Search Results: Medicine from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Marcel Dekker, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to Marcel Dekker's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1995), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to Marcel Dekker's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a tick of wear to the bottom of the front hinge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear only at one spot. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. Printed a bright… Read More

Philadelphia, PA W.B. Saunders Co, 1953. Hardcover Nineteenth Edition. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. former owner's name and address rubber-stamped at the front free endpaper. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. A handsome vintage medical dictionary. They don't often make pleasing little volumes like this any more. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 639pp. Hardback: Flexible Cloth over Boards.

New York, NY Springer Publishing Company, 1995. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 138pp. Hardback: Laminate Boards.

Boca Raton, FL CRC Press, 1995. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 146pp. Hardback: Laminate Boards. Chemoprevention of Cancer guides you through the exciting new field of cancer chemoprevention. It covers epidemiology, known chemopreventive compounds, development of new chemopreventive agents, specific examples of preventive agents and their mechanisms of action, and current prevention clinical trials.

New York, NY Raven Press, 1988. Paperback First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches). 227 pages. Weight: 6.8 ounces. Paperback: Heavy Cardstock Wraps.

Baltimore, MD Panda Publishing, 1984. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a crease near the upper front corner; a former owner's name at the upper corner of the front end-paper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome, carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.5 x 1.05 inches). xiv, 575 pages. Liberally illustrated with duotone drawings, diagrams and photographs. Language: English. Weight: 31.5 ounces. Paperback.

Bloomington, IN Authorhouse, 2005. Paperback First Ed, so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed, so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 283pp. Foreward by James Brady. Paperback. An Excellent Life is the compelling story of one family's experience with traumatic brain injury, a first hand account of how a mother's activism and involvement changed the life of her injured son. Emotionally moving and powerfully educational, this guide contains practical advice and personal experiences which will be of inspiration and help to any family coping with a severely injured loved one. Jody Cramer has a unique insight into how families are affected by serious trauma. She lived it. An Excellent Life is her first book and was written out a desire to help other families. Jody lives in California and devotes most of her time to caring for her severely disabled son and… Read More

Boston, MA Kluwer Academic Pubishers Group, 1991. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use, but shows two important flaws: first, UNDERLINING AND HI-LIGHTING FOR THE FIRST 90 PAGES OR SO; and second, a former owner has covered the book with a heavy vinyl contact paper [this has been carefully done and might be considered an asset]; else just a hint of spine lean, but the binding remains perfectly secure. But for the Hi-lighting, would be very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine Series). First Ed thus, later printing. Textbook Paperback.

New York, NY Longman's Group: Churchill Livingstone, 1992. Paperback Fourteenth Edition. Fourteenth Edition. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: Binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. 8vo. 293pp. Textbook Paperback. The first edition of this book, published in 1937, was based upon lectures given by Dr Simson Hall in the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. Then, as now, the direct style has been retained for the purpose of emphasis and generally, a short description of the anatomy precedes each section to help the reader recall the main features of the part being discussed. The needs of the book's varied readership have been taken into account. Descriptions have been retained of diseases which, although rare or not seen in the United Kingdom, are by no means unknown in other countries in which the book has a wide circulation. Operative details, however, have been kept to a minimum… Read More

New York, NY Seabury Press: Continuum Books, 1978. Hardcover First Edition [1978], unstated, in accordance with Seabury's customary practice. First Edition [1978], unstated, in accordance with Seabury's customary practice. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows mild crimping at head and heel of the backstrip; the faintest tanning to outside edges of the text pages. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows light wear to the extremities; mild overall rubbing; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Shows its age somewhat, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.35 x 0.95 inches). xi, 244 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 4 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

Boston, MA Beacon Press, 1968. Hardcover First Edition USA (1968), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Beacon's customary practice at the time of publication. Published in the UK in 1967. First Edition USA (1968), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Beacon's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good in Very Good DJ: The Book shows MARGIN LINES in the text, almost all in pencil but two pages show ink margin lines; else flawless, except that the text pages have tanned ever so slightly due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the margin lines and a minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfection. Corners sharp. The DJ shows just a hint of wear to the extremities with a half-inch closed… Read More

