London: J. Dodsley, 1771. Cadogan, William (1711-1797). A dissertation on the gout, and all chronic diseases, jointly considered . . . 8vo. [iii]-viii, 88pp.; lacking half-title (A1). London: J. Dodsley, 1771. 202 x 127 mm. 20th-century half morocco, gilt-lettered spine, cloth boards. Last leaf somewhat soiled and frayed, but very... More
London: 1866-1867. Lister, Joseph (1827-1912). (1) On a new method of treating compound fracture, abscess, etc., with observations on the conditions of suppuration. In Lancet 1 (1867): 327-329, 357-359, 387-389, 507-509; 2 (1867): 95-96. (2) On the antiseptic principle in the practice of surgery. In Lancet 2 (1867): 353-356. Together... More
Frankfurt: Joannes Feyrabend, 1594. Paré, Ambroise (1510? – 1590). Opera chirurgica . . . Folio. [12], 851, [27]pp. 317 woodcuts in the text, including portrait of Paré aged 68 on the verso of leaf (:)4. Title in red and black. Frankfurt: Apud Joannem Feyrabend, impensis Petri Fischeri, 1594. 334 x.... More
London: Peter Short, 1600. Gilbert, William (1544-1603). De magnete, magneticisque corporibus, et de magno magnete tellure. . . . Folio. [16], 240pp. Text woodcuts, folding woodcut plate. London: Peter Short, 1600. 296 x 194 mm. Recently bound in old vellum antiphonal leaf, cloth ties; preserved in a cloth drop-back box... More
Venice: Joan. Anton. et Jacobus de Franciscus, 1604. Vesalius, Andreas (1514-64). Anatomia: Addita nunc postremo etiam antiquorum anatome. Folio. [8, including engraved title by Francisco Valegio], 510, [46], [20]pp. Woodcut text illustrations by Joannes Criegher after the original Vesalian woodcuts. The last 20 pages consist of a separately titled appendix... More
Dessau & Leipzig: Auf Kosten der Verlags-Kaffe, 1784. Weber, Carl Martin (1734-1800). Entwurf einer auserlesenen medicinischpraktischen Bibliothek für angehende Aerzte. 8vo. [16]. 538, [36]pp., plus final blank. Dessau & Leipzig: Auf Kosten der Verlags-Kasse, 1784. 202 x 123 mm. 19th century marbled boards, light wear. Minor foxing and toning but... More
Paris: A. Sautelet, 1826. “Tell Me What You Eat and I Will Tell You What You Are” 1.Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme (1755-1826). Physiologie du goût, ou méditations de gastronomie transcendante . . .2 vols., 8vo. [2], xiv, 390; 442pp. Paris: A. Sautelet et Cie., 1826. 206 x 126 mm. Quarter calf... More
London: T. and G. Underwood, 1821. Laennec, René Théophile Hyacinth (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: Maradan, 1794. Lamarck, Jean Baptiste (1744-1829). Recherches sur les causes des principaux faits physiques. . . . 2 vols., 8vo. xvi, 375; [4], 412pp. Engraved plate in Vol. I, folding chart in Vol. II. B1 in Vol. I is a cancel, signed “B*”. Paris: Maradan, seconde année de la... More
London: J. Phillips for E. & C. Dilly, 1778. Lettsom, John Coakley (1744-1815). History of the origin of medicine: An oration, delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Medical Society of London, January 19, 1778 . . . 4to. viii, 168pp. Hand-colored frontispiece plate, black and white version of the... More
Oxford: John Lichfield & James Short for Henry Cripps, 1624. “The Greatest Medical Treatise Written by a Layman” Burton, Robert (1577-1640). The anatomy of melancholy, what it is . . . the second edition, corrected and augmented by the author. Folio. [4], 64, [4], 188, [4], 189-332, [2], 333-557 [i.e.... More
Nuremberg: Wolfgang Mauritius, 1723. tahl, Georg Ernst (1659-1734). Fundamenta chymiae dogmaticae & experimentalis. . . . 4to. [8], 255, [25]pp. Nuremberg: Johann Ernst Adelbulner for Wolfgang Mauritz, 1723. 198 x 161 mm. Modern half vellum, floral-patterned boards. Light toning, but a very good, crisp copy. First Edition. Stahl was the... More
Basel: ex officina Isingrinana, 1542. Fuchs, Leonhardt (1501-1556). De historia stirpium. Folio. [26, of 28], 33, 35-60, [1], 61-896, [4]pp.; lacking leaf 2, containing the first two pages of Fuchs’s letter to the Elector of Brandenburg. Woodcut portrait of Fuchs on verso title, full-page woodcut illustrations drawn by Albrecht Meyer... More
