Health And Medicine from Akros Books

Philadelphia: F. E. Boericke, Hahnemann Publishing House, 1888. 189 pages, including index + 26 page catalogue of Boericke's Standard Homoeopathic Publications. Black hardcover with gilt title on spine is worn, fraying at head/tail of spine and corners. Front and rear hinges broken but holding. Pages are age toned, with underlining and marginalia on a few pages.. Third. Hard Cover.… Read more

Philadelphia: Robert Desilver, 1823. 119 + 108 pages. Translated from the French by R. La Roche. Full leather, worn and peeling. One inch split at head of spine/front board. Front free endpaper removed. Previous owner's writing on front pastedown and title page. There is a 2" x 1/2" piece missing at the top of the title page. Tear on title… Read more

Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. 343 pages. Dark red hardcover with gilt titles has minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Pages are clean and bright. No dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1990. 192 pages. Ex-library with the usual stamps, stickers, and markings. Hardcover is worn and soiled. Other than library markings, the pages are clean and bright. . Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Cincinnati: J.W. Sewell & Co., 1860. Revised by S.S.Oslin, M.D. Measures approximately 9 3/4" x 6 1/2" and contains 300 pages. There are 45 black-and-white plates (108 illustrations) including 2 fold-out plates. Contents include: Lecture I. Of the Female Pelvis. Lecture II. Articulations of the Bones of the Pelvis. Lecture III. Organs of Generation. Lecture IV. The Uterus. Lecture… Read more

London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton at The Oxford University Press, 1913. 208 pages, including bibliography. Oxford Medical Publications. Translated by Ernest Playfair. Dark red flexible hardcover with gilt titles on spine and front cover is worn at the edges and corners. Spine slightly slanted. Smudge, previous owner's stamp and writing on front pastedown; stamp also on title page.… Read more

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. 142 pages. Seventy-three coloured plates and thirty-seven black-and-white diagrams. Lithographs by Percy Highley. No date. Second Edition, circa 1900. Includes 2 double plates. Tall blue hardcover is worn, with fraying to edges, corners, and head/tail of spine. Sticker residue on front free endpaper; writing on verso. Some foxing. Tape reinforcing gutters of several… Read more

New York: The American Tract Society, 1860. 126 pages. Black-and-white frontispiece. Original blindstamped brown, cloth boards are worn and fraying at corners. Spine slightly slanted. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1861, on front free endpaper. Slight chipping to edges of frontispiece. Pages are age toned, with spotting and smudges. No dust jacket. This is supposedly the story, as told to a… Read more

New York: The National temperance society and Publication House, 1880. 231 pages + publisher's advertisement. Dark orange hardcover with blindstamping is worn at edges, fraying, and has bumped corners. Front hinge is cracked, but holding. Pages are age toned, with smudges and spotting, but no writing or marking. No dust jacket. A vehement discussion of the dangers of alcohol, based… Read more

New York: National Medical Book Co., Inc., 1937. 302 pages. Green hardcover with gilt title on spine and gilt caduceus on front board has wear to edges. Corners bumped. Pages are age toned, clean, and unmarked. No dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.