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Univ. Pennsylvania, 2010. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. The Anatomy Murders by Rosner Lisa Univ. of Pennsylvania, 2010, lst. ISBN:9780812241914 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean in mylar, It has library discard label on mylar and small patch inside rear cover that looks like sticker had been removed, only other library marking is stamp on casing so this book is EX-Library though with few markings This is the story of the men who sold bodies they had stolen from graves to the Edinburg medical school. A complex connection existed between these men Hare and Burke who sometimes murdered victims to order to supply the medical school doctors who would pay highly for these bodies and who knew many had been murdered. An interesting look into the early practices of medical men to obtain bodies so that they study of anatomy could move forward. B&W illustrations, cast of characters (from legal docs.), bibliography, index, 326 pages. Read More

Transvylania Journal of Medicine, 1828. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good/Poor. Both Sides Dudley on the Bandage Extract from Transylvania Journal of Medicine Vol. 1. #14 November 1828 Card stock cover attached to sewed binding in acceptable condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding of pages tight, however card stock cover is falling apart, tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean but as stated is falling apart. This is a very early study of the use of bandages. Short article with responses and comments from readers of the Transylvania Journal of Medicine., with authors responses. Dr. Dudley was induced to prepare a paper on injuries of the head. This remarkable paper forms the first article in the first number of that journal. Seldom has an article appeared in modern times setting forth more original views. By a number of cases he showed that epilepsy is frequently caused by pressure on the brain, resulting from fractures of the cranium, and is curable by trephining. Five… Read More

Vintage, 1996. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. The Case of the Frozen Addicts Working on the Edge of the Mysteries of the Human Brain J. William Langston ISBN0679747087 Vintage, 1996, lst Vintage edition. Softcover in good condition with good cover. Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight, one page is folded over inside. Cover is clean but does show some signs of wear, several notations inside front cover in ink. Summer of 1982 saw emergency rooms in the SF Bay Area received six baffling new patients. All were drug addicts. All has recently used a synthetic analogue of heroin. All six were "Frozen", full conscious but unable to move or speak. Dr. Langston was the first to diagnose them as suffering from advanced Parkinson's disease ad degenerative brain disorder. This book is a look into the chemistry of the brain and what happens when the most effective treatment transplants fetal brain tissue. Spellbinding.

Aura Pub Co., 1986. Not Stated. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Softcover in good+ condition, no dust jacked.Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight. Cover shows rubs near spine.The subject is covered in an informal, easy-to-understand style. It covers the nature of epilepsy and how to help the epilepsy sufferer and family members cope. She covers the carious types of epilepsy, how the author relying on her personal experience, describes those methods that helped her to become seizure-free: positive thinking, self-esteem, biofeedback, yoga, proper nutrition, stress management, exercise, and adequate rest. The opinions offered are her own. The book is useful in that it contains very useful appendixes: a list of support groups, a glossary, telephone numbers of national associations Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Mosbey, 1998. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. Clinical Companion to Maternal-Infant Nursing Care Dickason, Elizabeth Mosbey, 1998, first, ISBN: 0815125194 Softcover in good condition, Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. cover is clean This is a nurses handbook for Maternal-Infant Nursing Care. Covers Care during pregnancy, fetal assessment, assessment and care during labor and birth, self care during recovery, care of newborn, assessment and care of high risk client, medical problems affecting pregnancy, care when newborn is at risk. Also contains Appendixes, Drug profiles, abbreviations for documentation, index, 383 pages.

W.S. Saunders, 1969. Second. . Hardcover. As New. The Dentist, His Practice and Community by Young & Striffler S. Saunders Co. 1969 still in shrink wrap 2nd ed. Hardback in good+ condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, Cover still in shrink wrap. This is a book for the new Dentist covering aspects of his practice, his community and where he fits in it.

Southern Pub, 1939. First Edition. . Staple Bound. Good. Diseases of Food Animals, by Parrett, Owen Southern pub., 1939, lst. Staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. All staples in place none loose, no loose pages. This book deals with diseases of food animals that can be transferred to humans. B&W photos and illustrations, bibliography, 48 pages.

