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SIGNED TRAVELS OF PHYSICIAN NOBELIST. A Year in the Middle East: Expeditions in Iran and...
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SIGNED TRAVELS OF PHYSICIAN NOBELIST. A Year in the Middle East: Expeditions in Iran and Afghanistan with Travels in Europe and North Africa, February 4, 1954 to December 22, 1954

by Gajdusek, D. Carleton

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Bethesda, Maryland: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, 1991. Revised edition.
1954 JOURNAL OF NOBELIST GAJDUSEK'S YEAR IN MIDDLE EAST BEFORE HE DISCOVERED KURU--INSCRIBED TO HARVARD MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST JEFFREY WYMAN.
21x28 cm hardcover, green buckram binding, gilt title to cover and spine, inscribed front free endpaper, "To Jeff Wyman/ in our friendship by proxy through John Edsall/ & in lasting admiration/ D. Carleton Gajdusek/ March 1995." [2], map of Middle East, i-xiv, 141 full-page photographic plates (printed recto only), 483 pp text. Near fine--as new.
FROM NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE: "Gajdusek's multi-disciplinary interests make the collection extremely diverse and appealing to researchers in several disciplines including anthropology, biology, ethnology, geography, linguistics, medicine, primitive arts, and psychology."
DANIEL CARLETON GAJDUSEK (1923 –2008) was an American physician and medical researcher who was the… Read More
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1597. RENAISSANCE EDITION OF GALEN. Opera ex septima Juntarum editione. Quae, quid superioribus...
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1597. RENAISSANCE EDITION OF GALEN. Opera ex septima Juntarum editione. Quae, quid superioribus praestet, pagina versa ostendit ad amplissimum Venetorum Medicorum Collegium (5 volumes bound as one)

by Galen; Paulinus, Fabius, editor

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Venice: heirs of Luca Antonio Giunti, 1596, 1597. Latin translation published by heirs of Lucantonio Giunti. 1597 VENETIAN RENAISSANCE PUBLISHER GIUNTI'S LATIN TRANSLATION OF A VOLUME CONTAINING 5 OF GALEN'S WORKS WITH WOODCUTS AND EARLY MARGINAL NOTATIONS. 13 1/2 inches tall hardcover, 19th century 1/2 leather binding with marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt title, new endpapers, original title page at beginning of each of 5 volumes, each bordered by woodcuts showing scenes from Galen's life, total 852 pp containing many historiated initials, head- and tail-pieces. This massive volume contains 5 of 11 volumes of a Latin translation of Galen's collected works, published by the heirs of Venetian printer Lucantonio Giunti, whose printer's device appears on the title pages and last pages. As often found in Renaissance books, there are marginal notations in contemporary hand throughout the text, revealing the use of the volume in medical practice of the time. Covers and spine are clean and… Read More
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Causes and Curative Treatment of Sterility, with a Preliminary Statement of the Physiology of...
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Causes and Curative Treatment of Sterility, with a Preliminary Statement of the Physiology of Generation. With Colored Lithographs and Numerous Wood Cut Illustrations

by Gardner, Augustus K.

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New York: De Witt & Davenport, 1856. 1856 FIRST EDITION MONOGRAPH ON FEMALE STERILITY ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PLATES BY NOTED PHILADELPHIA LITHOGRAPHER. 9 1/4 inches tall hardcover, original brown cloth boards, blindstamped design, bright gilt title to cover, viii, 170 pages. Spine dulled, spine ends lightly worn, only marks are handstamp of Cincinnati Academy of Medicine Library to title page and dedication page, which reads, "NOT TO THE INVENTOR OF THE CLAMP SUTURE, THE CROWNING SURGICAL APPLIANCE OF THE AGE; NOR TO THE PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTOR OF THE WOMAN'S HOSPITAL, THE NOBLEST CHARITY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, BUT TO THE MAN OF PRIVATE WORTH, TO J. MARION SIMS, M.D., THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED, AS A TOKEN OF THE PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ESTEEM OF THE AUTHOR." Five color lithograph plates by T. Sinclair with tissue guards and 49 wood engravings. Overall very good. AUGUSTUS KINSLEY GARDNER (1821-1876) earned his M.D. from Harvard in 1844 with a thesis on syphilis. After a year in Europe,… Read More
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SIGNED. Infant Development
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SIGNED. Infant Development

