Lectures on Musical Life—William Sterndale Bennett [2006], p. 3); professor of music at the University of Cambridge; friend of Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann; founding president of..... More
Hand-Colored Lithograph Portrait by G. E. Madely.
Superbly hand-colored india paper proof mounted on larger sheet. Print: 188x116 mm. Mount: 280x189 mm. Excellent condition. More
Compendium de médecine pratique ou exposé analytique et raisonné des travaux contenus dans les principaux traités de pathologie interne. 8 vols. P. Ricord copy.
Paris: Réchet jeune, 1836. La Berge, Louis de (1807-39); Edouard Monneret (1810-68); and Louis Fleury (1815-72). Compendium de médecine pratique ou exposé analytique et raisonné des travaux contenus dans les principaux traités de pathologie interne. 8 vols. Paris: Béchet jeune, 1836-46. 260 x 169 mm. Bound for Philippe Ricord in..... More
Asthma: Its pathology and treatment.
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1878. viii, [2], 264pp., plus 24-page publisher's catalogue. 223 x 142 mm. Original cloth, inner front hinge cracked, light wear. Good+. More