Eli Lilly, 1939. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. D RX Eli Lilly, 1939 Hardback in good condition, text is clean and unmarked binding tight. Cover clean This book was given to new doctors by Eli Lilly with misc. information on Prescriptions, Therapeutic Index, Poisons and Antidotes, Tests and Techniques, Lab. Tests, and set of useful tables. What makes this interesting is handwritten formulas at the back of the book in the doctors hand.

W.B. Saunders, 1996. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. Handbook of Obstetrical Emergencies by Sinclair Constance W.B. Saunders, 1996, first., ISBN:0721664318 Spiral bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all spirals in place, none broken, no loose pages. Cover is clean. This is a nurses handbook for obstetrical emergencies. Covers normal pregnancy, complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery. Appendixes A through H, Index, B&W illustrations, charts, 138 pages.

Thieme, 1998. First Edition - 2nd Printing. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Medical Speech-Language Pathology Practitioner's Guide by Johnson Alex & Jacobson Barbara Thieme, 1998, First Ed. 2nd printing, ISBN0865776881 Hardback in good condition with NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover shows slight sings of wear with small rubs otherwise very clean. This is for the professional speech therapist. Covers all aspects of therapy from small children to geriatric patients. Index 718 pages. Due to weight shipping will be slightly higher and be determined by buyers zip code.

T.F. Davis, 1949. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Medicine Throughout Antiquity T.F. Davis, 1949, lst Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean. This is a study of medicine from early man through time of publication. Starting with pre-Greek medicine he develops the over all history of medicine and various treatments some of which are valid today. B&W photos and illustrations, list of treatments by period, index. 818 pages.

Hunting Library, 1974. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Nightmares and Hobbyhorses by De Porte, Michael Huntington Library, 1974 unstated ed. Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover is clean as is dust jacket. This book covers attitudes toward insanity that prevailed in England during the time just after the Restoration. People were fascinated by madness and this interest was reflected in the literature of the time. Was insanity excess imagination? lack of control of ones passions? or just some harmless illusion? all are discussed by the major thinkers of the day. Index, 164 pages.

Jones & Bartlett, 2002. First Edition. . Spiral Bound. Good. Pocket Guide for Counseling the Nursing Mother by Shinskie Debbie and Lauwers, Judith Jones & Bartlett, 2002, first, ISBN: 0763718203 Spiral bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all spirals in place, none broken, no loose pages. Cover is clean. Nurses handbook for counseling nursing mothers. 24 chapters covering all aspects of breastfeeding, care of mother and infant etc. B&W photos, illustrations, charts, Appendix A-b, Drug hotlines, index, 461 pages.

Grune & Stratton, 1964. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. The Practical Management of Asthma Dawson Arthur and Simon, Ronald Grune & Stratton, 1984, ISBN: 0808915959 Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is very clean. Everything you every wanted to know about Asthma and how to management it. 29 chapters covering all aspects of the problem, treatments, care, avoiding triggers etc. Loaded with charts and graphs, index, 269 pages.

Grune & Stratton, 1984. First Edition. . Board. Good/No Jacket. Practical Management of Asthma - Arthur Dawson and Ronald Simon Grune & Stratton, 1984, lst, 260 pages. Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover good. Two experts cover the field of Asthma. This medical book tells doctor how to approach, treat and work with patients with Asthma

Arthur Clark, 1998. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. A Saw, Pocket Instruments and 2 ounces of Whiskey by Sohn, Anton Arthur Clark, 1998, lst., ISBN: 0870622722 Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean. This is a great read on early medicine in the west, 1840ies until 1900s. B&W photos and illustrations, biographies of the Military Surgeons, complete list of Surgeons, list of Military Forts, letter about the Pyramid Lake War, bibliography, index, 237 pages.

Grune & Straton, 1953. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. Understanding Stuttering by Gottlober, A.B. Grune & Stratton, 1953, unstated edition Hardback in good condition. NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to age and paper used. Cover is clean. This is a study of stuttering, its causes, emotions, ways to prevent it, discipline, treatments, outlines for therapy, patient information, psychotherapeutic guides and techniques etc. Bibliography, Index, 272 pages