Malden, MA Blackwell Publishers, 1998. Hardcover Second Edition [1998]; First Printing Thus. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: faint smudge to top block edge. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 394pp. Hardback without Dustwrapper as issued. Second Edition [1998]; First Printing Thus. Pictorial Laminate Boards. The second edition of Lung Cancer is a concise and timely summary of recent advances and new research in the field of lung cancer. Emphasizing biology, diagnosis, and treatment, it studies the factors influencing predisposition and the development of pre-neoplastic lesions, chemoprevention strategies, and surgical methods, as well as current and future advances in radiation therapy. This book presents a wide range of lung cancer information in a format that is well organized and easy to read, even for someone without a science background. This is a textbook, and as such is not… Read More

Indianapolis, IN Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. Hardcover First Edition (1929), so stated. First Edition (1929), so stated. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the corner tips, but the lower rear corner tip is mildly bumped; a small bump at the bottom edge of the rear panel; the faintest sunning to the navy blue background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon are unaffected: bold and clearly legible).former owner's name inscribed at the front free endpaper and his classic personalized bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.85 x 5.85 x 1.5 inches). iii, 331 pages. 32 pages of duotone portrait plates. Language: English. Weight: 26.5… Read More

New York, NY Crown Publishers, Inc: Clarkson Potter, 1972. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very light use. Book shows just a hint of wear to extremtiies; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows similar minor wear; tiny, closed tear at top rear hinge; mild rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 695 pages. Hardback with DJ.  

New York, NY McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2001. Hardcover Fifth Edition. Fifth Edition. Like New [Still in Shrinkwrap]: Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 4to. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. This student-focused introductory text presents the major concepts in nutrition including: the body's use of food nutrients and diet planning throughout the lifecycle. The text places special emphasis on the application of nutrition principles in everyday life by exploring the health consequences of nutrition practices.

New York, NY Atheneum, 1974. Hardcover First Edition USA (1974), so stated. First Edition USA (1969), so stated. Very Good in Very Good + to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards and with a touch of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; a tiny, rather faint dot of soil at the outside edge of the front panel; the binding leans very slightly off square; else flawless; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear. Close to "As New". The DJ shows some toning to the white background field of the inside front flaps; else only mild rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Attractive and intact. Close to "As New". NOT a… Read More

Philadelphia, PA Lea & Febiger , 1963. Hardcover Second Edition [1963]; The first half of the book shows SCATTERED UNDERLINING IN PENCIL AND PEN. Else, Very Good: the spine leans a little; former owner's name and short note at front free endpaper; faint sticker residue at upper corner of the front panel; very light wear to the extremities of the heavy cloth-covered boards; faintest soiling; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Without dustwrapper, presumably as issued. A clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 343pages. Hardcover: Cloth over Boards.

Boston, MA Burkhauser, 1995. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Good++: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mild rubbing to the lamination; there is a very faint, rather small coffee-like tain at the upper front corner (harly seems like it would be enough to impart the faint waviness to the text pages at that corner, but perhaps it did); several tiny spots near the upper corner of the front panel. Binding shows a slight reverse lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 304pp. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. This work provides a background on how some of the current anti-inflammatory drugs were discovered and some of the problems and highlights that took place in the research and development process. It aims to cover the true nature of the discovery/development process for anti-inflammatory drugs. Ultimate success or failure in the… Read More

New York, NY Pergamon Press, 1967. Paperback First Edition in English (1967), so stated. First Edition (1967), so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of foxing to the top edge of the text pages; the text pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing unobtrusive cosmetic flaws only. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.15 x 0.65 inches). viii, 213 pages. 16-page sect;ion of vintage photographs. Translated by Anne Ellis. Translation edited by Frank Ellis. Language:… Read More

Scottsdale, AZ International Health and Healing Publishing, 2002. Hardcover First Edition (2001); Second Printing, Revised (2002). Very Near Fine: shows only the mildest rubbing to the lamination; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single minor cosmetic flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.3 x 8.8 x 1.25 inches). xv, 417 pages. Illustrated in black and white with original artwork by the author, photographs, tables, etc. Language: English. Weight: 51.1 ounces. First Edition (2001); Second Printing, Revised (2002). Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards.