The Gold-Headed Cane

London, Henry Kimpton, 1923.. Second Edition; 4to; pp. xix, 195; portrait frontispiece; profusely illustrated; tissue paper protecting illustrations; bookplate; bibliography, index; original red cloth with quarter leather binding; scuffing, fading and flecking to cloth, foxing and browning to pages, flecking to page edges, a good copy.

London: The Royal College of Physicians, 1968. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscription On Front Pastedown. Former Owner's Name And Address Marked Out With Black Marker. No Other Marks Or Writing. A Facsimile Of The Author's 1827 Copy Illustrated And Interleaved With His Own Amendments And Additions. This… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Reprinted in facsimile from the edition of 1815. Black quarter-leather binding; hubbed spine; all page edges gilt; moire endpapers; permanent silk ribbon page marker. A fine copy.

Charles C Thomas, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good +. Light bumping to corners, no wrapper, solid copy.

London : John Murray, 1827. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [6], 179 pp. Fully bound in contemporary leather. Gilt edging and frame to boards. Gilt embellishment to spine. Black spine label with gilt lettering. Marbled edges and end pages. Contemporary inscriptions on front end page. Interior pages are clean, unmarked, and in excellent condition. Ships daily.

London: John Murray. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1828. Second Edition. Hardcover. Full leather, marbled endpages and edges, gilt titles/lines/dentelles. PO wax seal to front pastedown; PO name. Scattered foxing, some pencilled sums at endpage. Leather rubbed, edgeworn. Frontis, title page vignette. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .

The Royal College of Physicians. Very Good. 1968. Hard Cover. 8vo Orange cloth boards with gilt title to spine, top edge pale blue. Facsimile HB of author's 1927 copy. Illustrated and interleaved with his own amendments and additions, a preface by Sir Max Rosenheim and introductory notes by Thomas Hunt. 179pp. incl. colour frontispiece portrait of… Read more about this item

New York: Thee Heirs of Hippocrates Library / Gryphon Editions, 1993. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 261pp. Black leather spine, black gilt decorated boards. Facsimile of the 1915 Paul B. Hoeber edition. Previous owner's embossed stamp on title page.

Charles C. Thomas, 1953. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . Signed by person(s) connected with book. 185 pages. Light wear, pages yellowed; a good solid book. The jacket has some stains, chips and tears. Inscribed and signed by Jim Waring, author of the foreword. Reissue of 1827 work. Contents are Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, Pitcairn, Baillie.… Read more about this item

New York: Paul B. Hoeber, 1926. Later printing. Frontispiece, separate title (copy of the second edition of 1828), woodcut illustrations throughout. Publisher's cloth, gilt decoration on front cover, spine with what appears to be water damage (but in tact). Uncut, a wide-margined copy. Bookplate of Edgar Frank Mauer and second ownership signature dated 1926. "This charming 'autobiography' tells the… Read more about this item

New York: Froben Press, Inc., 1932. Association copy. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of the Birmingham medical Institute with its bookplate and library marks. Physical description; 223 pages. Subjects; William Macmichael. The Macmichael… Read more about this item

Gryphon - Heirs of Hippocrates. Hardcover. 1993. Beautiful copy! Like new condition 1/4-leather volume from the Heir of Hippocrates series by Gryphon. Gilt decoration and gilt lettering. Raised spine bands and gilt edges. Light rubbling of gilting on cover. As always, hardbox packed for protection.

Charles C. Thomas, 1953. Used - Like New. 1953. Charles C. Thomas, 1953. Cloth, dj., 186 pp. Slight wearing to edges of dustjacket. Near Fine. (Subject: Medical History.)

London : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands slightly rubbed and sun-toned as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvi, 246 p. ; 21 cm. Notes; In this 3rd edition the narrative of the gold-headed cane is continued down… Read more about this item

New York:: Paul B. Hoeber, 1920., 1920. 8vo. xxiv, 261 pp. Frontis., illus., index; underlining. Navy cloth; spine faded, corners bumped, inner hinge cracked. Good.

New York: Paul B. Hoeber. Very good copy. 1925. Later prt.. hardcover. 8vo, 261 pp., Spine dull., Introduction by Sir William Osler and a preface by Francis R. Packard. .

Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1953. hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Former owner's name on front page. Pages are clean and intact.

New York - London: Froben Press., 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 223pp. Reprint of 1828 edition, edited with explanatory and illustrative notes and an essay on William Macmichael, M.D., his life, his works, and his editors. Green hard cover, gilt lettering on spine, gilt pictorial front cove, slight dampstain on bottom of front cover, endpapers darkened from… Read more about this item

NY: Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., 1926 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. Minor wear, inked name on half-title page. The "autobiography" of the Gold-Headed Cane, and its carriers - Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, Pitcairn and Baillie. The Cane, which now resides in the Library of College of Physicians in England. This medical and literary classic, tells the… Read more about this item

London: Humphrey Milford, 1919. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart reprint of the second edition of this celebrated work from MacMichael. Reprint of the second edition, originally published in 1828. With illustrated frontispiece and many in-text images. A celebrated autobiography of the gold-headed cane presented to… Read more about this item