Epidemiology

Title printed in red & black. 7 p.l., 104 pp. Small 4to, cont. vellum over boards. Leipzig: T. Schurer, 1614. [bound after]:-. Guldenes Kleinod menschlicher Gesundheit: Darinnen die Lehr von des menschen Gesundheit, als welche unter andern Gutern und Kleinodien dieser Welt das allerfurtrefflichste ist, weitleufftig erklaret... Title printed in red & black. 20 p.l. (of 21?), 879, [7] pp. Small 4to. Leipzig: Z. Schurer, 1626. [bound with]:-. Consilium Antipestiferum Das ist, ein getrewer Rath in... Read more about this item

4 p.l., xix, 164 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled calf by John Brindley, single gilt fillet round sides, the four corners of each cover elaborately gilt with Brindley's characteristic dolphins surmounted by crowns within circular wreaths, spine divided into six compartments, five of which with the golden fleece device in gilt, green morocco lettering piece in remaining compartment. London: J. Brindley, 1728. First edition; an extraordinary "illuminated" copy with the title-page, initials, and... Read more about this item

Twelve full-page woodcuts & numerous woodcuts in the text. 36 folding leaves. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, orig. blue wrappers (wrappers rubbed & somewhat wormed), orig. block-printed title label on upper cover no longer present, modern stitching. "Ichijo-dori" [a street in Kyoto]: Tomikura Tahei, 1690. First edition of this early and rare book providing prescriptions for treatments in the different stages of tuberculosis. The author describes ten drugs made from vegetables that give miraculous results... Read more about this item

Mechelen,: Drukkereye van P.J. Hanicq,, 1779.. [added:] CONSULTATIE Gehouden by Ordre van het Gouvernement, over de beste middelen om te geneesen den ROODEN LOOP, den welken zig in eenige plaetsen der Nederlanden veropenbaert heeft, uyt het Fransch in de Nederduytsch overgeset... Gedaen tot Brussel den 28. September 1779. Tot Mechelen uyt de Drukkerye van P.J. Hanicq. ¶ Two folded plano's, of 4 pages each. Folio (21,5 x 34,5 cm.). Each publication has a different wood-cut coat-of-arm (Habsburg... Read more about this item

35; 18 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. aubergine patterned wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka: various publishers, Prefaces dated 1859, Afterwords dated 1860. First edition of this very rare work on epidemics and communicable diseases. "Koretsune or Ritsuen or Sohaku Asada (1813-1894) was a famous physician and a prolific writer on a variety of subjects in Japanese medicine...Asada began the study of medicine at the age of 13, soon... Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press. 1987. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. x, 309 pages. Contents organised under the following headings: Epidemiologists in Society; Matters of Logic and Judgement; Matters of Description, Analysis, and Confounding; Health and Society the Macrosocial View; Health and Society the Microsocial View; Health and Society Individual Devlopment. . 1st Edition. Hardback.