New York: Henry Holt, 1890. James, William (1843-1910). The principles of psychology. 2 vols. [2], xii, 689; [2], vi, 704, 8 (adverts.)pp. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890. 218 x 142 mm. Original olive cloth, gilt-lettered spines, light wear, a few tiny splits in spinal extremities. Light toning, minor... More
1953. Watson, James D. (1928- ) and Francis H. C. Crick (1916-2004). Molecular structure of nucleic acids. A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. With: Wilkins, Maurice (1916-2004); A. R. Stokes; H. R. Wilson. Molecular structure of deoxypentose nucleic acids. With: Franklin, Rosalind (1920-58) and R. G. Gosling. Molecular configuration in... More
Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1774. Hunter, William (1718-83). Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata. The anatomy of the human gravid uterus exhibited in figures. Double folio. 21 unsigned and unpaginated leaves, each leaf a single sheet. 34 engraved plates prepared by 17 engravers from drawings by Jan van Rymsdyk (fl. 18th... More
Morristown, NJ: 1922. Allen, Frederick M. (1879-1964) and James W. Sherrill. Clinical observations with insulin. 1. The use of insulin in diabetic treatment. Offprint from Journal of Metabolic Research 2 (1922). [1], 804-985pp. 4 plates. Original printed wrappers, light dampstaining, extremities a bit chipped. Very good. Ownership signature on front... More
New York: 1966. Berson, Solomon A. (1918-72) and Rosalyn Yalow (1921-2011). Insulin in the blood and insulin antibodies. Offprint from The American Journal of Medicine 40 (1966). 676-690pp. Text diagrams. 268 x 188 mm. Without wrappers as issued. Light toning but very good. Docketed. First Edition, Offprint Issue. Berson and... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1922. Evans, Herbert McLean (1882-1971) and Joseph A. Long (1879-1953). The oestrous cycle in the rat and its associated phenomena. [2], 148pp. 11 plates, folding table. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1922. 324 x 247 mm. Original cloth, paper spine label, light wear, inner hinge... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1929. Evans, Herbert McLean (1882-1971) & Olive Swezy (b. 1878). The chromosomes in man: Sex and somatic. [6], 41pp. 11 plates; text illustrations. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1929. 327 x 252 mm. Library buckram, a bit soiled, library shelfmark on spine, library card pocket... More
Boston: Little & Brown, 1840. Second edition. Bowditch, Nathaniel (1773-1838). Memoir of Nathaniel Bowditch. By his son, Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch [1805-61]. 172pp. 2 plates, including frontispiece. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1840. Original cloth, gilt-lettered label on front cover, moderate wear, faded strip along foot of front cover... More
1856. Bernard, Claude (1813-78). Mémoire sur le pancréas et sur le role du suc pancréatique dans les phénomènes digestifs . . . Extract from Supplément aux Comptes rendus de l’Académie des Sciences (Paris) 1 (1856): 379-563 [1]pp. 9 lithographed plates (4 hand-colored) on 5 sheets. 277 x 216 mm. 19th..... More
1844. Bernard, Claude (1813-78). Recherches expérimentales sur les fonctions du nerf spinal. Extract from Mémoires des Savants étrangers à l’Académie des Sciences 11 (1851): 693-776. 2 plates. 270 x 206 mm. 19th century marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine label. Fine. Second edition, enlarged, of Bernard’s memoir recording his destruction experiments on..... More
New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1921. Osler, William (1859-1919). The evolution of modern medicine: A series of lectures delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913. xiv, [2], 243pp. Text illustrations. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921. Original cloth, light wear at extremities and corners. Very good... More
Halle: Carl Marhold, 1909. More
Halle: Carl Marhold, 1909. Magnus-Levy, Adolf (1865-1955). Das Koma diabeticum und seine Behandlung. 54, [10, adverts.]pp. Halle: Carl Marhold, 1909. 233 x 151 mm. (unopened). Without wrappers. Light spotting but very good. First Edition. Magnus-Levy pioneered the study of human metabolism and its relation to such diseases as diabetes, goiter... More
Chicago: 1924. Libman, Emanuel (1872-1946) and Benjamin Sacks (1896-1939). A hitherto undescribed form of valvular and mural endocarditis. Offprint from Archives of Internal Medicine 33 (1924). 39pp. Text illustrations. 256 x 174 mm. Original gray printed wrappers, slight wear and spotting. Very good. From the library of Herbert M. Evans... More
Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1903. Johannsen, Wilhelm Ludvig (1857-1927). Ueber Erblichkeit in Populationen und in reinen Linien. [6], 68pp. Text diagrams. Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1903. 242 x 165 mm. (unopened and uncut). Original orange printed wrappers. Fine. The Haskell F. Norman copy. First Edition in German. With his pure line theory... More
Philadelphia & New York: Lea & Febiger, 1910. Cushing, Harvey (1879-1939). The functions of the pituitary body. In The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 139 (1910): 473-484. Also: Osler, William (1859-1919). Certain vasomotor, sensory, and muscular phenomena associated with cervical rib. In ibid.: 469-472. Also: Brill, Nathan (1860-1925). An... More
1961. Crick, Francis Harry Compton (1916-2004) et al. General nature of the genetic code for proteins. In Nature 192 (1961): 1227-1232. 266 x 188 mm. Original printed wrappers, minor soiling and wear. Very good. The Haskell F. Norman copy. First Edition, journal issue. Crick and his team helped to crack... More
Berlin: Springer, 1926. Pick, Ludwig (1868-1935). Der Morbus Gaucher und die ihm ähnlichen Erkrankungen. Offprint from Ergebnisse der inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde 29 (1926). 519-627pp. Text illustrations. 247 x 166 mm. Original buff printed wrappers, spine chipped, light soiling. Upper corners a bit creased but very good. Presentation Copy, with... More
Bonn: Emil Strauss, 1878. Pflüger, Eduard F. W. (1820-1910). Ueber Wärme und Oxydation der lebendigen Materie. Offprint from Pflüger’s Archiv für die gesammte Physiologie 18 (1878). 247-380pp. 231 x 156 mm. Original printed wrappers, small piece torn from front wrapper, slight soiling. Some discoloration from acidic wrappers, but very good..... More
Paris: Bachelier, 1835. Quetelet, Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796-1874). Sur l’homme et le développement de ses facultés, ou essai de physique sociale . . . 2 volumes in 1, 8vo. [4], xii, 327; [4], viii, 327pp. 5 (of 6) plates; lacking Plate 1. Paris: Bachelier, 1835. 202 x 127 mm. Quarter... More
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. Osler, William (1859-1919). Lectures on the diagnosis of abdominal tumors delivered to the post-graduate class Johns Hopkins University, 1893. [6], 192, [2]pp. Text illustrations. New York: D. Appleton, 1895. Original cloth. Very good. From the library of A. Elmer Belt (1893-1980), with his stamps and... More
Montreal: Medical Museum, McGill University, 1939. Second edition. More
London: Geo. Strahan, 1726. Cheyne, George (1671-1743). (1) Tractatus de infirmorum sanitate suenda, vitaque producenda. [44], 248pp. London: George Strahan, 1726 (2) De natura fibrae ejusque laxae sive resolutae morbis tractatus. [2], vii, 98, [2, adverts.]pp. London: George Strahan and James Leake, 1725. Together 2 works in 1, 8vo. 197... More
London: A. Millar, 1745. Second edition. Armstrong, John (1709-79). The art of preserving health: A poem. In four books. 8vo. [3]-128pp.; lacking half-title. London: A. Millar, 1745. 203 x 128 mm. Calf gilt ca. 1745, hinges cracking, light edgewear. Front flyleaf starting, light toning but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed... More
Paris: 1823. Rayer, Pierre F. O. (1793-1867). Observations sur les maladies de l’appendice sus-sphénoïdal (glande pituitaire) du cerveau. In Archives générales de médecine 3 (1823): 350-67. Whole volume, 8vo. 656pp. 1 plate. 200 x 128 mm. Original boards, paper backstrip with gilt-lettered labels, light wear at extremities and corners. Very..... More
