Search Results: Medicine (Bibliographies) from Wykeham Books

Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, first edition, 1970. Cloth, small 8vo,. 150 pp. Over 1800 entries. Covers books and articles in English with the emphasis on those recently published in 1970 and particularly between 1967 and 1969. Very Good.

Lathrop C. Harper Inc., New York, first edition, 1962. Cloth, 4to. 885 pp, 52 plates. Approximately 2,500 entries. From the preface : "Dr. Guerra's bibliography is so organized as to present its materials in three distinct groups of American-printed publications - in books and pamphlets; in almanacs; and in newspapers and periodicals. ..Each of the two groups of the bibliography listed in chronological order - books and almanacs - has been provided with an alphabetical index of authors and titles ; the newspaper section, understandably arranged by the alphabet, is followed by a chronological conspectus. The titles in every case are studied, not merely listed. Under each of them the results are thus recorded: concise collation by signatures and pages; references to the entry in other bibliographies or historical studies; locations of copies; and copious extracts from the book in hand or editorial comment upon it demonstrating the appropriateness of its inclusion in a bibliography of American… Read More

Lathrop C. Harper Inc., New York, first edition, 1962. Cloth, 4to. 885 pp, 52 plates. Approximately 2,500 entries. From the preface : "Dr. Guerra's bibliography is so organized as to present its materials in three distinct groups of American-printed publications - in books and pamphlets; in almanacs; and in newspapers and periodicals. ..Each of the two groups of the bibliography listed in chronological order - books and almanacs - has been provided with an alphabetical index of authors and titles ; the newspaper section, understandably arranged by the alphabet, is followed by a chronological conspectus. The titles in every case are studied, not merely listed. Under each of them the results are thus recorded: concise collation by signatures and pages; references to the entry in other bibliographies or historical studies; locations of copies; and copious extracts from the book in hand or editorial comment upon it demonstrating the appropriateness of its inclusion in a bibliography of American… Read More

Winterdown Books, Folkestone, first edition, 1990. Limited to 375 copies for sale. Cloth, 8vo, 210 x 146 mm,. xvi, 169 pp, 31 ills. A well-illustrated descriptive bibliography of the English physician Thomsas Sydenham, sometimes called the "English Hippocrates" because of his insistence on clinical observation rather than dogma. The illustrations show title-pages, chosen as characteristic, or from rare editions, or to illustrate points in the text. Also included is a very comprehensive listing of books and articles on Sydenham. Very Good in dustwrapper with slightly faded spine-panel.

Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications Ltd, London, 1954 reprint of 1874 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. xix pp, 1758 columns (2 per page), author index [lxxii] pp. Approximately 15,000 entries. In French. This important bibliography covers the following fields of medicine: bibliography, history of medicine, professional history, history of schools and societies, controversies, medical philosophy and literature, history of the different branches of medicine, including the history of diseases, hospitals, epidemics and endemics. Its chapters are subdivided into countries, and subsections give the history of each period. Titles are listed in chronological order of printing and among other entries there are included all titles found in Von Haller's Bibliotheca Chirurgia, 1774-1775 and Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae, 1776, and in Choulant's Graphiche Incunabeln fur Naturegeschichte und Medecin. Coverage includes articles in periodicals as well as separate publications.Detailed… Read More

Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications Ltd, London, 1954 reprint of 1874 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. xix pp, 1758 columns (2 per page), author index [lxxii] pp. Approximately 15,000 entries. In French. This important bibliography covers the following fields of medicine: bibliography, history of medicine, professional history, history of schools and societies, controversies, medical philosophy and literature, history of the different branches of medicine, including the history of diseases, hospitals, epidemics and endemics. Its chapters are subdivided into countries, and subsections give the history of each period. Titles are listed in chronological order of printing and among other entries there are included all titles found in Von Haller's Bibliotheca Chirurgia, 1774-1775 and Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae, 1776, and in Choulant's Graphiche Incunabeln fur Naturegeschichte und Medecin. Coverage includes articles in periodicals as well as separate publications.Detailed… Read More

Sansoni Antiquariato, Firenze, first edition, 1958. Limited edition of 666 numbered copies. 2 vols, printed wrappers, 8vo, 26 cm,. 408 + 399 pp. 14,506 entries. A very extensive survey of the publications on medical mycology and related topics, based on a 30 year study of the literature. Contributi alla biblioteca bibliografica italica ; 18, 20. Copy Nos. 555 and 469. Elegant booklabel of Francesco Radaeli on front inside wrapper of volume II (and faint traces of a removed label in vol I), contents faintly agetoned, otherwise a Very Good set in dustwrappers which are a little torn at the feet of the spines.

Cambridge University Press, first edition, 1928. Limited edition of 300 copies. Cloth-backed boards, gilt cover device, small 4to, 157 x 196 mm,. xii, 67 pp, 8 plates, 12 reproductions of title-pages. 53 entries. The scarce first edition of Keynes' excellent bibliography of Harvey. Keynes was later to write a life of Harvey and the two works were instrumental in re-establishing Harvey's importance as one of the most important movers in the foundation of the Royal Society. Boards slightly splayed, some spotting to top half-inch of front board, and slight fading to rear board, otherwise a Good copy.

The Library Association, London, first edition, 1968. Cloth, large 4to,. xx, 132 pp. The first substantial bibliography of nursing, based primarily on the material in the Library of the Royal College of Nursing. Classified arrangement, the five principal sections being: History of Nursing, Biography, Nursing as a Profession, Specialities of Knowledge and practice, Hospitals. Ex-library, small partly removed label on front board, bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, stamps on front free endpaper and titlepage, ticket pocket on rear pastedown endpaper. Otherwise a Very Good copy in faded and torn dustwrapper.

Yale University Press, New Haven, first edition, 1935. Cloth, 8vo,. 157 pp, ills. One hundred editions, including Latin editions and translations into Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese, of the poem are described with detailed collations and extensive notes. Entries 101-206 are critical and biographical works. Very good. A presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author and also inscribed by her "last copy -it's a rare book now" on the front free endpaper. Covers frayed at corners, endpapers agetoned, otherwise Good.

University of Chicago Press, [Chicago], first edition, 1958. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. viii, 560 pp. Approximately 1000 entries An important bibliography, which aims to include every reference of fundamental importance, and which because of its emphasis on the historical development of each subject is particularly valuable for students of the history of medicine. The book is divided into sections covering some 30 communicable diseases including typhoid fever, cholera, bacillary dysentery, plague, brucella infection, pneumococcal pneumonia, scarlet fever, erysipelas, rheumatic fever, meningococcal infection, gonorrhea and gonococcal infection, tuberculosis, leprosy, diptheria, tetanus, typhus, syphilis, malaria, amebic dysentery, poliomyelitis, the common cold, measles, smallpox, vaccinia, rabies, yellow fever, herpes zoster, mumps and whooping cough.. The arrangement of the material in each section is chronological, with a general author index. Each entry has a detailed annotation providing historical… Read More

University of Chicago Press, [Chicago], first edition, 1958. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. viii, 560 pp. Approximately 1000 entries An important bibliography, which aims to include every reference of fundamental importance, and which because of its emphasis on the historical development of each subject is particularly valuable for students of the history of medicine. The book is divided into sections covering some 30 communicable diseases including typhoid fever, cholera, bacillary dysentery, plague, brucella infection, pneumococcal pneumonia, scarlet fever, erysipelas, rheumatic fever, meningococcal infection, gonorrhea and gonococcal infection, tuberculosis, leprosy, diptheria, tetanus, typhus, syphilis, malaria, amebic dysentery, poliomyelitis, the common cold, measles, smallpox, vaccinia, rabies, yellow fever, herpes zoster, mumps and whooping cough.. The arrangement of the material in each section is chronological, with a general author index. Each entry has a detailed annotation providing historical… Read More

Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, London, first edition, 1962. Cloth, 8vo,. xx, 252 pp. From the blurb : "Dr. Brittain … has endeavoured to list every work in English on Legal Medicine, and the various editions of each, from the earliest to the most recent in this bibliography. It records every publication on the subject which has had an independent existence, even pamphlets and, in some cases, theses. Translations into English of foreign works are included, and there are also some entries of publications in other languages by authors writing in English-speaking countries. The number of authors represented is 1,432. The aim has been to give, in each entry, the author's name, and the date of his birth and (where appropriate) death; his academic qualifications; the title of the work, either complete or, where it is lengthy, its initial, essential and descriptive parts; the edition, if after the first; the number of volumes if more than one; the size, either in centimetres or in some other style;… Read More

Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, London, first edition, 1971. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm,. 150 pp. 1972 entries. Includes items in Latin, Persian, English, Hebrew, French, German, etc. Good.

Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications Ltd, London, 1954 reprint of 1874 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. xix pp, 1758 columns (2 per page), author index [lxxii] pp. Approximately 15,000 entries. In French. This important bibliography covers the following fields of medicine: bibliography, history of medicine, professional history, history of schools and societies, controversies, medical philosophy and literature, history of the different branches of medicine, including the history of diseases, hospitals, epidemics and endemics. Its chapters are subdivided into countries, and subsections give the history of each period. Titles are listed in chronological order of printing and among other entries there are included all titles found in Von Haller's Bibliotheca Chirurgia, 1774-1775 and Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae, 1776, and in Choulant's Graphiche Incunabeln fur Naturegeschichte und Medecin. Coverage includes articles in periodicals as well as separate publications.Detailed… Read More

Winterdown Books, Folkestone, first edition, 1990. Limited to 375 copies for sale. Cloth, 8vo, 210 x 146 mm,. xvi, 169 pp, 31 ills. A well-illustrated descriptive bibliography of the English physician Thomsas Sydenham, sometimes called the "English Hippocrates" because of his insistence on clinical observation rather than dogma. The illustrations show title-pages, chosen as characteristic, or from rare editions, or to illustrate points in the text. Also included is a very comprehensive listing of books and articles on Sydenham. As new.in dustwrapper.

Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, London, first edition, 1962. Cloth, 8vo,. xx, 252 pp. From the blurb : "Dr. Brittain … has endeavoured to list every work in English on Legal Medicine, and the various editions of each, from the earliest to the most recent in this bibliography. It records every publication on the subject which has had an independent existence, even pamphlets and, in some cases, theses. Translations into English of foreign works are included, and there are also some entries of publications in other languages by authors writing in English-speaking countries. The number of authors represented is 1,432. The aim has been to give, in each entry, the author's name, and the date of his birth and (where appropriate) death; his academic qualifications; the title of the work, either complete or, where it is lengthy, its initial, essential and descriptive parts; the edition, if after the first; the number of volumes if more than one; the size, either in centimetres or in some other style;… Read More

St. Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, second edition, 1985. Limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xv, 160 pp, ills. A revised and corrected edition of the author's 1951 "A Bio-Bibliography of Edward Jenner". After a short biographical introduction, there are bio-bibliographical chapters on Experiments and Observations; theCowpox Inquiry; Vaccination; Medical Digressions; Posthumous Works; Letters; Miscellaneous Writings; and Biographies, Dedications and Portraits. Near Fine in slightly used dustwrapper.

St. Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, second edition, 1985. Limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xv, 160 pp, ills. A revised and corrected edition of the author's 1951 "A Bio-Bibliography of Edward Jenner". After a short biographical introduction, there are bio-bibliographical chapters on Experiments and Observations; theCowpox Inquiry; Vaccination; Medical Digressions; Posthumous Works; Letters; Miscellaneous Writings; and Biographies, Dedications and Portraits. Very Good in a rubbed dustwrapper.

Yale University Press, New Haven, first edition, 1935. Cloth, 8vo,. 157 pp, ills. One hundred editions, including Latin editions and translations into Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese, of the poem are described with detailed collations and extensive notes. Entries 101-206 are critical and biographical works. Very good. Covers somewhat soiled and dampstained, contents Good and clean and largely unopened.