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MacKINNEY Loren C.
Early Medieval Medicine with Special Reference to France and Chartres. The Hideyo Noguchi Lectures. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION
8vo., FIrst Edition, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 9 plates, top faintly spotted; maroon cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, uncut, a near fine copy. Publications of the Institute of the History of Medicine, Third Series Volume III. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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KEYNES Geoffrey
The Life of William Harvey. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, plates and maps in the text; maroon tweed cloth, gilt back, red top, primrose endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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JANSEN Murk
Feebleness of Growth and Congenital Dwarfism: With special reference to Dysostosis Cleido-Cranialis. NEAR FINE EX-WELLCOME COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations (one folding); red cloth, upper board framed in blind and lettered in black, gilt back, a near fine copy. This copy was formerly in the library of the Wellcome Institute with its neat stanp on title verso. Oxford Medical Publications. A bright copy with distinguished provenance. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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KEEVIL J. J.
Medicine and the Navy 1200-1900. Introduction by Sir Henry Dale. NEAR FINE SET IN DUSTWRAPPERS
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 3 frontispiece and numerous plates and charts (a number folding); navy cloth, backstrips blocked and lettered in gilt and red, a near fine set in dustwrapper, the wrappers lightly sunned as usual at backstrips. BRIGHT, CRISP SET OF THE STANDARD REFERENCE. The set comprises: Vol. I: 1200-1649 (1957); Vol. II: 1649-1714 (1958); Vol. III: 1714-1815 (1961); Vol. IV: 1815-1900 (1963). With relevant ephemera loosely inserted and/or mounted on paste-downs. COMPLETE SETS ARE VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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BLISS Michael
William Osler. A Life in Medicine. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with portrait frontispiece and plates; pale green boards, grey cloth back lettered in red, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BERNERS J.
PRIME LEZIONI SULLA SALUTE.
16°, BROSSURA VERDINA, PG. (4) 79 (1), INTONSO, VERSIONE DALL'INGLESE, PREFAZIONE DI "ZIA GIULIA".
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VACHET DR. PIERRE
LA SALUTE DEL PENSIERO (LA PENSEE QUI GUERIT).
8°, BROSSURA MUTA CON SOVR. FIG., PG. 206 (10), TRADUZIONE DEL DOTT. MARIO FAGIOLI (PRIMARIO CLINICA FATEBENEFRATELLI), BUONO STATO. (C)
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WEBER DOTT. ERNESTO
CAUSE E CONSEGUENZE DEL DESTRISMO.
8°, BROSSURA, PG. XXVIII 222 (2), 50 FIGURE B.N. N.T., TRADUZIONE NOTE ED AGGIUNTE DEL DOTTOR EDOARDO AUDENINO, PREFAZIONE DI CESARE LOMBROSO (CON STUDI SUL MANCINISMO NEI PAZZI E NEI CRIMINALI). EDIZIONE ORIGINALE.
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BOURLOT GIAN VITTORIO
LIBRI DI PREGIO ANTICHI E MODERNI - MEDICINA - CATALOGO N. 3 GIUGNO 1957.
8°, BROSSURA CON LOGO ROSSO DELLA LIBRERIA, PG. 48, TOTALI 315 OPERE SCHEDATE E PROPOSTE, ALLA FINE INDICE DELLE MATERIE, BUONO STATO.
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BRIGHENTI G. LIBRERIA
CATALOGO N. 20 - APRILE 1961 - MEDICINA SCIENZA E TECNICA DEL PASSATO.
8°, BROSSURA FIG. B.N. UNITA DA DUE PUNTI METALLICI, PG. 99 (1), ALCUNE ILL. B.N. A PIENA PG., 742 OPERE SCHEDATE, BUONO STATO.
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VALSALVA ANTONIO MARIA
DE AURE HUMANA TRACTATUS.
8° (CM. 24), BROSSURA CON FRONTESPIZIO OPERA ORIGINALE, PG. (2) 78 (2), TESTO IN LATINO SU DUE COLONNE, 10 TAVOLE RIPIEGATE F.T., RIPROPOSTA DELL'OPERA STAMPATA A VENEZIA NEL 1741 "APUD FRANCISCUM PITTERI" PER IL CENTENARIO DELLA FONDAZIONE DELLA "SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI OTORINOLARINGOLOGIA E CHIRURGIA CERVICO-FACCIALE, BUONO STATO. (D-C)
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ROMANO DOTT. ANGELO
DIFFUSIONE DELLA TUBERCOLOSI IN RAPPORTO ALLE CONDIZIONI IGIENICHE DELLE ABITAZIONI CON SPECIALE RIGUARDO ALLA CITTÀ DI PALERMO.
