MEN OF THE NINTH: a history of the Ninth Australian Field Ambulance 1916-1994.
Pp. 224, frontispiece, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, appendices, index; wide med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Slouch Hat Publications, McCrae, Victoria, 2003. More
Science & Medicine
ON THE REPARATIVE PROCESS IN HUMAN TENDONS:
after subcutaneous division for the cure of deformities; with an account of the appearances presented in fifteen post-mortem examinations in the human subject; also A Series of Experiments on Rabbits, and a Resume of the English and Foreign Literature of the Subject. Illustrated by seven lithograph plates and a series..... More
MORE TALK OF ALEXANDER.
Edited by Dr. Wilfred Barlow. Pp. 304, 8 plates, text figures, list of works consulted; bottom fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faded; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1978. First edition. *A sequel to The Alexander Principle..... More
SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY.
Pp. x+134, bibliography; textured blue paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed; outer leaves slightly browned; The C. V. Mosby Company, 1975. Third edition. *First published in 1962. More
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE CONDITION OF THE GOLDFIELDS to His Excellency Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.B., Lieutenant-Governor
of the Colony of Victoria. Introduced and edited by Hugh Anderson. Pp. xvi+122, publisher's device on title page printed in red; narrow demy 8vo; yellow cloth, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges a trifle creased; Red Rooster Press, Melbourne, 1978. *First published 1855. More
THE SECOND FASCICULUS OF ANATOMICAL DRAWINGS,
selected from the collection of morbid anatomy in the Army Medical Museum at Chatham. Pp. [6], plus 9 lithographic plates each with a page of descriptive text; impl. folio; cloth backed printed papered boards, worn, slightly foxed and soiled, light fracture to bottom fore-corner of upper board; hinges starting, small..... More
SEPTIEME CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE CHIRURGIE ORTHOPEDIQUE.
Barcelone, 16-21 Septembre 1957. Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie. Proces-verbaux, rapports, discussions et communications particulieres. [Text in French]. Pp. 972(last colophon), numerous text illustrations (some full page); thick med. 8vo; black art. leather, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of small bruises to bottom edge of upper..... More
A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS, accompanied with explanations, which are intended to illustrate the morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body.
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. [ii]+228+[8](index, last colophon), 73 plates (most tinted, 3 with small folding flaps, index; roy. 4to; dark brown roan, lettered and decorated in gilt, the spine with raised bands; dentelles decorated in gilt & dark red; t.e.g.; [together with]: Attwood (Harold) WILLIAM CLIFT'S COPY OF BAILLIE'S MORBID ANATOMY..... More
ORTHOPAEDICS IN AUSTRALIA.
The history of the Australian Orthopaedic Association. Pp. 320(last blank), coloured frontispiece and 1 full page illustration, numerous black & white text illustrations, pictorial upper free endpapers, appendices, index; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Australian Orthopaedic Association, Sydney, 1983. First edition. More
THE GOLD-SEEKERS.
Pp. 240, 12 plates, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip faintly discoloured; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, free endpapers slightly offset; Jarrolds, London, 1965. First edition. *The Australian Gold..... More
GOLD FLEET FOR CALIFORNIA.
Forty-niners from Australia and New Zealand. Pp. 172, 16 plates, folding pictorial endpapers, references, appendices, index; med. 8vo; pictorial papered boards, edges slightly discoloured and foxed, bottom fore-corners faintly bruised; fore-edges uncut; gilt dust wrapper, slightly marked; small name stamp on verso of upper free endpaper, a little light foxing;..... More
PORTRAITS AT THE ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.
Foreword by J. C. Hanrahan. Pp. x+116, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full page), bibliography, index; tall cr. 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. *Portraits of all the past Presidents, plus..... More
NAUGHT TO THIRTY-THREE.
Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey. Pp. xiv+336(last blank), full page illustration; demy 8vo; mottled brown papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle canted, fore-corners very slightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, with signs of sticker removal near title on front panel, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip faded;..... More
JANE BELL, O.B.E. (1873-1959).
Lady Superintendent, The Royal Melbourne Hospital (1910-1934). Preface by T. H. Hurley. Pp. [ii]+xxii+186, hand-tipped coloured frontispiece portrait, black & white title page vignette and text illustrations (some full page), bibliography, appendices, index; demy 8vo; blue boards, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper; inked gift inscription on upper free..... More
THE HAND.
Its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design. Pp. xvi+428+32(publisher's catalogue, dated January 1852), engraved frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, text illustrations, appendix, classification of animals; brown textured cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in blind, boards a trifle rubbed, fore-corners bruised, lower joint cracked and worn, backstrip lifting and..... More
THE HAND.
Its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design. Pp. [iii]-xvi+368(lacking the half-title page), publisher's anchor device on title page, text illustrations, appendix; nineteenth century calf, boards with double gilt ruled border, name and crest of King Edwards Free Grammar School Birmingham (dated 1844) in gilt at centre of upper board..... More
THE HAND.
Its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design. Pp. 8(publisher's catalogue, dated 1834)+xvi+348, publisher's device on title page, text illustrations, appendix; dark blue cloth with printed paper title label on spine, the boards lightly scuffed, fore-corners worn, upper joint starting and lower joint cracked, the spine faded and with small..... More
THE HAND.
Its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design. Pp. xvi+314, text illustrations, publisher's device on title page, appendix; demy 8vo; full calf, spine decorated in gilt around raised bands, with gilt lettered red leather title label, the boards with double gilt rule border and gilt edges, slightly rubbed; marbled edges..... More
CANDLES IN THE DARK: A history of the Bendigo Home and Hospital for the aged.
Pp. [xvi]+232, l9 black & white plates, appendices, index; med. 8vo; red lettered beige cloth, illustration in black on upper board; dust wrapper; Queensberry Hill Press, Melbourne, 1984. First edition, being one of l,000 copies. More
THE POLITICS OF UNCERTAINTY.
Regulating recombinant DNA research in Britain. Pp. xii+218, glossary of acronyms, notes, bibliography, index; bottom fore-corner of lower board bumped; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1986. First edition. More
A SHORT TITLE CATALOGUE OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. [vi]+502(last blank), printed in double columns; Martino Publishing,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[c. 1998]. Edition limited to 100 copies. *Originally published in 1979. More
GOLD ESCORT.
Pp. [viii]+iv+228, 8 plates (including 2 maps), coloured endpaper map, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dark green boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed, backstrip faded; outer leaves faintly offset; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. *The story of the gold..... More
THE BOOK OF GOLD.
Pp. 224 (printed in red & black), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, glossary, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; boards a trifle sprung, the upper board slightly marked near top fore-corner and with small bump towards centre of bottom edge; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed, tiny chip to top..... More
AUTOPLASTIE:
ou restauration des parties du corps qui ont ete detruites, a la faveur d'un emprunt fait a d'autres parties plus ou moins eloignees. [Text in French]. Pp. 268, 2 printed folding leaves at front, index; qr. calf, rebacked with later spine, lettered and decorated in gilt, marbled papered boards, edges..... More
CLINICAL MEMOIRS ON ABDOMINAL TUMOURS AND INTUMESCENCE.
Edited by G. Hilaro Barlow. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. [ii]+xviii+326+[2](colophon, verso blank), text figures, index; full navy leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, the spine with 3 raised bands; a.e.g.; ribbon marker; marbled endpapers, with subscriber's limitation bookplate on the upper free endpaper; Gryphon Editions, Delanco, New Jersey, 1998. Privately printed..... More