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
Medicine & related fields
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
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
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
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
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
LA PHRENOLOGIE.
Le geste et la physionomie demontres par 120 portraits, sujets et compositions graves sur acier. Dispositions innes - etudes sur l'expression. Application du systeme phrenologique a l'observation des caracteres. Aux relations sociales, a l'education, a la legislation, a la domesticite. Par Hte Bruyeres, peintre, beau-fils du Docteur Spurzheim. [Text in..... More
EIN LEBEN FUR DIE HANDCHIRURGIE.
100 Lebensbilder. [Text in German]. Pp. x+350, 100 small portraits, index; med. 8vo; pictorial papered boards, faintly scuffed, with tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper boards; Steinkopff, Hamburg, Germany, 2007. *Brief biographies of 100 hand surgeons from around the world. This copy from the collection of Australian plastic reconstruction..... More
LIGHTHOUSE ON THE BOULEVARD.
A History of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind 1866~2004. Foreword by John Landy AC, MBE Governor of Victoria. Pp. xii+228, 8 coloured plates, text illustrations, notes, appendices, bibliography, index; super roy 8vo; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper; Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2004. First edition. More
BEHIND THE WIRE.
The Clinical War Diary of Major Burnett Clarke AAMC. Compiled in Changi Prisoner-of-War Camp 1944-1945. Pp. xxx+104(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 8 full page illustrations (2 in colour), head & tail pieces and marginal decorations, index; pictorial laminated boards; Amphion Press, Brisbane, 1989. First edition. *Major Burnett Clarke served as..... More
THE ALBERT COATES STORY.
The Will that Found the Way. Pp. xviii+190, 16 plates, full page map, glossary, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, rubbed and edges a trifle worn and split; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1977. First edition. *Sir Albert Coates served with the first AIF at the Gallipoli landing and was one of the last..... More
FRIENDSHIP'S ODYSSEY.
[The autobiography of Francoise Delisle and the story of Havelock Ellis from 1916 to 1939.] With a foreword by Clifford Bax]. Pp. xvi+496(last blank), frontispiece portrait; edges of boards rubbed, corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split, the backstrip browned; a little light foxing;..... More