by Gesell, Arnold

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New York: Harper, 1952. First edition.
FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT BY ARNOLD GESELL, FOUNDER OF YALE CHILD STUDY CENTER, SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
15.5x24 cm hardcover, red cloth binding, gilt title to cover and spine, inscribed and signed by author on title page, "For my now eminent kid brother, Arnold Xmas 1951". i-xi, 108 pp, photographic Illustrations. Very good in very good price-clipped dust jacket with edge tears, in protective mylar cover. FROM THE PREFACE: "Over a period of more than thirty-five years, the work of the former Clinic of Child Development at Yale University has been reported from time to time in the form of books, monographs, numerous papers, and a score of edited sound and silent films. Our interest in cinematography as both a research and a teaching tool, lies in the background and the foreground of the present volume, ... More recently the writer was afforded a unique opportunity to assist in the production of a new type of film, namely, a… Read More
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SIGNED. Young Endeavour: Contributions to Science by Medical Students of the Past Four Centuries
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SIGNED. Young Endeavour: Contributions to Science by Medical Students of the Past Four Centuries

by Gibson, William Carleton

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Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1958. First edition.
UNIQUE COMPILATION OF RESEARCH BY MEDICAL STUDENTS OVER 4 CENTURIES BY LEGENDARY CANADIAN PHYSICIAN-SIGNED BY HIM.
15x23 cm hardcover, green cloth binding, gilt title to spine, author signature on title page, i-xx, 292 pp, 9 photographic plates, bibliography, index. Very good in custom archival mylar cover.
WILLIAM CARLETON GIBSON, (1913-2009) Raised in Victoria, William Carleton Gibson attended Victoria College in the early days when it was housed in Craigdarroch Castle. His lifelong pursuit of learning led him on to the University of British Columbia, Oxford, McGill, high-altitude medical research in the RCAF during WWII, and the Montreal Neurological Institute. He returned to UBC in 1949 as a professor and researcher, and finally retired from the post of Chancellor of his beloved University of Victoria in 1995. He maintained an active involvement with all of these institutions for the rest of his life, contributing energy, ideas and, often,… Read More
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Science and Ethical Values
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Science and Ethical Values

by Glass, Bentley

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Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1965. First edition. BENTLEY GLASS: FIRST EDITION OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN VALUES, ETHICS IN GENETICS, AND THE NEED FOR CONSILIENCE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES--SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. 8 inches tall color printed paper covers, inscribed verso of half title page, "To Elof Carlson in warm appreciation of a master teacher. Bentley Glass 1970," ix, 101 pp. Near fine. HIRAM BENTLEY GLASS (1906 - 2005) was an American geneticist and noted columnist. Born in China to missionary parents, he attended college at Baylor University in Texas. He then furthered his education at the University of Texas, where he received his Ph.D. degree under the mentorship of geneticist Hermann Joseph Muller. His first major academic appointment was at Johns Hopkins University, at which time he was also a regular columnist for the Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper. He taught at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and at Goucher College in Maryland before… Read More
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EARLY ENGRAVINGS OF MICROSCOPIC LIFE. Dissertation sur la generation, les animalcules...
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Paris, 1799. 1799 THE DAWN OF MICROSCOPY IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT ILLUSTRATED WITH FINE COPPER PLATE ENGRAVINGS. 11 3/4 inches tall hardcover, recent marbled paper covers, gilt leather title to spine, new endpapers, bookplate of Robert L Chevalier MD to front paste-down, [4], 238 pages, [34] leaves of plates: 1 unnumbered plate facing page 41, then numbered I-XXIII, XXIIIb, XXIV-XXXII (including 9 folded and 4 with partial coloring). Minimal foxing to half title page, the remainder of text and all plates crisp, bright, unmarked. Near fine. Wilhelm Friedrich von GLEICHEN-RUSSWURM (1717-1783), was a German biologist. "In 1778 Gleichen-Russworm made his most important contribution to science. In. Abhandlung iiber die Saamen- und Infusionsthierchen he described the technique of phagocytic staining, which he had developed from earlier reports of the use of dyes as coloring agents for plant and animal tissues. In order to study the nutrition of a colony of ciliates, he added water colored with carmine and… Read More
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100+ ENGRAVED PLATES. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature
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100+ ENGRAVED PLATES. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

by Goldsmith, Oliver

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London: F. Wingrave, 1805. New edition.
HANDSOMELY BOUND 6-VOLUME EDITION OF GOLDSMITH'S CELEBRATED HISTORY OF THE EARTH WITH OVER 100 ENGRAVED PLATES, EDITED BY A NOTED PHYSICIAN NATURALIST.
Six hardcover volumes, 8 1/2 inches tall, full leather bindings, spine with gilt compartments, and gilt black leather title labels, book-label of Charles Higbee to front paste-down of each volume. Vol. I, xvi, 439 pp, 1 plate; Vol. II, iv, 439 pp, 21 plates; Vol. III, v, 412, 52 plates; Vol. IV, iv, 427 pp, 13 plates; Vol. V, [iv], 444 pp, 19 plates; Vol. VI, iv, 199, index, 3 plates. Corners worn, joints tender but covers and bindings secure, scattered light foxing, very good in custom archival mylar covers.
OLIVER GOLDSMITH (1728 – 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist, poet, and naturalist, author of The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He first published A History of the Earth and Animated Nature in 1774. The work sought to draw together virtually all that was known… Read More
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Oeuvres de Chirurgie de Mr. Goulard. Vol. I, Traite sur l'Usage du Plomb et de ses Preparations...
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Montpellier: La Veuve Gontier et Faure, 1770. 1770 SCARCE MONOGRAPH BY SURGEON FROM MONTPELLIER ON THE BENEFITS OF TOPICAL LEAD PREPARATIONS FOR VENEREAL AND UROLOGIC DISORDERS, INCLUDING NEONATAL INFECTION. Two hardcover volumes 6 1/2 inches tall, full leather binding, spines with gilt compartments, gilt red leather labels, marbled edges and endpapers, Vol I, x, 278; Vol. II, 327, [8], corners bumped, light wear to covers, book label of Vauchey-Verry to front paste-down of each volume, bindings tight, pages age-toned, unmarked, very good. French language. THOMAS GOULARD (1697–1784) was a French surgeon and anatomist in Montpellier who specialized in genitourinary disorders. He compounded "eau blanche", a mixture containing lead oxyacetate, known as "extract of Saturn", its topical application allegedly effective in the treatment of wounds, burns, and local inflammation. He developed a significant reputation in France for his Oeuvres de Chirurgie de Mr. Goulard, a monograph that went through 7… Read More
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1678. FINE ENGRAVINGS. Opera Omnia
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1678. FINE ENGRAVINGS. Opera Omnia

by Graaf, Regner de

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Leiden: Io. Ant. Hugetan, 1678. Second edition. 1678 COLLECTED WORKS OF NOTED DUTCH ANATOMIST AND PHYSIOLOGIST, ILLUSTRATED WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS OF MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS. 7 3/4 inches tall hardcover, full leather binding, spine with raised bands, gilt compartments and gilt title to spine, expertly rebacked with original spine conserved, 8vo. xx, [4], 390pp. Engraved title, portrait, 41 copper plate engravings (most folding) of male and female genitourinary system, digestive system, clyster apparatus, and syringe. Includes images of ectopic human pregnancy and surgical preparation of a dog for physiologic study of digestive tract. Surface wear to covers and spine, bookplate of physician previous owner to front paste-down, ink signature of original owner top of front endpaper (Francisci Joannis Desmares Bonneville), scattered wormholes (mostly marginal), binding tight, pages crisp and unmarked, plates with small tears at base of folds, overall very good minus, in custom archival mylar… Read More
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INSCRIBED BY ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEADER. The Alien in Our Midst or Selling Our Birthright for a Mess...
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INSCRIBED BY ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEADER. The Alien in Our Midst or "Selling Our Birthright for a Mess of Pottage". The Written Views of a Number of Americans, (present and former) on Immigration and its Results