8° (CM. 26,5), BROSSURA GRIGIA TITOLATA IN NERO, PG. 136, A SEGUIRE 10 PG. N.N. CON CARTOGRAMMI E PIANTA RIPEGATA DELLA CITTÀ DI PALERMO CON MORTALITÀ TUBERCOLARE NEL TRIENNIO 1913-15, UN TIMBRETTO AL FRONTESPIZIO, BUONO STATO. (SADX)
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Martin, Docteur Ernest
Histoire Des Monstres Depuis L'antiquite Jusqu'a Nos Jours
This is a very good hardcover copy bound in red cloth covers from the period, ruled in blind, spine ruled and titled in gilt. The cloth covers, front and back, are faded unevenly. The spine is fine. Very clean inside, but there is a faint stain to the top edge of the last pages. Occasional foxing to preliminaries. Text in French. Bibliography. 9" high X 6" wide, 415 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Marke Julius J.
A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University with Selected Annotations
This is a fine hardcover copy of the first edition with no wear. Completely clean inside and out. All gilt titles still bright. No dust jacket. Massive bibliography of New York University's Law Collection compiled and edited by Julius J. Marke, Librarian at the Law School. 11" high X 8" wide, 1372 pages. (Not x-library). A beautiful copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Yann Le Mouel
Bibliotheque de Chimie Georges et Danielle Bram
This is a near fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Yann Le Mouel at the Druout in Paris on November 30, 2010. The sale consisted of the history of chemistry library of Georges and Danielle Bram, and some additional antiquarian books. 124 lots in the Bram Collection part of the sale. 158 lots in the complete sale. Several lots illustrated in color. Prices realized sheets laid in. 11" high X 8" wide, 28 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Berkowitz, David Sandler
From Ptolemy to the Moon, Progress in the art of Exploration and Navigation
This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Simple staple bound text block, no covers. The cover is effectively the title-page. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Brandeis University Library from June 2 to July2, 1965. Selected and described by David Sandler Berkowitz. 122 works in the exhibition. All catalogued here. Not illustrated. 11" high X 8" wide, 109 pages.
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Sotheby's
Continental Books, Manuscripts and Science Including the Food and Drink Collection of Hroar Dege
This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Completely clean inside and out. No marks to lots or illustrations. Catalog a bit stiff. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's London on June 9, 2005. Sale code: L05406 "VINO". The sale included the Food and Drink Collection of Hroar Dege, the late Norwegian restaurateur and well known collector. This part of the sale comprised 382 lots. 532 lots in the total sale. Almost all illustrated in color. Prices realized sheets included. 11" high X 8" wide, 218 pages.
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Christie's
Scientific Books from the Illinois Institute of Technology
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's New York on February 25, 2003. Sale code: IIT-1201. The sale consisted of scientific books de-accessioned from the Illinois Institute of Technology. 156 lots in the sale. Most illustrated. Prices realized sheets included. 11" high X 8" wide, 87 pages.
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Webb, Walter Freeman
Shells and Other Invertebrates of the United States
This is an almost very good softcover in the original tan printed wrappers with some wear. Faded previous owner name on top edge of front cover. Generally clean inside, but occasional newspaper clippings interleaved and some browning to those pages. Over 600 black & white line engravings of sea shells. 9" high X 6" wide, 80 pages.
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Sotheby's
Russian and Continental Books and Manuscripts Including Science and Medicine
This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's London on November 28, 2007. Sale # L07409. The sale consisted of half Continental or European history and science, half Russian books. 113 lots in the sale. All illustrated, many in color. Prices realized sheets included. 11" high X 8" wide, 120 pages.
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Grasset, J.
Traite pratique des maladies du systeme Nerveux
This is a very good hardcover two volume set in later cloth bindings, previously owned by a private collector and then a medical library. Private collector bookplates and signatures inside front cover of each volume, also several embossed stamps, two from the medical library and two from the collector, all on the title-page and preliminaries, Finally private collector signature on title-pages. Text and plates clean. This is the 4th and final edition of Grasset and Rauzier's classic, before the more modern reprints. The last edition supervised by Grasset. Complete with all photographs and chromolithographs, drawings, etc. All text in French. 10" high X 6" wide, 899 & 1091 pages. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Wolcott, George N.
Entomologie d'Haiti
This is a very good hardcover copy in the original olive green cloth boards printed in black. Very clean inside and out. Loss to bottom corner of one page, not affecting text. Text in French. Illustrated in black & white with 133 drawings of insects of Haiti. 8" high X 6" wide, 440 pages. Not x-library. Scarce. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Tomba, Tullio and Giuseppe Brusa
Museo d'arte Applicate Strumenti Scientifici Orologi
This is a very good hardcover copy in an about very good dust jacket. The jacket spine is sunned, and the spine tips abraded, otherwise very good. Very clean inside and out. Text in Italian. Short brochure in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian gives basic information aboyt the museum. 110 illustrations, many in color. Bibliography. 10" square, 163 pages.
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Alger, Philip R.
The Groundwork of Practical Naval Gunnery
This is a very good hardcover copy in red cloth covers titled in gilt. This is the first edition of Alger's influential treatise on naval gunnery, not the more common second edition of 1917. With the date of 1915 on the title-page, copyright page and at the base of the spine and also on the front cover beneath the title. Very clean inside and just light faint soil to the cloth covers. The manilla envelope with the 'Probability Table' is intact with the table inside, on the inside rear cover. Two previous owner names on the front endpaper, one that of a Texan Brigadier General, active from 1906-1940. Three fold-out plates or charts intact. 10 1/2" high X 6 1/2" wide, 329 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Evans, A.H.
Turner on Birds: A Short and Succinct History of the Principal Birds Noticed by Pliny and Aristotle
This is a very good hardcover copy in the original dark green cloth covers, title in gilt on the spine, and ruled covers. A touch of wear to the spine tips, but no marks to the covers. Very clean inside as well, but this copy formerly belonged to a major museum of natural history and has one handstamp inside the front cover. After it was de-accessioned it was in the collection of a well known American scientist and has his bookplate on the front endpaper and signed by him on that plate. Main text in Latin with English version on facing page. Some foxing to endpapers.9" high X 6" wide, 223 pages.
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Price, John A.P.
Hoblyn's Dictionary of Terms Used in Medecine and the Collateral Sciences
This is a very good hardcover copy in brick red cloth covers and in the scarce blue paper dust jacket. The jacket is a heavy blue paper with title printed on the spine. The book is very clean inside and out. This is the 15th edition. Revised throughout with numerous additions. 7" high X 5" wide, 878 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Vaurie, Charles
Taxonomy of the Cracidae (Aves)
This is a very good softcover copy in the typical light blue paper wrappers with light wear. Very clean inside. Covers faded, and a small discrete blindstamp of a private owner (ornithologist) on front cover. Fold-outs, black & white illustrations. This is Volume 138: Article 4, of the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 11" high X 8" wide, pagination 133- 259. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Hilloowala, Rumy et al.
The Anatomical Waxes of La Specola
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Rear cover has a soft vertical crease. Completely clean inside and out. This is the Supplement to the original 'Le Cere Anatomiche della Specola' prepared by Benedetto Lanza in 1979. The present volume has essays on the formation of this famous collection, the sculptors, and scholars who have worked on it. Illustrative catalogue of the waxes (list of all the waxes in the collection, room by room). Several color illustrations of sample waxes. Texts by Rumy Hilloowala, Benedetto Lanza, Maria Luisa Azzaroli Puccetti, Marta Poggesi and Antonio Martelli. 12" high X 8" wide, 95 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Diels, Hermann
Antike Technik
This is a very good hardcover copy with just light wear. Very clean inside and out. Text in German. This is a reprint of the second and third editions of 1920 and 1924. Illustrated in black & white with 18 full-page plates + 78 figures in the text. 8" high X 6" wide, 243 text pages + plates. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Valassopoulo, Dr. Aristide
Rapport sur le Typhus Bilieux (Ictère Infectieux Fébril ).
This is a very good hardcover copy bound in textured maroon paper covered boards with a leather spine and corners. The spine has five raised bands and gilt decoration alternating stylized water lilies and a fly. In Egyptian mythology the fly symbolizes death and decay. The maroon leather is sunned and a bit scuffed, but gilt title, decorations and author name intact. Floral endpapers. Red silk pagemarker present.Text in French. Very clean internally. 3 plates including 2 fold-out plates fine. 1er Congres Egyptien de Medecine, Cairo Decembre 19-23, 1902. 10" high X 7" wide, 109 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Linnaeus
A Catalogue of the Works of Linneaeus (and Publications more Immediately Related Thereto) Preserved in the Libraries of the British Museum (Bloomsbury) and the British Museum (Natural History) (South Kensington)
This is an as new hardcover copy with no wear at all. Limited edition facsimile of British Museum 1933 original. Edition limited to 100 copies. 11" high X 9" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised Fifth Edition
This is a very good hardcover copy in a good dust jacket that is chipped along the lower edge and missing a piece from the bottom of the spine. The jacket itself is a colorful world map that runs continuously from the front cover to the spine to the rear cover. This is the Fifth Edition of the National Geographic Society atlas. The dust jacket is from a Fourth Edition copy, stated Fifth Edition on title page. Illustrated throughout in color. The rear pocket inside the rear covers has the inserts and 'Map Symbols" pieces. Additionally there are National Geographic Society Annual Supplement sheets for 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 laid in in front. 19" high X 12" wide, 383 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Akishige, Yoshiharu
Psychological Studies on Zen II
This is a good only softcover reference copy with some wear. Basically clean inside, both text and illus. but covers soiled and a stain on the top right corner of the text block affecting half the book. The stain is just on the corners of the pages, not affecting text or illus. This is Bulletin of the Zen Institute of Komazawa University No. 1. This is the second volume only of two volumes with this title. Volume 1 was published in 1970. Errata sheet included. 10" high X 7" wide, 479 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Artcurial
Aeronautique
This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out, except for a discrete small handstamp from one of the major New York museums, on the lower part of the title-page. Complete with DVD attached to inside rear cover. Text in French. This is a sale catalog, the first one in a series, on the history of French aviation. The sale was held in Paris at the Hotel Marcel Dassault on October 11-12, 2008. Sale number: 01533. The first part of the sale marked 1ere Partie had three sections: 1) letters and manuscripts of Jean Mermoz; and 2) material documenting the Bleriot Type XI plane; and 3) Collection Monsieur A. et a divers. Jean Mermoz (1901- 1936) was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and in his native France, where many schools bear his name. He first met Antoine de Saint Exupery when they both worked at the Compagnie Générale Aéropostale. In 1933, Mermoz was appointed inspector general by Air France. That same year, he arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he and Saint-Exupéry both worked for Aeroposta Argentina, which would later become Aerolíneas Argentinas. Mermoz and Saint-Exupéry flew many dangerous flights for the then new air company. Unfortunately during a flight on December 7, 1936 Mermoz was lost at sea. The second section of the sale contained photographs, posters and other graphic ephemera about the Bleriot Type XI plane. including one of these actual planes dubbed "Traversee de la Manche" from 1909. There is a last section of the sale marked 2eme Partie which contained more French aviation photographs, posters and ephemera. 385 lots in the complete sale. All illustrated in color. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 122 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Auxier, J. A., K. Becker and E. M. Robinson
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Luminescence Dosimetry
This is an about very good softcover copy in the publisher's illustrated wrappers with some cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Two tiny closed tears to the lower edge of the front cover. Front cover lower right corner and first few pages creased. This is an original publication sponsored by the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory documenting the conference held at Mountain View Hotel, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on September 23- 26, 1968. Illustrated thoughout in black & white with graphs, photographs, etc. 11" high X 8" wide, 1021 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Burri, Monika
Forschung Im Fokus / Science in Sight
This is a fine hardcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English and German. This is the third volume in the publisher's series, each one covers a different type of photography. The subject of this one is photography and scientific research. This often involved new forms of observation and visualization. For example serial photos of glaciers taken year after year. Illustrated mostly in black & white, some color. 11" high X 8" wide, 206 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Burns, Stanley B. and Sara Cleary-Burns
Deadly Intent Crime & Punishment: Photographs from the Burns Achive
This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with light wear at the bottom edge of the jacket. SIGNED by the author Stanley Burns, on the title-page just beneath his printed name, and additionally inscribed to a prominent American film director with whom Burns was creatively associated. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line. Illustrated throughout in black & white with forensic photographs from Dr. Burn's extensive archive. 12" high X 10" wide, 251 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Christie's
The Archimedes Palimpsest
This is a fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's New York on October 29, 1998. Sale code: EUREKA-9058. The sale consisted of one lot: the Archimedes Palimpsest, dated to the third quarter of the tenth century. Illustrated throughout in color. 11" high X 8" wide, 63 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Crocquet de Rosemond, Pierre
Pinky Promise
This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. SIGNED by the artist, Pierre Crocquet de Rosemond, in ink on the title-page, and briefly inscribed and dated 2012. Illustrated with 83 color plates and 166 black & white photographs, drawings, etc. 11" high X 8" wide, 280 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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MOGGI Andrea di Ferrara.
Un semestre alla scuola medico - chirurgica di Parigi nell'anno 1877. Memorie ed osservazioni.
In 8, pp. 136. Br. ed.
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BUCHAN A. P.
Trattato sopra i bagni d'acqua di mare con osservazioni sopra l'uso de' bagni caldi. Tradotto per la prima volta in italiano dalla seconda edizione inglese con note del traduttore.
In 16, pp. VIII + 260. Br. ed. Interessante saggio sull'uso dei bagni di mare a fini curativi.
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CASALINI Giulio
Come nutrirci. Regole dietetiche per sani per ammalati per tutte le eta'. 3o edizione.
In 16, pp. VIII + 322 con tav. fot. f. t. Br. ed.
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CARITO Diomede
Come il dolore morale stringe le sue vittime fra le spire della patologia.
In 8, pp. 300. Br. ed. Lieve danno alla cuffia inf.
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BAYNO Giovanni Battista
Sulla origine del calor vitale. Ragionamento.
In 8, pp. 87. Br. muta con dedica dell'aut.
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PAGLIANI L.
Relazione intorno all'epidemia di colera in Italia nell'anno 1893 per il Prof. L. Pagliani.
In 4, pp. 30 + (2). Br. ed.
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GIANNANTONI Mario
La medicina nell'opera di Gabriele d'Annunzio.
In 8, pp. 200. Br. ed.
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ISTITUTO PER RACHITICI REGINA MARIA ADELAIDE IN TORINO. Regolamento compilato dalla Direzione, in base al disposto dell'articolo 23 dello Statuto Organico 16 febbraio 1902 ed approvato dalla Giunta Provinciale Amministrativa con Ordinanza 19 giugno 1902.
In 8, pp. 40 + (4). Br. ed.
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ISTITUTO PER RACHITICI REGINA MARIA ADELAIDE IN TORINO eretto in Ente Morale con Regio Decreto 9 maggio 1886. Verbale dell'Assemblea generale dei Benefattori in data 9 febbraio 1904. Cariche sociali. Elenco dei Benefattori.
In 8, pp. 32. Br. ed.
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OSPEDALE DI PAMMATONE. Tavole illustrative.
In 4, Album contenente 5 grandi foto originali applicate all'albumina e 2 grandi piante piu' volte rip. raff. l'ospedale nel 1690 e nel 1890. T. tl. ed. Probabilmente atlante allegato ad altra pubblicazione.
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PUCCINOTTI Francesco e PACINOTTI Luigi
Esperienze sulla esistenza e le leggi delle Correnti elettro-fisiologiche, negli animali a sangue caldo, eseguite dai professori Francesco Puccinotti e Luigi Pacinotti, nel gabinetto fisico dell' Universita' di Pisa. Nei mesi di Giugno e Luglio del 1839.
In 8, pp. 83 + VIII. Br. ed. con mancanza del p.ant. Con cartina degli strumenti a fine libro. Puccinotti, amico di Leopardi, e' considerato il primo medico clinico italiano. Fu avversato dall' ambiente medico ufficiale. Le pagine dello Zibaldone a carattere medico sembrano dovute alla lettura di Puccinotti. Condusse ricerche sull' elettrofisiologia con Pacinotti.
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