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
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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
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 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
MEMOIRS OF A MERCENARY.
Being the Memoirs of Master Johann Dietz, Surgeon in the Army of the Great Elector and Barber to the Royal Court. Translated by Bernard Miall. Edited and Introduced by Mervyn Horder. Pp. viii+222(last blank), frontispiece plus 5 plates, 2 text illustrations; pictorial purple cloth, spine blocked in black and lettered..... More
SPICE AND SERENITY.
Pp. [ii]+20, illustrated; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled; [the author, Victoria, 198-?]. *Inscribed by the author on the blank preliminary page. Poems mainly about nursing. More
DUPUYTREN (1777-1835).
These pour le Doctorat en Medecine (Diplome d'Etat). Faculte de Medecine de Paris. [Text in French]. Pp. 48(last colophon, blank); med. 8vo; printed paper wrappers, stapled, lightly soiled and browned, edges and backstrip slightly creased and split, number stamp on upper wrapper; text block slightly browned, a few corners lightly..... More
A CENTURY OF COMPASSION: A history of the Austin Hospital.
Foreword by Professor Emeritus R. A. Willis. Pp. xvi+378, 28 plates, appendix, references, index; demy 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1982. First edition. More
FRED HOLLOWS: an autobiography.
With Peter Corris. Pp. 240, 16 plates, text illustrations and maps, index; med. 8vo; edges of boards lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle creased; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; John Kerr, Melbourne, 1991. First edition. More
SELECTED PAPERS OF GORDON HOLMES.
Compiled and Edited for the Guarantors of Brain by C. G. Phillips. Pp. xii+488, frontispiece, numerous text figures, bibliography; cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1979. First edition. *A collection of papers by the leading clinical neurologist of his generation. More
SIR WILLIAM MacGREGOR.
Pp. xvi+484, notes, bibliography, index; 8 plates, 7 text maps; dust wrapper, backstrip faded, edges slightly worn and split; edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. *Sir William MacGregor GCMG, CB, (1846-1919) was born in Scotland; he held prominent medical and administrative positions in..... More
MELBOURNE'S MERCY.
A History of Mercy Private Hospital. Pp. x+254, numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, appendix, index; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and browned; margins of leaves lightly browned; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. More
DR JAMES MITCHELL.
Pp. 56, 4 plates (within pagination), 1 full page map, references, bibliography, index; f'cap 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled, staples rusting, edges slightly rubbed, a few small splits and chips to top edge of upper wrapper, backstrip with tiny chip to head, and tail lightly bruised;..... More
HOSPITALS ARE PEOPLE.
The History of Mooroopna and District Base Hospital. Pp. [iv]+viii+216(last blank), 8 plates, lists of hospital presidents, staff, nursing graduates, committee of management, and medical practitioners, index; boards slightly warped; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1976. First edition. *Signed by the..... More
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: A Mini History 1970-1995.
Pp. 104, mostly printed triple column, tinted illustrations (some full page), chronology; small square 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers with wide flap folds; The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, 1995. First edition. More
HENRY SIMPSON NEWLAND: a biography.
Foreword by Sir Edward Morgan. Pp. xvi+130(last blank), coloured frontispiece portrait, 8 black & white plates, index; small cr. 4to; black cloth, the spine and upper board lettered in gilt, with a couple of tiny bruises and frays to edges of lower board; The South Australian Fellows of The Royal..... More
TIME ISN'T LONG ENOUGH.
Pp. [vi]+viii+158, 8 plates; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. *Biography of the surgeon Sir Alan Newton. More
LAW AND ETHICS IN MEDICINE FOR DOCTORS IN VICTORIA.
Under the auspices of the Professional Practice Programme. Foreword by John H. Phillips, Chief Justice of Victoria. Pp. xiv+188(last blank), appendices, indices; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, a trifle worn; V. D. Plueckhahn, Geelong, 1994. First edition. *Inscribed in ink by co-editor Kerry Breen on the half-title page..... More
THE LUCKY DOCTOR: An Autobiography.
Pp. viii+170, text illustrations, appendices; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, lightly soiled, edges slightly worn; the author, Adelaide, 1986. First edition. *The author was a general practitioner in Scone, New South Wales. More
RHODES ON CASHMERE: A History of the Rhodes Memorial Convalescent Home, Christchurch, 1886-2001.
Pp. xvi+234(last blank), frontispiece, text illustrations, notes, appendix, bibliography, index; tall post 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; Hawthorne Press, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2005. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. 'Built in 1886, the Rhodes Memorial Convalescent Home is now one..... More
THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
3AW Community Service Board Block by his Excellency Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe ... Governor of Victoria 7th May, 1972 [cover title]. Pp. [12](2 folding), text illustrations, including a double page building plan printed in red, green & black; small cr. 4to; printed glazed paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle..... More
6th TRACY-MAUND MEMORIAL LECTURE on Tuesday, 29th April, 1969.
As it was in the beginning ... by John Nattrass. Pp. [4], singlefold, on white card, printed in black, with RWH logo in colour, and with a loosely inserted large folding sheet showing Block plan of Women's Hospital Melbourne buildings as they were in 1908; lightly soiled; Melbourne, 1969. More
CICELY SAUNDERS: Founder of the Modern Hospice Movement.
Pp. 268, 8 plates, title page vignette, references, further reading, degrees and awards, publications by Cicely Saunders, directory of hospices and homes, index; 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges lightly rubbed; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1985. Fourth impression. More
NURSING AT 'THE MELBOURNE': Victoria's First Hospital.
Pp. xii+572, numerous text illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers with flap folds, backstrip faintly faded; The Royal Melbourne Hospital Graduate Nurses'Association, Melbourne, 2005. First edition. *An account of more than 150 years of nursing at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. More