on the constitutional origin and treatment of local diseases; and on Aneurisms: including directions for the treatment of disorders of the digestive organs. Pp. xii+346; full calf, boards with double gilt rule border, the spine decorated in gilt compartments, with gilt lettered black leather title label (chipped), boards grazed and... More about SURGICAL OBSERVATIONS:
Tome vingt-neuvieme. Juillet-Decembre 1849. [Text in French]. Pp. [iv]+870(last blank), tables (several full page), bibliographies, index, errata; small demy 4to; later half calf, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, [contemporary?] marbled papered boards, slightly scratched and rubbed, edges lightly worn; all edges sprinkled brown; small inked initials and number on... More about COMPTES RENDUS HEBDOMADAIRES DES SEANCES DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES
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 about ON THE REPARATIVE PROCESS IN HUMAN TENDONS:
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 about SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Being a glimpse at the relation of the mind with the organisation of the body. Pp. vi+78, frontispiece, plus 3 plates; post 8vo; brown cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in blind, boards slightly soiled and scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, fore-corners lightly bruised; uncut; early gift inscription in ink... More about THE HAND PHRENOLOGICALLY CONSIDERED:
Pathogenesis and treatment of low back pain and sciatica. Foreword by H. Osmond-Clarke. Pp. xii+244, text figures (several full page, some coloured), index; narrow cr. 4to; maroon cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, boards a trifle flecked, edges lightly rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, name in... More about LUMBAR DISC LESIONS
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 about THE SECOND FASCICULUS OF ANATOMICAL DRAWINGS
New York, 4-9 Septembre 1960. Rapports, discussions et communications particulieres. [Text in French]. Pp. 917(including recto of the lower free endpaper), numerous illustrations (several full page); med. 8vo; brown art. leather, spine lettered in dull gilt, boards a trifle scuffed, edges slightly bruised; edges of leaves faintly soiled; Bruxelles, 1961... More about HUITIEME 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 about SEPTIEME CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE CHIRURGIE ORTHOPEDIQUE
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 about ORTHOPAEDICS IN AUSTRALIA
With a preface by Lord Moynihan. Pp. xvi+356(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, plus 7 plates; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the spine extremities and bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Macmillan... More about BERKELEY MOYNIHAN, SURGEON
Two early notebooks 1811-1821. With Annotations and an Introductory Essay by Genevieve Miller, M.A. Pp. xvi+88(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, plus 18 plates (including a map), pictorial title page, 2 full page text illustrations, notes, index; med. 8vo; maize cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt and black; t.e.g., others uncut and..... More about Wm. BEAUMONT'S FORMATIVE YEARS
Pp. xii+254+24(publisher's catalogue, dated November 1876), 20 plates (4 with detailed descriptions), text illustrations, appendix; brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards ruled in black & blind, lightly soiled and rubbed, corners worn, joints frayed and cracking, the spine chipped at extremities, slightly faded and creased; uncut; hinges cracking, a.... More about THE ANATOMY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EXPRESSION as connected with the fine arts
as connected with the fine arts. Pp. viii+266(last blank), 4 engraved plates, numerous text illustrations, appendix; rebound in later qr. calf, spine ruled in gilt around raised bands, with gilt lettered red leather title label, marbled papered boards; later endpapers; title page browned, several large damp stains, a little light... More about THE ANATOMY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EXPRESSION:
Its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design. Pp. xvi+288, text illustrations, publisher's device on title page, appendix (classification of animals); demy 8vo; half brown morocco, spine lettered and ruled in gilt compartments between raised bands, marbled papered boards, edges slightly rubbed, with a couple of tiny surface grazes; matching... More about 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 about THE HAND
Its mechanism and vital endowments as evincing design. Pp. xvi+348, text illustrations, publisher's device on title page, appendix; in a contemporary royal binding of brown morocco, boards decorated in gilt around the gilt crown and monogram of Queen Adelaide, small surface graze near bottom fore-corner of upper board, the boards... More about 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 about 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 about THE HAND
being the Elementary Principles of that science. Pp. iv+iv+332(including directions for plates), engraved frontispiece plus 22 [of 24] plates (one double page); later (but not recent) half light brown morocco, spine lettered in gilt between raised bands, light brown cloth boards, faintly marked, edges a trifle rubbed and fore-corners slightly... More about KALOGYNOMIA, OR THE LAWS OF FEMALE BEAUTY:
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 about THE POLITICS OF UNCERTAINTY
Psychoanalysis and Art. Pp. [viii]+126, 7 full page illustrations, notes, index; boards a trifle canted, the top fore-corners faintly bruised, faint damp stain to lower board near head of spine; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges creased and split, the back panel damp stained near head of backstrip; Columbia University... More about THE FREUDIAN BODY
Its Origin, Growth and Development. Written by John Bilton, in association with Joan Brunt and Professor J. Macdonald Holmes, on behalf of the Federal Council of The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, and in collaboration with the Sections of the Service. Pp. [xiv]+258(last blank), 20 plates, full page map... More about THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA
[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 about A SHORT TITLE CATALOGUE OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
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 about AUTOPLASTIE: