London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, 1822. Barlow, James (1767-1839). Essays on surgery & midwifery; with practical observations, and select cases. x, [9]-417pp. 5 plates, 4 with explanation leaves. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy [etc.], 1822. 225 x 144 mm. (uncut). Original boards, rebacked in cloth, some edgewear, upper corner of..... More
Birmingham: "Journal" printing works, 1888. Tait, Robert Lawson (1845-99). Lectures on ectopic pregnancy and pelvic haematocele. 107pp. 3 plates; text illustrations. Birmingham: “Journal” Printing Works, 1888. 242 x 152 mm. Original gilt-lettered cloth, a bit faded, some splits in the spine. Light toning but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed “With..... More
London: Edward & Charles Dilly, 1765. Memis, John (1721-91). The midwife’s pocket-companion: Or a practical treatise of midwifery . . . adapted to the use of the female as well as the male practitioner in that art. viii, [4], 234, [6]pp. London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1765. 167..... More
Manchester: 1865. Radford, Thomas (1793-1881). Observations on the caesarean section and on other obstetric operations. With an appendix of cases. [4], 68, xlviii pp. 6 plates, 2 folding tables (pp. 65-68). Manchester: N.p., 1865. 216 x 137 mm. Original cloth over limp boards, stamped in gilt and blind, skillfully rebacked..... More
Paris: A. Delahaye, 1866. Guéniot, Alexandre (1832-1935). Parallèle entre céphalotripsie et l’opération césarienne. Thèse présentée au concours pour l’agrégation . . . 84pp. Paris: Adrien Delahaye, 1866. 216 x 138 mm. Modern wrappers. Title-leaf creased, minor scattered foxing, but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the title..... More
London: W. Griffin, 1765. [Bellet, Isaac (d. 1778).] [Letters on the force of imagination in pregnant women. Wherein it is proved, by incontestable arguments, drawn from both reason and experience, that it is a ridiculous prejudice . . . [2], iii, 133pp. London: W. Griffin, 1765. 152 x 97 mm..... More
London: J. Walthoe, 1741. Parsons, James (1705-70). A mechanical and critical enquiry into the nature of hermaphrodites. [6, including 1 page of adverts.], liv, [2], 156pp. 3 plates. London: J. Walthoe, 1741. Later half calf, gilt spine, marbled boards, a few preliminary leaves starting. Tear in one folding plate, minor..... More
Leiden: Johann van Kerckheim, 1737. Harvey, William (1578-1657). Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis in animalibus . . . cui accedunt exercitationes duae anatomicae de circulatione sanguinis . . . [Part 2 title: Exercitationes de generatione animalium . . . ]. Edited by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770). 2 parts..... More
London: 1783. Denman, Thomas (1733-1815). Aphorisms on the application and use of the forceps, on preternatural labours, and on labours attended with hemorrhage. [6], 95pp. Interleaved; four of the interleaves with extensive manuscript commentary in an unidentified early hand. London: N.p., 1783. 147 x 86 mm. Late 18th or early..... More
Boston: 1875. Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-94). Autograph verses from “The Chambered Nautilus,” signed. 1 sheet. Boston, 9 December 1875. Lightly creased vertically. Framed with: Holmes. Engraved portrait by J. A. J. Wilcox (1835-1913), signed by Holmes in the plate. N.p., n.d. [ca. 1870]. And: Holmes. An example of his “Chambered..... More
Paris: Imprimé par les Enfans-Aveugles, 1786. Haüy, Valentin (1745-1822). Essai sur l’education des aveugles . . . vi, [2], 126, 15, [37]pp. Leaves 1-2 and 3-4 of signatures A through 2C have been pasted together to form two thick leaves. Paris: les Enfans-Aveugles, under the direction of M. Clousier, 1786..... More
1953-1961. Watson, James D. (1928- ) & Crick, Francis H. C. (1916-2004). Molecular structure of nucleic acids. A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. With: Wilkins, Maurice (1916-2004); Stokes, A. R.; & Wilson, H. R. Molecular structure of deoxypentose nucleic acids. With: Franklin, Rosalind (1920-58) and Gosling, R. G. Molecular configuration..... More
Paris: J.-S. Chaudé, 1826. Laennec, René Théophile Hyacinthe (1781–1826). Traité de l’auscultation médiate et des maladies des poumons et du coeur. 2 vols. [iii]-xxxvi, 728; [2], 790pp. 4 plates in Vol. I. Paris: J.-S. Chaudé, 1826. 202 x 128 pp. Later 19th-century half black calf, marbled boards ca. 1826, Vol..... More
London: T. & G. Underwood, 1821. Laennec, René Théophile Hyacinthe (1781–1826). A treatise on the diseases of the chest, in which they are described according to their anatomical characters, and their diagnosis established on a new principle by means of acoustick instruments. Translated by John Forbes (1787–1861). 8vo. [4], [vii]–xl..... More
Paris: Imprimé par les jeunes aveugles, 1825. [Braille, Louis (1809-52).] Institution royale des jeunes aveugles. Exercice public du mercredi 27 avril . . . Programme. Bifolium, printed in raised type. [2]pp. Paris: Institution royale des jeunes aveugles, 1825. 450 x 293 mm. (uncut). Unbound; preserved in a half morocco folding..... More
Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1864. Hodge, Hugh L. (1796-1873). The principles and practice of obstetrics. xxiv, 17-550pp. 32 lithographed plates; text illustrations. Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1864. 295 x 235 mm. Original blind-stamped cloth, light edgewear. Occasional light foxing, a few plates starting, but very good. First Edition. The best..... More
Leipzig: Kollmann, 1834. Beaumont, William (1785-1853). Neue Versuche und Beobachtungen über den Magensaft und die Physiologie der Verdauung. Translated by Bernhard Luden. vi, 222pp. 3 plates. Leipzig: Christian Ernst Kollmann, 1834. 214 x 126 mm. 19th-century paste paper boards, handwritten spine label, light rubbing. Light foxing, old library stamp on..... More
1998. La tour de Babel ou l’entrée de la bibliothèque. Etching and aquatint from the Second Suite. 1998. No. 44 of 60 copies on Lana Royal paper, signed, titled, numbered and dated by the artist in the lower margin. 305 x 492 mm. (plate mark); sheet size 570 x 377..... More
1997. Alphabet imaginaire II. Etching and aquatint from the First Suite, extensively reworked and expanded in watercolor, gouache and ink by the artist, creating a unique work between the first and second states of the print. Signed, titled and dated by the artist. 1997. 396 x 295 mm. (visible portion..... More
Lille: 2014. Archive du Nord. Etching, aquatint and roulette. No. 43 of 75 copies, signed, titled, numbered and dated by the artist, printed for the deluxe edition of Érik Desmazières: Des mondes gravées, the catalogue for the 2014 retrospective at the Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse. Lille: Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse..... More
The Hague: 1984. More
Boston: Countway Library, 1976. 12 photographic plates plus text, in the original cloth folding case (a bit worn and spotted). Internally very good to fine. More
Munich & Berlin: R. Oldenbourg, 1923. Oberth, Hermann (1894-1989). Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen. 8vo. 92pp. 3 folding lithographed plates. Munich & Berlin: R. Oldenbourg, 1923. 254 x 175 mm. Original wrappers, uncut, wrappers a little worn & chipped; boxed. Occasional minor foxing, but very good. First Edition of Oberth’s..... More
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Paris: 2015. L’oiseau de Minerve. Etching, aquatint and roulette. Third state, printed on laid paper and reworked by the artist in watercolor and gouache; signed, titled, dated and annotated “Troisième état épreuve rehaussée” in pencil by the artist. 2015. 368 x 264 mm. (plate mark). Archivally framed (frame measures 630..... More
2005. Quai de Montebello, Paris. Etching, aquatint and roulette. No. 13 of 75 copies on wove Lana Royal, signed, titled, numbered and dated by the artist. 2005. 593 x 587 mm. (plate mark). Archivally framed (frame measures 934 x 857 mm.). This oversized plate depicts the Bouquinistes (riverside booksellers) on..... More