Search Results: Science from Boojum and Snark Books

Foulsham; Slough, Bucks, England; 1964. First British edition. Hardcover. Scarce thus. "With a specially written chapter for the guidance of the English reader by W. Oliver". "It is essential that the English reader should read this chapter". Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches, 112 pp., index. Near fine (previous owner's name/address and bookseller's label, front pastedown). (3214015). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

George S. Davis; Detroit, Michigan, 1888 First edition. Scarce. An early monograph on experimental surgery. Dark brown cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine and front board, 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches, 87 pp., index, ads front and rear. Illustrations with regard to the "union of intestinal wounds" (b/w drawings of suturing techniques, eg. loop suture of Ledran, loop suture of Pulfyn, suture of Heyward, suture of Gely, suture of Ramsdohr, suture of Jobert, suture of Lembert, treatment of wounded intestine according to John Bell, Emmett's suture). Good+ (moderate edgewear; dulling of spine gilt; modest dust soiling, edges of book block; missing front free endpaper; binding mildly shaken, with cracked front gutter, but still strong; pages clean). One of the volumes in "The Physicians' Leisure Library" series. From the Preface: "How, then, can a student not in reach of hospitals and an abundance of opportunities and material, attain that degree of knowledge which shall… Read More

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1953 Green paper wraps, stapled, 9 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches, pp. 225-283, b/w photo plates and maps, bibliography. About very good (modest sunning and wear, covers; a little ruffling, corners; pages clean). Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 151, Anthropological Papers, No. 38. (3214018). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Acoustical Society of America; Melville, New York, 2005 Stapled wraps, glossy covers, 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2005 (premier issue). Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2006. Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2006. Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2006. Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2007. Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2007. Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2007. Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2007. Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2008. Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2008. Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2009. (K076). Soft cover. Near Fine.

John Bale, Sons & Danielsson; London, 1932 First edition. Blue cloth-covered boards, 8 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches, 260 pp., 3 b/w photo illustrations (frontispiece plates with tissue guards), extensive bibliography. Good (marked sunning, spine; dust soiling, top edge of book block; mild staining and edgewear, boards; previous owner's bookplate with some excess glue staining, front pastedown; previous owner's name in ink, front free endpaper; mild foxing, front endpapers). A seminal work on acromegaly. "Up to the end of 1930, I have been able to collect particulars of 1,319 cases of acromegaly from the literature, and upon an examination of the records of these cases the following monograph is based." Foreword by Sir Arthur Keith. Contents: Historical; Clinical Appearance of the Disease; Pathological Anatomy; Symptomatology; Aetiology; Course of the Disease. Types. Results; Pathology; Diagnosis. Prognosis; Treatment. Results of Removal of the Pituitary Gland; Analysis of Post-Mortem… Read More

William Wood; New York; 1902., 1902 First U.S. edition. Dark green cloth-covered boards, gilt front board lettering, 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches, 54 pp., 4 figures. Very good. (3214026). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1949 First edition. Dark blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches, 581 pp., 72 illustrations, extensive bibliography, index. Previous owner's info, front pastedown; library withdrawal stamp, red ink, top edge of book block and front free endpaper (no other library markings; never a circulating library book); mild edgewear. About very good minus. Contents: Anatomy; Adrenal Size; Circulation and Innervation; Histology; Development and Involution; Chemistry of Chromaffin Tissue; Chemistry of Cortical Tissue; Methods of Assay and Factors in Secretion of Epinephrine; Anaphylactic Shock and Other Effects in Relation to the Medulla; Physiological and Pharmacological Effects of Epinephrine; Functions of Interrenal Tissue; Relation of the Adrenal to Electrolyte and Water Exchange; Relation of the Adrenal Cortex to Energy Metabolism; Output and Functions of Cortical Hormones; Function and Fate of Cortical Hormones; Dietary Factors in Adrenal… Read More

Chapman and Hall, London, 1975 First edition. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches, 225 pp., index, figures, plates. Book and dustcover very good (library pocket, front pastedown; no other library markings).(3214031). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Raven Press, New York, 1980 First edition. Volume 11 in the Aging Series. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, 258 pp., index, illustrations. Book fine. Dustcover very good-. (1722RO123). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

McGraw Publishing Company, New York, 1898 Second edition, "revised and extended". Red cloth-covered boards, 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches, 96 pp., 33 figures. Good plus. No dustcover. Scarce. (K075). 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

