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(Leiden,: A. en J. Honkoop,, 1804.).. [25], [9], [3], [17] pp. 8vo (13,5 x 23 cm.). Modern blue wrappers with new end-papers, uncut. ¶ First Dutch translation of Cooper's classic "Observations on the effects which take place from the destruction of the membrana tympani of the ear"[In Phil. Transactions of the Royal Soc. Vol 90 (1800) and Vol 91 (1801). "In it Cooper showed that two patients with perforatons of both eardrums could hear perfectly well although it had always been thought that this condition resulted in deafness". The second paper was entited "Futher observations.... Cooper read it before ther Royal Society on June 25, 1801 and in it demonstrated that deafness caused by obstruction of the Eustachian tube could be relieved by myringotomy, which equalized the air pressure on each side of the tympanic membrane and restored the patient's hearing: (H. of Hippocrates, 1224); Garrison & Morton, 3361; Wellcome II, 387. -- (Separated from:… Read More

Leyden,: A. en J.Honkoop,, 1804.. 2 parts in one, [5]; [26] pp. 8vo (13,5 x 23 cm.). Modern blue wrappers with new end-papers, uncut. ¶ Very rare. 1: Observations of an internal Hydrocephalus, with extremely large bones of the pelvis; 2: Two observations on monsters and the conclusions derived thereof. (Separated 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, pp. (79)-110, 1804).

Winona,: Watkin's Medical Co.,, 1909.. 64 pp. 8vo (15 x 23 cm.). Original illustrated wrappers (front cover lacks a small piece of the upper corner). With numerous illustrations. Watkins Medical Co., established in 1868, made some dozens of nostrums, many did contain heroin and alcohol.

New York,: The Cosmopolitan,, (n.d. ca. 19000.. One illustrated advertisment leaf, separated from the Cosmopolitan, for one of the many World's Dispernsary Medical Associations' nostrums. 15 x 24 cm.

Buffalo,: W.D.M.A.,, (n.d. ca. 1910).. 48 pp. 12mo (8,5 x 14 cm.). Original printed wrappers. With numerous illustrations and portraits. A nice copy. Interpretation of dreams and, of course, many testimonies in favour of the nostrums and cures provide by the Worl'd Dispensary Medical Association.