Paris: Didot jeune, 1804. Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe (1781-1826). Propositions sur la doctrine d’Hippocrate, relativement à la médecine-pratique . . . 4to. 39pp. Paris: Didot jeune, An XII (1804). 247 x 195 mm. Later half calf gilt, paste paper boards, slight edgewear. Fine. From the library of Meyer Friedman (1910-2001), with his... More
London: apud Joannem Billium, 1620. Bacon, Francis (1561-1620). Instauratio magna. [Novum organum sive indicia vera de interpretatione naturae.] Small folio. [12, including blank leaf conjugate with engraved title], 172, 181-360, 36, [2]pp. Beautiful engraved title-page by Simon de Passe (1595-1647); early inscriptions partially erased from top margin and center of... More
Verona: per gli Fratelli Merli, 1699. Rotario, Sebastiano (1667-1742). Ragioni . . . contra l’uso del salasso . . . 4to. 8, 168, 10pp. Verona: per gli Fratelli Merli, 1699. 210 x 161 mm. Limp boards ca. 1699, a bit soiled and worn. Faint dampstains in outer margins of several... More
Paris: Sebstian Cramoisy & Gabriel Cramoisy, 1651. Pecquet, Jean (1622-1674). Experimenta nova anatomica, quibus incognitum hactenus chyli receptaculum, & ab eo per thoracem in ramos usque subclavios vasa lactea deteguntur. 4to. [12], 108pp. Text engravings, including full-page engraving on p. 21. Paris: Sebastian Cramoisy and Gabriel Cramoisy, 1651. 222 x.... More
Paris: Didot le jeune, 1828. Poiseuille, Jean Léonard Marie (1799-1869). Recherches sur la force du coeur aortique. Thèse . . . 4to. 45pp. Engraved plate. Paris: Didot le jeune, 1828. 257 x 206 mm. Modern quarter calf, marbled boards. Tiny paper flaws in 2 leaves, a few small spots, but... More
1951. (1) Rutishauser, Heinz (1918-70); Speiser ; and Stiefel, Eduard (1909-78). Programmgesteurte digitale Rechenger‰te (elektronische Rechenmaschinen). Basel: Verlag Birkhauser, 1951. Text diagrams. 227 x 148 mm. (2) Stock, John Robert. Die mathematischen Grundlagen f¸r die Organisation der elektronischen Rechenmaschine der Eidgenissischen Technischen Hochschule. Basel: Birkh‰user Verlag, 1956. 73 [1]pp. Text... More
Berlin: Hobbing, 1929. [Tabulating Machine Company - C-T-R - IBM]. Feindler, Robert. Das Hollerith-Lochkarten-Verfahren f¸r maschinelle Buchhaltung und Statistik. Berlin: Reimar Hobbing, 1929. Modern black cloth. 425pp. Text illustrations. 243 x 166 mm. Provenance: This copy bears several circular rubber stamps of the Treuhandseminar an der Universit‰t Kˆln. In the... More
New York: Dover, 1961. Babbage, Charles. Charles Babbage and his calculating engines. Selected writings by Charles Babbage and others. Edited and with an introduction by Philip Morrison and Emily Morrison. New York: Dover Publications, ©1961. Original pictorial soft covers, back cover a bit soiled. VG. xxxviii, 400pp. Text illustrations. 203... More
1819. Babbage, Charles. (1) On some new methods of investigating the sums of several classes of infinite series. Extract from Philosophical Transactions 109 (1819).249-282pp. Bound with: (2) Babbage and Herschel. Account of the repetition of M. Arago's experiments on the magnetism manifested by various substances during the act of rotation... More
1962. [Von Neumann, John.] Burks, Arthur; Goldstine, Herman; and von Neumann. Preliminary discussion of the logical design of an electronic computing instrument. In Datamation 8, no. 9 (September 1962): 24-31; and no. 10 (October 1962): 36-41. Together two numbers, in original printed wrappers. Small rust-marks from paper clips. Both numbers... More
1920. First edition, offprint issue. 347-399pp. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper inscribed: "Professor [John] Howland with the kind regards of J. J. A. and T. N."; Howland's stamp on front wrapper. Very good. John Howland (1873-1926), the recipient of this copy, was a director of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins and... More
1919. Offprint from The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 13 (1919). 243-300pp. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper inscribed: "Professor [John] Howland with the kind regards of J.J. A. & S. K."; Howland's stamp on front wrapper. Very good. Abel isolated histamine from the pituitary extract of animals and demonstrated its... More
