Traité pratique des maladies mentales
Paris: Baillière, 1862. First edition. xvi, 672pp. 215 x 134 mm. Recent quarter morocco, boards; original gilt spine laid on. Minor dampstaining but very good. Library and ownership stamps on title. More
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Sir William Osler: An Encyclopedia
Novato, CA: Norman Publishing / HistoryofScience.com, 2020. 970pp. plus 22pp. front matter. 2-sided color frontispiece; 624 images. 8.5 x 11 inches. Full cloth; laminated dust-jacket. Sir William Osler (1849–1919) was the most famous and best-loved physician in the English-speaking world during the early twentieth century. Some consider him “the greatest..... More
Portrait by Hopwood after Laurens
Montpellier: Castel. More
Roman surgical instruments (framed; set of 5)
100 - 300 CE. [Roman Surgical Instruments.] Collection of 5 bronze Roman medical / surgical instruments, mounted and framed. Ca. 2nd – 4th century A.D. Frame measures 346 x 307 mm. Fine. This attractively displayed collection contains a scoop, a scalpel, a spatula and two probes, manufactured for the use..... More
Roman surgical instruments (framed; set of 5)
100 - 300 CE. [Roman Surgical Instruments.] Collection of 5 bronze Roman medical / surgical instruments, mounted and framed. Ca. 2nd – 4th century A.D. Frame measures 318 x 282 mm. Fine. This attractively displayed collection contains a spoon, a long scoop, a spatula and two probes, manufactured for the..... More
Remarks on the superinduction of anaesthesia in natural and morbid parturition . . . Charles T. Jackson's copy
Boston: William B. Little, 1848. Simpson, James Young (1811-70). Remarks on the superinduction of anaesthesia in natural and morbid parturition: With cases illustrative of the use and effects of chloroform in obstetric practice. 48pp. Boston: William Little & Co., 1848. 232 x 145 mm. Original printed wrappers, light wear at..... More
Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen.
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
Autograph receipt signed.
Paris: 1796. Lamarck, Jean Baptiste (1744-1829). Autograph receipt signed. 1 sheet. Paris, “19 thermidor, l’an quatre de la république” [6 August 1796]. 250 x 194 mm. Stamp (possibly that of a notary) on verso. Traces of former mounting, but fine otherwise. Rare signed document by Lamarck, best known as an..... More
Anatomie des forms extérieures du corps humain, appliquée à la peinture, à la sculpture et à la chirurgie.
Paris: Cechet jeune, 1829. Gerdy, Pierre Nicolas (1797-1856). Anatomie des forms extérieures du corps humain, appliquée à la peinture, à la sculpture et à la chirurgie. 8vo. [4], xxxiii, [1], 363pp. 3 plates. Paris: Céchet jeune; Brussels: Dépot de Librairie Médical Française, 1829. 215 x 134 mm. (uncut). Original plain..... More
An historical account of the discovery and education of a savage man, or of the first developments, physical and moral, of the young savage caught in the woods near Aveyron.
London: Richard Phillips, 1802. Itard, Jean Marie Gaspard (1774-1838). An historical account of the discovery and education of a savage man, or of the first developments, physical and moral, of the young savage caught in the woods near Aveyron. 148pp. Frontispiece. London: Richard Phillips, 1802. Bound with: Gilpin, William (1724-1804)..... More
Collection of 11 books by Oparin, together with the festschrift issued in honor of Oparin’s 80th birthday. From the library of Melvin Calvin
1953-75. Oparin, Alexander Ivanovich (1894-1980). Collection of 11 books by Oparin, together with the festschrift issued in honor of Oparin’s 80th birthday, as listed below. From the library of Melvin Calvin (1911-97), 1961 Nobel Laureate in chemistry. Includes six books inscribed by Oparin to Calvin, and seven books with Calvin’s..... More
The antiquity of man in South Africa, and evolution.
Kinberley: Hartley & Son, 1890. Hillier, Alfred Peter (1858-1911). The antiquity of man in South Africa, and evolution. 26pp. Kimberley, [South Africa]: C. H. Hartley and Son, 1890. 201 x 143 mm. Original cloth, gilt-lettered front cover, light edgewear, tiny hole in lower part of spine. Very good. First Separate..... More
On a method of expressing by signs the action of machinery. Offprint
London: W. Nicol, 1826. Babbage, Charles (1791-1871). On a method of expressing by signs the action of machinery. Offprint from Philosophical Transactions 116, pt. 3 (1826). [2], 16pp. 4 plates. 298 x 229 mm. Original plain blue wrappers, spine split, a few chips; preserved in a quarter morocco drop-back box..... More
Electronic computing circuits of the ENIAC. Offprint
1947. Burks, Arthur W. (1915-2008). Electronic computing circuits of the ENIAC. Offprint from Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers 35 (August 1947). 756-767pp. Text diagrams. Original printed self-wrappers. Lightly creased in one corner, small tear in first leaf, but very good. First Edition, Offprint Issue. Burks was a senior..... More
Apollo 11 mission director's briefing for news media
Washington DC: NASA, 1969. [Apollo 11.] Hage, George H. (1925-2008). Apollo 11 mission director’s briefing for news media. Reproduced typescript. 78pp. (irregularly numbered), including diagrams. Washington, DC: NASA, 16 June 1969. 268 x 205 mm. Unbound (stapled). Some damage from paper clips on a few leaves, including rust stains and..... More
Autograph letter signed to Dr. John Francis
New Brunswick [N.J.]: 1829. Griffith, Mary (1772-1846). Autograph letter signed to Dr. Francis of New York. Bifolium. 1 page plus integral address leaf. Charlieshope [New Brunswick, N.J.], 27 July 1829. 250 x 190 mm. Some tiny holes along folds, tears along folds mended including where seal was broken, small dampstain..... More
Cliniques du Dr. Potain. Manuscript notes by A. Dessuis
1874-77. Potain, Pierre C. E. (1825-1901). Cliniques du Dr. Potain. Manuscript notebook in the hand of medical student Alfred Dessois. [2], 93, [104, blank], 8pp. Some text drawings. [Paris], 1874-77. 186 x 150 mm. Original quarter cloth, boards, hinges worn, some rubbing. Endpapers a bit foxed, but very good. Rare..... More
Six lectures on the philosophy of mesmerism
Boston: Willam A. Hall & Co., 1843. Dods, John Bovee (1795-1872). Six lectures on the philosophy of mesmerism, delivered in the Marlboro’ Chapel . . . 68pp. Boston: William A. Hall & Co., 1843. 180 x 113 mm. Disbound. First and last leaves a bit soiled, but very good. First..... More
An examination of phrenology; in two lectures
Washington DC: B. Homans, 1837. Sewall, Thomas (1786 or 1787 – 1845). An examination of phrenology; in two lectures . . . 70, [2, blank]pp. 8 folding lithographed plates, including frontispiece. Washington City: B. Homans, 1837. 222 x 135 mm. 20th century cloth, library markings on spine, free endpapers removed..... More
Universal high-speed digital computers: A small-scale experimental machine. Offprint
1951. Williams, Frederic C. (1911-77); Tom Kilburn (1921-2001); Geoff C. Tootill (1922-2017). Universal high-speed digital computers: A small-scale experimental machine. Offprint from Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 98 (1951). 13-28pp. Text diagrams. 278 x 204 mm. Original printed wrappers, detached, somewhat soiled, spine repaired with clear tape. Offprint..... More
Automatic computing: An analysis of arithmetical operations
London: Post Office Research Station, 1946. Coombs, Allen W. M. (1911-95); William W. Chandler; Thomas H. Flowers (1905-88); W. Gordon Radley. Research report no. 12719. Automatic computing: An analysis of arithmetical operations. Mimeograph typescript. 29pp., including diagrams. Dollis Hills, London: Post Office Research Station, August 1946. 281 x 219 mm..... More
A singular operation. Engraved print
London: James Wales, 1795. Wales, James (1746/47 – 1795). A singular operation. Mezzotint engraving by W. Nutter after Wales. London: James Wales . . . at Mr. R. Cribbs, Carver & Gilder, 1795. 378 x 261 mm. Traces of mount removal on verso, a few tiny spots, but fine otherwise..... More
Error detecting and error correcting codes. Offprint
1950. Hamming, Richard Wesley (1915–98). Error detecting and error codes. Bell System Technical Publications, Monograph 1757. 14pp. New York: Bell Telephone Laboratories, October 1950. 277 x 214 mm. Original printed wrappers, perforated for ring binder as issued. Near fine. Library stamp on front wrapper. First Separate Edition. Hamming was the..... More
Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank
London: 1860. Daubeny, Charles (1795-1867). Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank. [London: Maull & Polyblank,] n.d. [late 1850s]. 200 x 147 mm. (image); 299 x 253 (mount). Traces of mounting on the verso, but very good. Subject identified in pencil in the lower margin. Portrait of geologist and botanist Charles..... More
Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank
London: 1860. Bowman, William (1816-92). Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank. [London: Maull & Polyblank,] n.d. [ca. 1860]. 200 x 147 mm. (image); 299 x 253 (mount). Lower corner of mount a bit soiled, traces of mounting on the verso, but very good. Subject identified in pencil in the lower..... More