Search Results: Authors starting with E from Biomed Rare Books

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. Second edition, first printing. 1945 LANDMARK SUMMARY OF NOBELIST ALBERT EINSTEIN'S THEORIES THAT ESTABLISHED MODERN PHYSICS--COPY OF NOBELIST CARLETON GAJDUSEK WHO DISCOVERED KURU, THE FIRST PRION DISEASE. 8 inches tall hardcover, gray cloth binding, gilt title to spine, decorative bookplate of D. Carleton Gajdusek to front paste-down, signature of D. Carleton Gajdusek to front free endpaper, [vi], 135 pp, near fine in very good+ unclipped jacket with faint splash mark to cover, light wear to spine ends and corners, in protective mylar sleeve. This first printing of the second edition contains an appendix added by the author discussing advances in the theory of relativity since the first edition in 1921.ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879 – 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important… Read More

Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1844. First American from second London edition, greatly enlarged and improved. 1844 COMPREHENSIVE MID 19TH CENTURY MEDICAL TEXT BY HONORED ENGLISH PHYSICIAN LATER DISGRACED FOR FRAUDULENT PRACTICE. 9 1/2 inches tall hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt black leather title label to spine, xvi, 1046 pp, publisher's adverts. Binding fine, new endpapers, browning to edges of first and last pages from exposure to original leather binding, bookplate of Dr. John A. Murphy, March 1900 to front endpaper, ink signature of previous owner top corner of title page, pages crisp and unmarked, with light scattered foxing, very good. JOHN ELLIOTSON (1791 – 1868), professor of the principles and practice of medicine at University College London, and senior physician to University College Hospital. He was a prolific and influential author, a respected teacher, always at the 'leading edge' of his profession (one of the first to use and promote the stethoscope, and one of the first in… Read More

New York: Bradstreet Press, 1866. First edition. 1866 REPORT OF 2 CASES OF VAGINAL ATRESIA AND THEIR SURGICAL CORRECTION BY NOTED IRISH-AMERICAN SURGEON AT NEW YORK STATE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL--SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 9 1/2 inches tall thin monograph in gray paper wraps, author's inscription to title page, his ink inscription and signature top of first page of text, "Fordham University Library Medical Department/ from/ Thos. Addis Emmet, M.D./ May 23rd 1906," [2], 17 pp. Edges of paper wraps browned and chipped, string binding partially perished, text pages clean, good only. Contains case reports of 2 patients, one with acquired and the other with congenital vaginal atresia. Dr. Emmet emphasizes the importance of avoiding cutting tissue with a knife, which leads to formation of adhesions and scarring. Instead, he recommends the use of digital dissection to obtain better long-term results. THOMAS ADDIS EMMET (1826-1919) was the grandson of Thomas Addis Emmet, a noted attorney, and son of Dr. John Patten Emmet,… Read More

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of Calofornia Press, 1943. First edition.IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY OF 3 EMINENT BIBLIOPHILES OF SCIENCE IN THE BERKELEY CIRCLE: FESTSCHRIFT FOR HERBERT EVANS, COPY OF CHARLES SINGER AND MELVIN EDWARD JAHN. 10 1/2 inches tall hardcover, tan cloth binding, gilt title to spine, bookplates of Dr. Charles Singer and Melvin Edward Jahn to front paste-down, frontis portrait of Herbert M. Evans, xxvii, 684 pp, many illustrations, plate with facing descriptive text; corners bumped, edges soiled, binding tight, very good in very good dust jacket. HERBERT McLEAN EVANS (1882 - 1971) was a U.S. anatomist and embryologist. In 1908, he obtained his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University, eventually becoming its associate professor of anatomy. Evans moved back to California in 1915 and was made professor of anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley, and held that position until his death. His medical research at Berkeley addressed problems relating to human… Read More

London: Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1892. First edition. 1892 THE NUTS-AND-BOLTS OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND RECORDING THE HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY ENGLAND. 7 inches tall slim hardcover, 3/4 leather binding with pebbled cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine, gray endpapers with red cloth tape to hinges, 1 inch diameter pewter (?) seal affixed to top verso of table of contents with decorative book-plate of D. Lafano below, containing woodcut silhouette of elegant woman. xiv, 82 pp, corners worn, spine bright, light uniform browning to text, pages unmarked, overall very good minus in custom archival mylar cover. WILLIAM EWART (1848-1929) was born in London to a French mother, and was educated partly in England and partly at the University of Paris. He studied medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School, his studies were interrupted by military service with the French Army in the War of 1870. After his military service he earned his M.B. in… Read More