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A roving San Francisco correspondent in Hawaii View picture(s) 1 A HAOLO [= BATES, George Washington]. Sandwich Island notes. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1854. 8vo. 20th-century blue half cloth, marbled boards. With full-page wood-engraved frontispiece portrait of Alexander Liholiho and 21 wood-engraved illustrations (of which 9 full-page) in text. 493, [1] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Americana  Hawaii  Medicine  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two Paris dentists on artificial teeth View picture(s) 2 ADLER, Marcus & Herman. Les dents artificielles. Paris, Chez les Auteurs, 1874. Large 8vo. Orig. wrappers. With 30 wood-engraved illustrations, 23 of dentures and dental protheses and 7 of dental instruments. 64 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Dentistry  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important work on fire-fighting. The invention of the fire-fighter helmet View picture(s) 3 ALDINI, Giovanni Le Chevalier. Art de se préserver de l'action de la flamme, appliqué aux pompiers et à la conservation des personnes exposées au feu; avec une série d'expériences faites en Italie, à Genève et à Paris. Paris, Madame Huzard (née Vallat la Chapelle), 1830. 8vo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, red title label, lettered in gold, marbled edges. With a lithographed author's portrait and 4 lithographed folding plates by De Langlumé, after Lemoine Benoit, with the equipment and actions of firemen. [VII], [1], 142, [2] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fire Fighting  Italy  Medicine  Science  Scientific Instruments  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition revised by Gaubius of Alpini's most famous medical work View picture(s) 4 ALPINUS, Prosper. De Praesagienda Vita & Morte Aegrotantium, Libri Septem. In quibus ars tota Hippocratica praedicendi in aegrotis varios morborum eventus, cum ex veterum Medicorum dogmatis, tum ex longa accurataque observatione, nova methodo elucescit. Cum Praefatione H. Boerhaave. Editio altera Leidensis, cujus Textum recensuit, passim emendavit, supplevit; citata Hippocratis loc Lugd.Bat. I. Severini, 1733. 4to. Modern half morocco, spine ribbed, with title-label. With large folding engraved portrait, mounted on cloth, of Prosper Alpinus, by R. Blokhuysen. (22), 558 (= 564), (46) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Leyden  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Convolute of very rare, early French works on (filtering) fountains and water sanitation, with handcoloured plates View picture(s) 5 AMY, [Joseph]. Nouvelles fontaines filtrantes. Approuvées par l'Académie Royale des Sçiences en plusiers rencontres, dont quelques-unes sont présentées dans ce livre, pour la santé des armées du Roi. Sur mer & sur terre, & du public, le tout accompagné de figures expliquées par lettres indicatives. Paris, A. Boudet, 1752. Two parts in 1 volume. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine with gilt compartments. 6 folding woodcut plates, 1 other woodcut plate and 7 (almost) full-page woodcut illustrations in the text. VIII, 72, 46 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Architecture  France  Illustrated Books  Medicine  Metals  Militaria  Science  Scientific Instruments  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Recipes for dental care. With manuscript recipe added by the author View picture(s) 6 ANCELOT, Abbé. Proprietez et la maniere de se servir d'un elixer & d'une opiate, composés de simples souverainement bonnes pour les dents & pour les gencives. [Paris, Le Cloitre du St. Sepulcre, ca. 1720]. 4to. Modern boards, with gilt morocco title-label on spine. With ornamental woodcut headpiece. 3, [1 blank] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Dentistry  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important work on astrology and medicine by an Italian Professor at Padua View picture(s) 7 ARGOLI, Andreas. De diebus criticis et ægrorum decubitu libri duo. Padua, Paulus Frambottus, 1652. 4to. Contemporary publishers boards with title in ink on spine. With almost 230 woodcut diagrams. (8), 6, (2), 371 (109-112 unpag.), 1 blank, (11) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Astrology  Italy  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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'As famous for its unintelligibility, as it is sought after for its rarity' View picture(s) 8 BALTENSZ, Frans. Samaritane, ofte spieghel der godtsvreesentheyt en eerbaerheydt, ofte gespreeck van den Heere, met het rechtgeloovigh wijf van Samaria, oft uyt Jacob van Ephraim van Sichar, beschreven in het vierde capittel van den evangelist Johanne, in prijs voorghestelt, die met vergeldinghe vergolden wordt, volghens de woorden des Heeren. ... Ofte een woordelijcke verclaringhe, van het vierde capittel des evangelist Johanne. Ghedaen door F. B. Dordrecht, Frans Baltensz., 1648. 8vo. 18th century olive morocco, spine richly gilt in compartments with two red labels lettered in gold; richly gilt borders along the edges of both boards; inner dentelles, g.e., marbled endpapers. 51 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Anatomy  Dutch  Education  Medicine  Plantin  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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With a discussion on Chinese medicine and acapuncture View picture(s) 9 BARCHUSEN, Johann Conrad. De medicinae origine et progressu dissertationes. In quibus medicinorum sectae, institutiones, decreta, hypotheses, praeceptiones, &c. Ab initio medicinae usque ad nostra tempora traduntur. Utrecht, Gysbertus Paddenburg and Guilielmus Croon, 1723. 4to. Contemporary half calf, gilt spine divided in five compartments, light brown morocco title label, red edges. Title-page printed in red and black, few woodcut illustrations in text. (16), 680 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Chemistry  Medicine  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare popular work with over 1500 "secrets" View picture(s) 10 BATTUS, Carolus. Secreet-boeck van vele diversche en heerlicke consten in veelderleye materien, met veel remedien teghen de innerlijcke en uytterlijcke gebreken der menschen. Wt Latijnsche, Francoische, Hoogduytsche ende Nederduytschen autheuren vergadert. Aenhangsel van verscheyden sonderlinge secreten, in 't maken, bereyden en bewaren van alderhande wijnen, als oock verwen, incten ende 't gene de verruw-konst en scrijfkonst aengaet. Haarlem, Thomas Fonteyn, 1650-1651. 12mo. Contemporary overlapping vellum. 490, 73, (5, last blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Drawing & Painting  Medicine  Oenology  Pharmacy  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The famous French obstetrician Baudelocque in Dutch View picture(s) 11 BAUDELOCQUE, Jean Louis. De verloskunde, naar den nieuwen, voortreffelijk verbeterden, en aanmerkelijk uitgebreiden druk, uit het Fransch vertaald, en met eenige aantekeningen vermeerderd, door A. Soek. Dordrecht, De Leeuw en Krap, 1790 - 1791. 4 parts in 5 vols. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green title labels lettered in gold. With full-page engraved portrait of Baudelocque by P. de la Mare after the portrait by Le Camus with a Dutch laudatory poem of 6 lines by P. Verleus and 17 engraved folding plates by P. de la Mare(3), L. Brasser (7) and R. Muys (1). LXXXIV, 402,(1); XII, 297; XXII, 336; XIV, 400; XIV, 368. Full description >> Related Subjects: Gynaecology  Medicine  Obstetrics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On cholera; dedication copy by the author View picture(s) 12 BENOIT, Carlos Luis. Observaciones sobre el cólera-morbo espasmódico, ó Mordechi de las Indias Orientales, recogidas en las Islas Filipinas y publicadas con su método curativo. Madrid, Imprenta de D.L. Amarita, 1832. 16mo. Contemporary half green morocco, spine gilt. 109, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  Medicine  Philippines  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important for modern medicine View picture(s) 13 BERGEN, Heinrich von. Versuch einer Monographie der China. Hamburg, Hartwig &Muller, 1826. 2 vols. Text vol. 4to & atlas vol. in royal folio. Original blue boards, with paper title label on spine and cover. With 8 handcoloured engraved plates  by Gustav Andreas Forsmann, and 5 leaves with 10 folding tables in atlas volume. XII, 348 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Agriculture & Husbandry  Forestry  Medicine  Pharmacy  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the most popular 17th century authors on health and sickness View picture(s) 14 BEVERWIJCK, Johannes van. Alle de wercken. Zo in de medicyne als chirurgie. Amsterdam, Ian Iacobsz Schipper, 1656. 