Medicine from Zephyr Books

City of Industry, CA.: Art of Medicine Press., 2012. Green glossy boards, white titles.. Very good, corners lightly bumped, in a very good dust jacket. . 28.5x20 cm.. A comprehensive treatise on traditional and integrative uses of herbal medicine. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 6.1 lb. 39 pages color photo illustrations, numerous black & white… Read more about this item

Philadelphia.: Kimber and Sharpless., 1817. Third edition.. contemporary full tree calf, black spine label with gilt title. . Very good, light wear to spine head, pencil inscriptions to endpapers, moderate toning to pages. . 8vo., 22x14 cm.. weight: 1.3 lb. Translated from the French by Charles Caldwell. Three engraved plates.

Patavii.: Josephus Cominus., 1722. Contemporary full vellum, gilt spine title, marbled edges.. Very good, old faded ink titles added to spine and cover.. 8vo.17.5x11.5x4.5 cm.. A tight bright copy of this medical classic in a contemporary binding. weight: 1.5 lb. Engraved portrait frontis, engraved printer’s device on title page.

Basileae.: Petri Pernae., 1576. 1st Edition.. Later plain brown boards, no labels.. Very good with the exception of a marginal dampstain tot he lower corner affecting many of the pages.. 12mo.. 17x10.5 cm.. Latin Text. Fifth book in a series by Mecuriale, famous for his “De Arte Gymnastica”. weight: 0.6 lb.

New York.: New York Academy of Science., 2005. 1st Edition.. Pictorial wraps.. Very good.. 22.8x15 cm.. weight: 1.7 lb.

Berlin.: Springer, Verlag., 1962. 1st Edition.. Blue cloth gilt titles.. Near fine in very good dust jacket with a sticker removal scar to the front panel.. 25.5x17 cm.. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.0 lb. Numerous illustrations.

London.: Printed for the author by Sampson Low., 1800. Second edition.. 20th century half brown morocco over brown cloth, raised gilt-decorated bands, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. In a brown cloth slipcase.. Very good, inner hinges splitting, marginal dampstains, light foxing, old ink name to endpaper, marginal tear to page 129 (does not impact the text).. 4to.,… Read more about this item

New Delhi.: B. Jain., 1991. 3rd Edition.. Green glossy boards.. Very good in a very good dust jacket.. 22x14.5 cm.. weight: 2.1 lb.

London.: Thomas Kelly., 1850. Reprint.. Old half black leather over gray cloth, raised bands. . Good plus, inner hinges splitting, light toning and scattered soiling to pages. . 4to., 27.8x21.5 cm. . A nice old copy of this highly esteemed work with the hand-colored plates. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.1 LB. Portrait frontis, twenty… Read more about this item

Monspelii.: Joannem-Franciscum Picot., 1783. 1st Edition.. Disbound.. No binding, otherwise very good. . 4to., 23.3x18.2 cm.. Latin text. Scarce dissertation. weight: 0.2 lb.

Paris. : Nicolaum Boisset, 1650. Disbound.. No binding, otherwise very good. . 4to., 22.5x17.5 cm.. Latin text. Scarce pamphlet. weight: 0.1 lb.

Elsevier., 2013. Glossy printed boards.. Near fine, tight and unmarked, no dust jacket as issued.. 26x18 cm.. weight: 1.3 lb.

Paris.: Delalain., 1821. Contemporary quarter brown leather over marbled boards, marbled edges, marbled endpapers.. Very good, moderate wear to spines, scattered foxing. . 12mo., 17.7x10.2 cm.. Latin and French text on facing pages. weight: 1.6 lb.

Montpellier. : Jean Martel., 1801. Unbound pamphlet. . Very good light scattered foxing, last two leaves detached. . . 4to., 27.3x21.2 cm. . French text. A scarce treatise promoting breast feeding by mothers and disparaging the use of wet nurses. weight: 0.1 lb.

Paris.: Crochard & Garon., 1816. 1st Edition.. Contemporary quarter brown leather over mottled boards, gilt ruled spine. red spine label with gilt title.. Very good , light wear to covers; ink name of Bochon DuChiron, Chirurgien Major to verso of the ffep.. 12mo., 13.5x8.5 cm.. French text. Scarce first edition of this pocket-size pharmaceutical formulary. weight: 0.3 lb.… Read more about this item

San Francisco.: James H. Barry., 1930. 1st Edition.. Quarter brown cloth over gray boards, black cover titles paper spine labels. . Very good, ink spot to cover, ink name to ffep. . 8vo., 22x14 cm. . Dr. Peers was a world renowned pioneer in the tuberculosis treatment and education. He was medical director of the Colfax School for… Read more about this item

New York.: D.O. Haynes., 1914. Dark green cloth, blind ruled border, gilt spine title. . Good, some rippling to pages, dampstains to lower margins of covers and pages. A good reference copy. . 8vo., 23.5x15.5 cm. . weight: 2.2 lb.

Freiburg & Leipzig.: Speyer & Kaerner., 1908. Publisher’s printed wraps. . Very good, unmarked and uncut.. 8vo., 22.5x15 cm. . German text. Scarce treatise on the effect of sunlight on humans by the prominent German pathologist. weight: 0.2 lb.

Lausanne.: Hignou Aine., 1832. A very good fresh copy. . 8vo., 19.5x12 cm. . French text. Scarce public health pamphlet issued during the early 19th century cholera pandemic. weight: 0.1 lb.

London.: Encyclopedia Britannica., [1818]. Offprints from the Encyclopedia Britannica.. Marbled boards.. Very good.. 4to., 25x20 cm.. Two articles by the noted physician Peter Mark Roget, famous for his “Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases”. Presentation copy with both articles inscribed by the author to Dr. Coindat. Roget’s article on Cranioscopy debunks Franz Joseph Gall’s theories of phrenology. weight:… Read more about this item