American Medical Imprints, 1820-1910: A Checklist of Publications Illustrating the History and Progress of Medical Science, Medical Education, and the Healing Arts in the United States : A Preliminary Contribution by Cordasco, Francesco - 1985

Totowa, New Jersey / Fairview, New Jersey: Rowman & Littlefield / Junius-Vaughn Press, 1985. 2 volumes, complete. NOT a library discard. Appears unread. Near Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. This definitive bibliography describes the publications illustrating the history and progress of medical science, medical education, and the healing arts in the U. S. from 1820 to 1910. For more than 36,000 titles, it provides standard bibliographical data and library locations. Writings on nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, hygiene, first aid, and psychology are among the subjects included. Foreword by James Tait Goodrich. Includes an essay: 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN MEDICAL LITERATURE: A GALLERY OF LEA TITLES. Appendix: WOOD'S LIBRARY OF STANDARD MEDICAL AUTHORS: A CHECKLIST AND BIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE. Index. From a review in Bulletin of the Medical Library Association: "AMERICAN MEDICAL IMPRINTS, 1820-1910 may well represent the 20th century's most important contribution to the historical bibliography of American medical literature." 2 volumes. Uniformly bound in the original bluish-green cloth, stamped in bright gold. Oversize Hardcover. Each volume meaures 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall by 2" thick. This heavy 2 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail, you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the second volume at no extra cost. Garrison and Morton 6786.28. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jackets, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 2 volumes. 1,654pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.