by Grant, Madison and Davison, Charles Stewart

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New York: The Galton Publishing Co., Inc., 1930. First edition.
1930 COMPILATION OF VIRULENT ANTI-IMMIGRATION ESSAYS WITH SELECTIONS FROM FOUNDING FATHERS INSCRIBED FROM ONE LEADING AMERICAN ANTI-IMMIGRATIONIST TO ANOTHER.
13x20.5 cm hardcover, green pebbled cloth binding, gilt title to cover and spine, inscribed on front free endpaper to "Mr. James K. Fisk, Chairman California Joint Immigration Committee--California's effective organization resisting asiatic invasion. from V.S McClatchy S.F. May 15/30", [7], 238 pp. Corners bumped, 3 small spots to cover, Masonic library stamp & previous owner's sticker on front pastedown, Masonic library stamp to back pastedown, minor browning to page edges, binding tight, very good in custom archival mylar cover. CONTENTS include chapters by racists and eugenicists (including Madison Grant, V. S. McClatchy, Charles Davenport, Harry Laughlin, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Paul Popenoe, and Lothrop Stoddard) and by founding fathers (Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton,… Read More
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Recherches sur l'Anatomie du Troglodytes Aubryi, Chimpanze d'Une Espece Nouvelle
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Recherches sur l'Anatomie du Troglodytes Aubryi, Chimpanze d'Une Espece Nouvelle

by Gratiolet, Louis-Pierre and Alix, Pierre-Henri-Edmond

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Paris: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, 1866. First edition.
SCARCE MONOGRAPH ON A NEW SPECIES OF CHIMPANZEE WITH FINE LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES BY PIONEER IN COMPARATAIVE BRAIN ANATOMY.
23x31 cm folio, red cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine, bookplate of academic physician to verso front cover, ix, 264 pp., 9 lithographic plates. Scattered light foxing, very good in custom archival mylar cover.
LOUIS-PIEERRE GRATIOLET (1815 – 1865) was a French anatomist and zoologist who succeeded Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805-1861) as professor of zoology to the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Paris. Gratiolet is remembered for his work in neuroanatomy, physiognomy, and physical anthropology. He did extensive research in the field of comparative anatomy and performed important studies regarding the differences and similarities between human and various primate brains. He is also credited for introducing the demarcation of the brain's cortical surface into five lobes, (frontal lobe, temporal lobe,… Read More
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A Comparative View of the State and Faculties of Man with those of the Animal World
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A Comparative View of the State and Faculties of Man with those of the Animal World

by [Gregory, John]

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London: J. Dodsley, 1765. First edition. 1765 SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF COMPARISON OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOR BY JOHN GREGORY, SCOTTISH PHYSICIAN WHO EXPLORED REASON VS. INSTINCT--COPY OF NOTED AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST HARRY SHAPIRO. 6 inches tall hardcover, contemporary full leather binding, spine with raised bands, red leather gilt title label, armorial bookplate of H. L. Shapiro to front paste-down, iv, 203 pp, [4]; edges of covers darkened and cracked, covers have been reattached amateurishly but functionally, binding tight, tear top of front flyleaf, contemporary signature of Catherine Gaskarth verso of second flyleaf, pages age-toned but crisp and unmarked, good+. JOHN GREGORY (1724 – 1773) was an eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment physician, medical writer and moralist. Following the death of his father when he was eight years old, in 1742 he and his mother moved to Edinburgh where he studied medicine. Gregory went to Leiden to continue his studies in 1745. In 1746, soon after receiving… Read More
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Archive of offprints

by Gros, Francois

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1958-1965. First editions.
ARCHIVE OF 6 OFFPRINTS BY FRENCH CO-DISCOVERER OF MESSENGER RNA--COPIES OF CALTECH GENETICIST STUDYING LIFE ON MARS.
1) Francois GROS, & Françoise GROS. "Role des Aminoacides dans la Synthese des Acides Nucléiques chez Escherichia Coli." Offprint from: Biochim. Biophys. Acta, vol. 22, 1956. 8vo. 200-201 pp. 2 figs. Single leaf. Ownership handstamp of Norman H. Horowitz; 2) Francois GROS, et al. "Studies on the Heterogeneity of Messenger RNA from E. Coli." Offprint from: J. Mol. Biol., 5, 1962. 8vo. 311-324 pp. Figs. Self wraps, initials of Norman H Horowitz; 3) Francois GROS, et al. "Regulation of Metabolic Breakdown and Synthesis of Messanger RNA in Bacteria." Offprint from: Cold Spring Harbor, vol. XXVIII, 1963. 8vo 299-313 pp. Figs. Self wraps; 4) Francois GROS, & Clyde WILLSON. "Protein Synthesis with an Escherichia Coli System In Vitro." Offprint from: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 80, 1964. 8vo. 478-496 pp. Self wraps; 5) Francois GROS, et al. "Preferential… Read More
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