John Wiley, New York, 1905 First edition. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 7 1/2 x 5 inches, 175 pp., numerous figures. Very good. (1722RO119). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D.C., 1956 First edition. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering/decoration on front board and spine, 11 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches, 581 pp., index, 1138 figures (line drawings). No dustcover (as issued). Focal, minor rubbing, front board, else fine. A massive monograph by a true expert, Carl Heinrich (1880-1955): 'This monograph was written by Carl Heinrich in the months following his retirement from Government service in 1949. Upon it he focused the extensive knowledge gained during his 36 years as entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its publication, toward which the Department of Agriculture has contributed substantially, was undertaken in 1954, and the author had completed his review of the galley proofs at the time of his death, age 75, on May 31, 1955.' (1722RO070). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

Mosby, St. Louis, 1983 First edition. Blue and tan cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering, 10 x 6 7/8 inches, 259 pp., index, 273 illustrations. Very good (some text underlining in first two chapters). (1722RO083). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Hall, Clayton; New York; 1860., 1860 FIRST EDITION. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Original dark green cloth-covered boards with intricate blindstamping, gilt front board lettering (bright), 9 x 6 inches, 111 pp., all edges gilt, one plate (7 figures illustrating sheep brain). Very good plus; tight, clean and bright. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Anatomy and Physiology of the Placenta; The Connection of the Nervous Centres of Animal and Organic Life; Connection of the Nervous Centres of Animal and Organic Life, with the Results of Vivisection; Further Remarks upon the Connection of the Nervous Centres of Animal and Organic Life; Observations on Syphilitic Iritis; The Nervous Centres of Animal and Organic Life. O'Reilly was "Licentiate and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland; Resident Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine; Member of the Medico-Chirurgical College of New York; Formerly Mecial Officer to the Oldcastle Work-House Infirmary… Read More

J. Callow, London, 1816 First edition. NOT print on d e m a n d. Dark blue cloth-covered boards (modern), gilt spine lettering (bright), 163 pp. Very good (mild foxing; otherwise, binding tight and pages clean). Rare. "Let Dr. Kinglake rail as long as he pleases; but should I ever be so unfortunate as to be tormented with the gout, I would rather endure that torment, or even put myself under the care of Dr. Reece, and take his gout cordials, or the saturnine poison which he so liberally recommends as a panacea, than follow the advice of so rash and indiscreet a practitioner as Dr. Kinglake, and plunge a gouty limb into cold water." (3214002). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Raven Press, New York, 1983 An excellent copy with dustcover. Blue paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, 222 pp., index. Book near fine (inscription to previous owner on front free endpaper; one page with a small amount of yellow highlighting). Dustcover fine. (K031). Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

E. H. Colegrove; Chicago; 1903., 1903 First edition. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt front board lettering (still bright), 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, 182 pp., 117 illustrations (figures and plates, drawings and x-rays). Detailed illustrations of pelvic vascular anatomy, in black, white and red. Very good. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Compliments of / Author / To / W. H. Webster". Scarce. "Numerous dissections, injections and corrosion anatomy aided by the X-ray has enabled me to confer additional points of interest on the arteria uterina ovarica. The most accurate anatomic methods are secured by the use of celloidine or paraffin and acid e.g., HNO3, corrosion anatomy. The arteria uterina ovarica (spiral segment)with a part of the abdominal aorta, common iliac and internal iliac was published some years ago as the 'circle of Byron Robinson.' As new features we present the utility of the genital vascular circle in surgical intervention on the tractus… Read More

Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam, 1976 First edition. Scarce. Dark green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches, 336 pp., index, illustrations. Ex-library, with usual markings, else very good. No dustcover. (1722RO069). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

W B Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1984 An excellent copy, very near fine. First edition, first printing. Dark blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering (bright), 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 480 pp., index, extensively illustrated. (1722RO070). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

American Registry of Pathology, National Research Council, Registry Press; Washington, D.C., 1943 First edition. Dark blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering (faded on spine), 11 x 8 1/2 inches, unpaginated, b/w illustrations (photomicrographs and x-rays of various osseous lesions). Library withdrawal stamps, front free endpaper and top edge of book block (but not a circulating library book), else very good. "From material in the Registry of Orthopedic Pathology". Early orthopedic pathology atlas. (K072). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.