Search Results: Titles starting with A from Boojum and Snark Books

American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.; New York; 1940. Stapled wraps, 9 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches, 39 pp., 53 figures. Very good plus. Excellent illustrations. Rare. "With the increasing diversification of our products experience has taught that it is more practical to catalogue the related instruments in each specialty or field in separate booklets which are disignated as sections. The complete catalogue, an assembly of these booklets or sections, will be bound into a single volume. This booklet is designated as: Section II / A.C.M.I. Cystoscopes". (3214018). Soft cover.

Knopf, New York, 1993 An excellent hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with dustcover: book and dustcover near fine. Glossy color-illustrated boards (with the dustcover recapitulating the board illustrations), 11 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches, illustrated endpapers, unpaginated, great color illustrations. "Another illustrated collection of primarily traditional or anonymous verses, in such categories as 'Wordplay', 'Food', 'Impossible Doings', and 'Bad Kids"." (K079). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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.

Watson-Guptill, New York, 1980 An excellent copy of the first edition, first printing: book fine, dustcover very good. Contributions by Ralph Steadman. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering (bright), 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches, 425 pp. "Graphic Design USA: 1 is the first edition of a new annual based on the American Institute of Graphic Arts exhibitions for its 1979-1980 year." (1722RO091). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

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

W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1976. First edition, first printing. A scarce, important and beautifully illustrated work, much more than a simple atlas. From the Translator's Foreword: "Professor Valdoni has been a world leader in clinical surgery for the past thirty years. He is one of the last of the true generalists. Not only did he pioneer various abdominal procedures, as the reader of this volume will soon discover, but in 1940 he was one of the first to ligate a patent ductus arteriosus. Soon afterward he participated in developing the modern techniques of cardiac, esophageal, and pulmonary surgery. The reader should note that each procedure or group of procedures is introduced by an explanatory passage. This text, Valdoni's approach to the problem, sometimes discusses the reasons for his choice of procedures and then carefully describes the technique in a step by step fashion. Vladoni places heavy emphasis on an anatomical knowledge of the arterial blood supply to the abdominal… Read More

Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1972. First edition. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches, 170 pp., index, 153 figures, errata slip tipped in. Laid in is a 15 page pamphlet, "The Role of the Operating Nursing Sister". Book and pamphlet fine. The second edition of this book was published in 1977 by Heinemann Medical (London). Both are scarce, but the first edition offered here is particularly so. ISBN 039758122X (3214031). F. Hardcover.

Abelard-Schuman, 1973 Advertising brochure for Abelard-Schuman, publishers (Frankfurt Book Fair). (1973) 6x9, 10-page accordion fold with a b&w drawings by Steadman on each of the interior pages (8 images). "Abelard-Schuman and Ralph Steadman wish you a successful Book Fair. The accordion fold extends to 72 inches. Very good (mild toning, edges, front cover; mild ruffling, corners; mild edge wear). Scarce. (1722RO090). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Gottingen, bei Johann Christian Dieterich, 1789. First edition. Volume 3 (of 3) only (complete in itself). A scarce and important bibliography with evaluations of publications dealing with venereal diseases from 1700 to 1789 in this volume. Also, an appendix with early Spanish-American works. Small octavo, contemporary 3/4 leather and paper-covered boards, pp. 398-933, index. Good (substantial edgewear and wear to leather externally; modest foxing; binding tight). (3214016). F. Hardcover.

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.

D. Appleton, New York, 1898. First edition. Scarce. Black cloth-covered boards, half leather, gilt spine lettering, 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches, 430 pp., index, 55 illustrations, advertisements in rear. Ex-library, with usual markings, else about good (spine leather previously repaired with clear tape; edgewear with focal erosion and exposure of boards, mostly at tips; binding mildly shaken but still intact; gift inscription, with signature previously obliterated with black marker --- "Given by the Faculty of the Medical College of Fort Worth University."; pages otherwise clean, with no foxing). (3214032). F. Hardcover.

Ronald Press Company, New York, 1958 Second printing ('2' on copyright page). Green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 247 pp., glossary and index. Near fine. Previous owner's name, front pastedown. Not ex-library. Crude oil production, refining, transportation, marketing, appendixes. Authors were partners in Price Waterhouse & Co. (K079). Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Peter Dawnay, London, 1965 First edition. Light blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 x 5 1/4 inches, 255 pp., b/w photo illustrations. Book very good (some foxing to edges of book block; otherwise, pages clean and binding tight). Dustcover very good minus (rubbing, rear panel; price-clipped). (1722RO089). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/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

Clio Editions, Athens, 1979. Glossy illustrated wraps, 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, 135 pp.; numerous, high-quality color photo illustrations; multipanel fold-out plan of the Acropolis and its monuments in the rear. English edition. Very good (mild edgewear; small area of damp staining, top edge of book block). A very interesting book with beautiful illustrations. (3214017). F. Soft cover.

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.

New Orleans Poetry Journal; New Orleans, Louisiana; 1956. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Tan printed wraps, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 48 pp. Book very good plus (mild edge wear, else fine). Dustcover very good (mild patchy staining and a little browning). Scarce, especially signed. (1722RO067). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Light & Stearns, Boston, 1837 Sewn wraps, printed front cover, 7 3/4 x 5 inches, 36 pp. Good. The American Physiological Society was founded in 1837, the year of this address and its publication. This address was delivered at the first regular meeting of the American Physiological Society: "In addressing the American Physiological Society, at its first regular meeting, and by particular request of the Council of the association, it will probably be expected that I say something in regard to our future conduct and course of action. I trust I am not insensible of the honor done me by this appointment, and with those expectations on the part of the society; and yet I hardly need assure you that I enter upon the task assigned me with no little diffidence." William A. Alcott was the first president of the American Physiological Society. (3214006). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good.

Vail-Ballou Company, New York, 1914 A very good hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering, 7 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches, 224 pp., 10 b/w illustrations. Scarce. Why pay more for a hardcover p-r-i-n-t on d-e-m-a-n-d facsimile when you can buy a signed first edition in very good condition for less? (K081). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.