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Moscou,: Editions en Langues Etrangeres,, 1954.. 679, [i] pp. 8vo 14 x 20,5 cm.). Original published cloth. With a portrait. ¶ "Pavlov made perhaps the greatest contribution to our knowledge of the physiology of digestion"(G&M 1022). A selection of 60 paper, including Pavlov's authobiography.

'Paris,: A. Desrez,, 1836.. 2 volumes: [viii], xii, 636; viii, 876 pp. 4to (17,6 x 25,6 cm.). Uniformly bound in red polished calf. A splendid and most exuberant Simier binding: Front and rear sides with large blind stamped center medaillion (un beau décor à plaque romantique, 111 x 196 mm.) showing ornamental and peacock motifs, octavo gilt rullers along the edges of the sides with gilt floral decorations in the corners; Spine with 4 double raised bands, gilt lettered and richly gilt tooled, signed 'Simier R. du Roi' at the bottom of each spine; Gilt line along the outer edges of the sides; Floral ruller along the inner edges of the sides; Blue-white marbled end-papers with repeating peackock motifs; edges gilt. ¶ Les Simier (René, 1772-1843 & Alphonse, 1796-1859), "relieurs du roi" were the indisputable master bookbinders of the Romantic period. The present piece is an outstanding example of their art. A lovely, and almost perfect copy.

Moscou,: Editions en Langues Etrangeres,, (n.d., ca. 1955).. 690, [ii] pp. 8vo 14 x 20,5 cm.). Original published cloth. With a portrait. Title printed in red and black. ¶ "Pavlov made perhaps the greatest contribution to our knowledge of the physiology of digestion"(G&M 1022). A selection of 60 paper, including Pavlov's authobiography.

Amsterdam,: A.L. van Gendt,, 1981.. 230, [vi] pp. 8vo (16,5 x 24 cm.). Original printed wrappers. With numerous illustrations on plates. Bob Luza (1893-1980) was a well-known Amsterdam collector and a great physician, adored by his patients. Loza had a wide interest, i.a.emblem books, incunabula, travel, topographie.

Le Roy,: S.C. Wells & Co.,, (n.d., ca. 1915).. 16 pp. 8vo (13,5 x 21 cm.). Original printed wrappers (spine damaged). With some illustrations. 16 songs and advertisement for their nostrums, i.a. Shiloh, Von Kards cold tables, Dr. Fenner's Golden Relief, Begy's Mustarine, etc.

London,: Taylor & Francis,, 1868.. [ii]p. 179-277, [i] pp.4to. Modern blue wrappers. With numerous figures and 4 lithographed plates. ¶ A classic on animal locomotion. Casey Wood 1867; Hirsch IV, 549. From the Transactions of the Linnean Society, vol. xxvi. Copy with author's autograph dedication. -- (Partly waterstained).

Lancashire,: Bibliographical Society,, 1902.. 29, [iii, blank] pp. 8vo (15,5 x 24,5 cm.). Original, overlapping, printed wrappers (edges slightly frayed), uncut. ¶ This article appeared originally in 1853 in the "Companion to the Almanac", and gives a good idea of Morgan's sense of bibliographical accuracy. The present edition was reprinted from the Library Association Record for the members of the Bibliographical Society of Lancashire. Fine printed on hand-made paper.

London,: Ernst Benn,, 1962.. 79, [ii] pp. 8vo (14,5 x 22,3 cm.). Original boards with dust-jacked. Illustrated with some 50 reproductions of type design. ¶ The revised edition of this classic introduction to typographical history.

Haarlem,: Johannes Marshoorn,, 1735 (=1727).. [ii blank], [xvi], 518, [iv blank] pp. Small 8vo (11 x 16,5 cm.). Full contemporary vellum. Title printed in red and black. One of the rarest of all Dutch 18th century obstetrical books. Worldwide there are only 4 copies in library holdings (NLM, UBA, UBL & UBU), and haven't been offered for sale for decades. First, posthumously, published in 1727, this "tweden druk" is nothing more than a remainder of the sheets of the 1727 edition with a new title-page, dated 1735. Because of the great rarity of this work, its importance have been ignored by most of the historians of obstetrics (i.a. von Siebold). Johannes Huwé was born at Haarlem, promoted MD at Groningen in 1699. As a pupil of Van Deventer, he devoted most of his life to Obstetrics. He was the FIRST to consider the mechanism of labor from a dynamic and mathematics point of view (i.a. pelvimetry, inclination of the pelvis and uterus, measurement of the scull and lower… Read More

New York,: Bramhall,, (1961).. 128 pp. Large 4to. Original cloth with dust-jacket (jacket slightly soiled). With numerous plates and illustrations (many rare pictures). ¶ This book recalls in words and pictures the fads, folies, and foibles of self-doctoring in Grandpa's day.

