Medicine (Bibliographies) from Wykeham Books

Vols I & II: Martino Publishing, New York, revised editions 1996; Vols III & IV: Wellcome Historical Medical Library, London, first editions, 1976-95. Vols I & II published by Martino Publishing in a limited edition of 400 copies. 4 vols, Cloth, 4to, 30 cm,. xv, 407 + xi, 540 + xii, 565 + xiii, 603 pp. The first… Read more about this item

Melbourne University Press, first edition, 1963. Edition limited to 750 copies numbered and signed by the author. Cloth, 8vo,. xvii, 254 pp, facs, 53 plates. 901 entries. This bibliography covers the full range of books on human anatomy by British authors published in Britain, America and on the Continent in all languages and editions from 1525 to 1800. It… Read more about this item

St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London, first edition, 1984. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 424 pp, ills. Approximately 3,800 entries. With a 16 page introduction discussing the history of the Hospital, the Medical School, and the Library and its collection. From the introduction: "The idea of an institutional library housed within the Hospital for communal use by students and medical… Read more about this item

Andre Deutsch Ltd, London, 1961 reprint of 1954 second edition, . Cloth, 8vo,. xiii, 655 pp. 6,808 entries. Reprint of the second edition of this enduring classic. From the blurb: "This work provides in a convenient form a chronological bibliography of the most important contributions to the world literature of medicine and its ancillary sciences. Annotations are added to… Read more about this item

St. Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, second edition, 1985. Limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xv, 160 pp, ills. A revised and corrected edition of the author's 1951 "A Bio-Bibliography of Edward Jenner". After a short biographical introduction, there are bio-bibliographical chapters on Experiments and Observations; theCowpox Inquiry; Vaccination; Medical Digressions; Posthumous Works; Letters; Miscellaneous Writings; and… Read more about this item

Manchester University Press, Manchester, first edition, 1981. Rexine, large 8vo,. 271 pp, 9 ills. Over 2,300 entries. Describes over 2300 works in the history of medicine, with a strong emphasis on works dealing with surgery and anatomy. Collations are given for books published before 1700. From a contemporary review: "There are 2,305 items in the first section, concerned with… Read more about this item

Winterdown Books, Folkestone, first edition, 1990. Limited to 375 copies for sale. Cloth, 8vo, 210 x 146 mm,. xvi, 169 pp, 31 ills. A well-illustrated descriptive bibliography of the English physician Thomsas Sydenham, sometimes called the "English Hippocrates" because of his insistence on clinical observation rather than dogma. The illustrations show title-pages, chosen as characteristic, or from rare… Read more about this item

National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, first edition, 1967. Cloth, black roundel illustration on front board, 4to,. xii, 698 pp. This catalogue describes 4,808 books and broadsides, most of them related to the healing arts. The order of entries under each heading is alphabetical. There are four indexes: a geographical index of printers and publishers (pp 621-636); a name… Read more about this item

[University of Birmingham], Birmingham, first edition, 1986. Cloth, gilt spine-title, large 8vo, 31 cm,. 12, 276 pp, printed on rectos only. Approaching 4000 entries. A basic listing of "an important provincial collection of medical books". Very Good.

Christie's, Los Angeles, auction catalogue for the sale held on 19th February, 2000. Illustrated laminated wrappers, large 4to,. 109 pp, numerous ills. 146 items. From Jeremy M. Norman's introduction: "The Courtiss collection is the most important library on the history of plastic and aesthetic surgery ever sold in the United States. This is also the first separate auction… Read more about this item

Wellcome Historical Medical Library, London, first edition, 1962. Cloth, gilt cover device, 4to,. 47 pp, plates. 23 entries. An interesting essay and bibliography on Bright, who was the third holder of the office of Physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital London and reintroduced the use of shorthand. He wrote several works including a Treatise of Melancholie (1586) a forerunner of… Read more about this item

Martino Fine Books, Mansfield Centre, undated reprint (c.1998) of 1929 second edition. Reprint limited to 100 copies. Cloth, 8vo,. 262 pp. Approximately 2,000 entries, A key bibliography, including every important dental publication previously published. This is the principal volume, compising : Preface, Literature of Dental Science and Art (pp 5-147, a bibliography arranged by authors); Dental periodicals on File… Read more about this item

The Barracuda Press, Leicester, first edition, 1969. Disbound, 8vo, 24 cm,. [4], 42 pp, ills, facs. 98 entries. A catalogue of the collection of David Collis. "With characteristic energy and flair, Mr David Collis has assembled a collection of ephemeral literature from the pioneering days of the British birth control movement. His achievement is a considerable one, for many… Read more about this item

Sansoni Antiquariato, Firenze, first edition, 1958. Limited edition of 666 numbered copies. 2 vols, printed wrappers, 8vo, 26 cm,. 408 + 399 pp. 14,506 entries. A very extensive survey of the publications on medical mycology and related topics, based on a 30 year study of the literature. Contributi alla biblioteca bibliografica italica ; 18, 20. Copy Nos.… Read more about this item

Greenwood Press, New York, first edition, 1992. Cloth, title panels on spine and front board, 8vo, 235 x 155 mm,. x, 258 pp. 2,057 entries. A valuable and attractively-produced classified bibliography of some 2,057 publications on medicine and general health published in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales from 1660 to 1800 - the period in which, as Trevelyan put… Read more about this item

Winterdown Books, Acrise, first edition, 1985. Illustrated wrappers with flaps, 8vo,. 192 pp, ills. From the preface: "This study of the Sydenham Society and its successor, the New Sydenham Society, arose from a purely practical problem, the cataloguing of their books. During the sixty-eight years of their existence (1843-1911), these Societies produced some 230 volumes of work by… Read more about this item

Alden Press/University of Reading, first edition, 1969. Cloth, 4to,. xiv, 425 pp. 2108 entries. A descriptive catalogue of a remarkable collection formed by Francis Cole, who was for 30 years Professor of Zoology at Reading and founded its Museum of Comparative Anatomy. Among the highlights of the collection are two incunabula, and early editions of the writings of Galen,… Read more about this item

Melbourne University Press, first edition, 1963. Edition limited to 750 copies numbered and signed by the author. Cloth, 8vo,. xvii, 254 pp, facs, 53 plates. 901 entries. This bibliography covers the full range of books on human anatomy by British authors published in Britain, America and on the Continent in all languages and editions from 1525 to 1800. It… Read more about this item

Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm, first edition, 1955. Edition limited to 1600 copies. 2 vols, cloth, gilt cover-titles on red panels, 4to,. xii, 471 + 494 pp, 55 plates. Approximately 20,000 entries. The Waller collection includes "practically all major works published in the realm of medicine before 1800, as well as a highly representative selection of later literature on the… Read more about this item

Medical Library Association, Washington, first edition, 1954. Cloth, small 8vo, 20 cm,. ix, 226 pp, portraits, diagrams. An excellent history of the development of medical bibliography arranged in five chronological chapters which take the story from the six medical bibliographies produced in the 16th century to the middle of the 20th century. Chapter III is devoted to the… Read more about this item