One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine by Norman, Haskell F., et al

The Grolier Club, 1995. First Edition (2008.) One of 1500 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. 4to with 390 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket as issued and no slipcase. The book is in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. Slight foxing to edges of text block. Profusely illustrated. "Catalogue of the landmark exhibition at the Grolier Club, September 20-November 23, 1994. On show were over 100 books, manuscripts, and images chronicling the evolution of medical knowledge, from antiquity to the invention of the CAT scan. Included were original editions of Andreas Vesalius, William Harvey, Edward Jenner, and Alexander Fleming, among others. The catalogue traces the dissemination of formative medical discoveries from the ancient world to the present, from the writings of Hippocrates to those of James Watson and Francis Crick." #032612 Tan Cloth spine/Silver text on Black stamp. . 1st Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ as Issued. 4to.… Read More

New York, The Grolier Club, 1995.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, publisher's beige linen, smooth spine with gilt-lettered black leather label, in slipcase. Title page printed in red and black. As new. xlii, 390 pp., (2 ll.), 16 ll. color plates printed on both sides, 181 facsimiles of title pages, illustrations, and bindings in text. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this landmark reference work, authoritative in coverage and handsomely printed at the Stinehour Press. "Designed to read both as a guide for the collector and as an overview of the key publications in the history of medicine, One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine documents the dissemination of formative theories and discoveries from the ancient world to the present, from Hippocrates to Watson & Crick. Each entry contains complete bibliographical data, including the format, collation and pagination of an ideal copy; an extended discussion of its medical, historical and bibliographical significance; notes about copy-specific features of the… Read More

Grolier Club, 1994. Hardcover. New. slp edition. 390 pages. 11.25x8.25x2.00 inches.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1995. A fine copy, the slipcase with a few scuffs. 4to. xlii, 390, [3] pages. Extensively illustrated. Original linen; slipcase. One of 1,500 copies, designed by Jerry Kelly and printed at the Stinehour Press. Published to accompany the landmark exhibition at The Grolier Club, and now a standard reference. It preceded the historic series of auctions of the Norman collection at Christie's New York in 1998. These sales remain the world auction record for a collection of science and medicine.

Grolier Club. Used - Very Good. 1994. Cloth, 4to., 390 pp., illus. Bookplate of prev. owner (Abel E. Berland). In publisher's slipcase. One of 500 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. (Subject: Books on Books.)

New York: The Grolier Club, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited to 1,500 copies printed in Robert Slimbach's Adobe Garamond type on Mohawk Superfine paper at The Stinehour Press. Signed by Haskell F. Norman on the half-title. This volume in the prestigious Grolier Hundred series provides an overview of key books, manuscripts, and images chronicling the evolution of medical knowledge from antiquity to the invention of the CAT scan. Detailed bibliographical descriptions were contributed by 23 experts in their fields, with each entry providing the title, the publication information, a bibliographical description, and an essay stating the medical and historical significance of the book. A 1994 Grolier Club exhibition accompanied its publication. Catalogue edited by Hope Mayo. Quarto: xlii, 392 p. with 32 color plates and 181 figures. Full cloth binding, with a gilt-stamped black leatherette spine label. A fine copy, housed in the publisher's slipcase.

Grolier Club, 1994-09-20. Hardcover. Like New. 11x8x1. As new looks unread but has former owner's attractive book plate to front pastedown. No jacket as issued. oversized and overweight. f52 Please email for photos.

New York: Grolier Club, 1995. First Edition. Not only are the texts selected of great significance in the history of medicine, but many of the individual copies had their own unique contributions to make to the story! Another book in the famed series of Grolier "One Hundreds." Based on the exhibition One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine organized by the author for the Grolier Club. The catalogue was edited by Hope Mayo. Profusely illlustrated in black and white with thirty two plates in color. One of 1500 copies. Designed by Jerry Kelly and printed at the Stinehour Press. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. Cloth bound with a leather spine label and housed in a fabric and paper covered slipcase. Fine in a fine slipcase, with a tiny mark on the slipcase.

1995. New York, The Grolier Club, 1995. Folio. XLII, 390, (2) pages. Original Hardcover (cloth) in custom made slipcase. Excellent, close to new condition. One of 1500 copies of a limited edition. Essential in every Medical History Library.