(Amsterdam & 's-Gravenhage),, (1849).. 16 pp. 4yo. Modern blue wrappers with 'Simili Japon' endpapers. With 8 fine figures on 2 lithographed plates from the presses of Meijer & Co, Amsterdam. ¶ Vrolik was professor of anatomy and surgery at Groningen, and later at Amsterdam. His greatest contributions were in the fields of vertebrate anatomy and embryology. Schroeder van der Kolk is especially known as the reformer of mental care in Holland. His works on neurology and neuropathology are looked upon as "neurological classics". --(Separate from Verh. d. Eerste Klasse Kon. Ned. Inst. 3e Reeks, Deel I , 1849).

Leiden,: A. & J. Honkoop,, 1804.. 126 pp. 8vo (13,5 x 22 cm.). Modern blind blue wrappers and end-papers, uncut. ¶ First edition in Dutch of the first monograph on the anatomy of the elder, originally published in 1799 (Erlangen) under the title "Anatomiae corporis humani senilis specimen". Seiler was the founder of surgical anatomy in Germany, and this was his first work.-- (Separate from: Verhandelingen en Waarneemingen t.b.d. Genees- Heel- Verlos- en Scheikunde, Uitgegeven door H.A. Bake, R. de Kruyff, en J. Logger; volume II, 1804; pp. [249]-375).

Utrecht,: A. Oosthoek,, 1918-1927.. 7 volumes, over 3800 pages Large 8vo (17 x 24 cm.). Original blue buckram. With a portrait, plates (some coloured) and num. illustrations. ¶ Published on the occassion of the 70th birthday of Hugo de Vries, included are only the scientific papers which were not available separately. Copy with the bookplate of F.J. Waage. A goof and complete set. -- [Weight about 10 kg, shipping costs accordingly].

Leipzig,: George Thieme,, 1905.. xv, 612 pp. Roy. 8vo. (21 x 28 cm.). Original publisher's cloth, gilt lettered (top and bottom of spine slightly faded). With one table and 182, partly coloured, illustrations. ¶ First edition of this classic. Garrison & Morton 6250 (the 3rd edition).--(Some occasional foxing).

Rintelii (Rinteln),: Impressa typis Petri Lucii, Academiae Typographi,, [1665].. 12 pp. Small folio919 x 28,7 cm.). Modern blinds wrappers with new and-papers. With 2 woodcut initials, and 2 footers. ¶ Very rare Rinteln imprint of which only ONE COPY is known to exist. The University of Rinteln (1621-1819) was one of the first German Universities. --(Paper browne).

Amstelodami,: Typogr. civit. publ.,, 1811.. (vi), 50 pp. 4to (21 x 24,5 cm.). Modern blue wrapper and end-papers, uncut. ¶ B.M.N. I, p. 293. Large paper copy of author's inaugural address while succeeding Prof. Giraud as professor of Surgery at the Amsterdam Athenaeum. Copy with ample margins and on the title the repeating stamp of the Practizyns Societeit Amsterdam. See the long note in Lindeboom, Dutch Med. Biogr., 1250-1252. Only a few copies in the WorldCat.

London,: Serindia Publications,, (1995).. 271, [i] pp. Large 4to (23,5 x 30,5 cm.). Original publisher's cloth with pictorial dust-jacket. With numerous plates and illustrations in black and white and in full colour. First edition of a fine introduction into the traditional medical system of Asia, being a companion to the editor's major exhibition in the Antwerps Ethnographical Museum on the vast subject of Oriental Medicine (October-December 1995). A nice clean copy.

Bruges,: Félix de Pachtere,, 1843.. 85, [iii] pp. Large 4to (22 x 29,5 cm.). Half black cloth library binding with gild lettered red morocco label on spine. Original printed front wrapper bound in (slightly dust soiled), which has a small tear in the inner margin and missing a small piece of the lower outer corner. With a wood engraved title vignette and 7 figures (headings & seals). ¶ Published in a very limited edition, probably not more than 300 copies. A very rare large paper copy with author's autograph dedication to a fellow surgeon. The author was probably one of the most curious figures in Belgium medicine of the period. He was notes as a war surgeon and obstetrician. He wrote several interesting books and paper related to the medical history of Bruges. This work has two chapters. The first is devoted to the Epiciers-Droguistes of the "Kuyd-Halle", which originated in the 13th century. The second part is devoted to the Apothecaries of Brugge. The work is… Read More

(Paris),: Grasset,, (1957).. 418 pp. Small 8vo (12 x 19 cm.).. Original printed wrappers (slightly dust soiled), uncut. With 1 frontispiece. ¶ Copy with author's autograph dedication to Père Robinot-Marcy.

Utrecht,: J.L. Beijers,, 1987.. 72 pp. 8vo (17 x 25 cm.). Original illustrated wrappers. With 8 coloured plates. Haverschmidt was a lawer and ornithologist with a thorough knowledge of the ornitological literature. His private library was brought together over aperiod of almost 70 years and comprises many rare items. The catalogue has 535 entries.