5 works in one vol. Large 4to. Contemporary half calf, spine divided in six compartments, with black morocco title label. With richly engraved frontispiece, 11 seperate engraved title-pages with woodcut vignettes, 1 title-page with an engraved figure depicting human anatomy, 55 engravings in text, and 3 full-page engraved plates depicting human anatomy. (8), 200; (8), 207, (1 blank); (4), 124; (2), 46; (6), 154, (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Medicine  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two popular medical works in the vernacular by the famous town phisician of Dordrecht View picture(s) 15 BEVERWIJCK, Johannes van. Heel-konste, ofte derde deel van de genees-konste, om de uytwendige gebreken te heelen. Dordrecht, Hendrick van Esch voor Pieter Looymans ende Maerten de Bot, 1645. 8vo. Contemporary vellum, with old ms. title on spine, red painted edges. Fine engraved frontispiece with view of Dordrecht at the bottom, woodcut vignette on title, emblematic engraving of Fortuna illustrating the preface, 7 half-page engravings of herbs and plants and anatomical details, including views of Marseille, Orange and Cairo, and 11 full-page anatomical engraved plates in the text, including plates illustrating the blood circulation and the muscular system, woodcut initials. (44), 487, (7) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Medicine  Surgery  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Is hair alive or not? View picture(s) 16 BEVERWIJCK, Johannes van. Heel-Konste, ofte Derde Deel van de Genees-Konste, Om de Uytwendige Gebreken te Heelen. Dordrecht, Hendrick van Esch for Pieter Looymans, Maerten de Bot, 1645. Small 8vo. Original overlapping vellum, with old ms. title on spine, red painted edges. With fine engraved frontispiece with view of Dordrecht at the bottom, fine emblematic engraving in the preliminaries, 5 engravings of herbs and plants, three including views of Granada, Orange, and Cairo, in the introductory part on the preparation of herbs for medicine, and 2 anatomical engravings  in text and 11 full-page engraved anatomical plates in the main work. (44), 487, (7) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Medicine  Pharmacy  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The first work of Joh. van Beverwijck bound together with a work on the waters of Spa View picture(s) 17 BEVERWIJCK, Johannes van. Idea medicinae veterum. Leiden, Officina Elzeviriorum, 1637. 8vo. Contemporary vellum. Title printed in red and black with printer's device, woodcut head- and end pieces, woodcut initials. (8), 390. (10) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Belgicana  Elzevier  Leyden  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Immensely popular and famous medicine chest for Dutch physicians and laymen View picture(s) 18 BEVERWIJCK, Johannes van. Schat der gesontheyt. Tweede druck; Met veersen verçiert door Iacob Cats. Merckelick vermeerdert soo in de stoffe selfs, gedichten, als kopere platen. Dordrecht, Hendrick van Esch for Matthias Havius, 1638 (Part 2 is dated 1637). 2 parts in 1 vol. Small 8vo. Contemporary overlapping vellum. With engraved frontispiece, 2 full-page engraved frontispieces for books 1 and 2 of the first part, and 25 engraved illustrations in text by C. van Queboren after J. Hessels. (16), 778, (2 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Dutch  Medicine  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Most famous anatomical work of the most famous French surgeons of his time View picture(s) 19 BLANDIN, Philippe-Frédéric. Traité d'anatomie topographique. Atlas. (Brussels, Société Encyclographique des Sciences Médicales, 1838). Oblong folio. Contemporary half calf. With 20 lithographed plates, all richly and beautifully coloured by hand. (20) lvs. text. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Famous medical dictionary View picture(s) 20 BLANKAART, Stephanus. Lexicon medicum renovatum, in quo totius artis medicae termini, in anatome, chirurgia, pharmacia, chymia, re botanica etc. usitati, dilucide & breviter exponuntur juxta Neotericorum tum Practicorum tum Mechanicorum  placita & verè demonstrata principia. Editio novissima, caeteris longe auctior & prefectior. Leyden, Samuel Luchtmans, 1717. 8vo. Contemporary vellum with title in ink on spine. Title in red & black with woodcut printer's device, 4 engraved tables, engraved portrait of Blankaart by Pieter van Gunst after David van der Plas (or Plaats)loosely inserted. (14), 688, (208) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Dictionaries  Medicine  Medicine & Anatomy & Physiology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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