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SENNERT, Daniel. Danielis sennerti d. et profess. publ. in academ. Vuitteberg. Epitome Institutionum medicinae. Lugundi [i.e. Leiden] [Printed at Lyon]. Sumptib. Petri Rauaud, 1645. 12mo. [24], 932pp. With a folding table. Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities discoloured. Pastedowns sprung, light damp-staining throughout. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 19233

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DAVIS, J[oseph] B[arnard]. A popular manual of the art of preserving health; embracing the subjects of diet, air, exercise, gymnastics, general and physical education, occupations, bathing, clothing, ventilation, etc. etc. London. Whittaker and Co., 1836. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 504pp. Original publisher's dark green cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed and marked, slight shipping to lettering-piece. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'To Mr. Hy. Frieman, / with the Author's kind regards / and best wishes, / Jan. 13, 1837'. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20905

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DAWSON, Warren R. [editor]. A leechbook or collection of medical recipes of the fifteenth century... London. Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1934. First edition. 8vo. [8], 344pp. Title in red and black. Original publisher's brown cloth, ruled in gilt and blind, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf wear, dustwrapper price-clipped. Endpapers browned, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 23684

[ALBINOS]. SASSURE, [Horace Benedict de]. A description of the two albinos of europe, (One Twenty-one, the other Twenty-four Years of Age.) Extracted from m. sassure's journey to the alps, In the Year 1785, and now published in the encyclopaedia britannica. Glasgow. Printed by J. Mennons, [s.d., c.1790] 8vo. 15pp, [1]. With a half-title. Later powder blue wrappers. Browned and spotted, damp-staining to head of all leaves, faint inked ownership inscription to half-title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20259

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BOYER, Joseph-Thomas. Dissertation sur le scorbut, Presentee et soutenue a l'Ecole de Medecine de Paris, le 11 Germinal an 13... A Paris. De l'Imprimerie de Didot Jeune, 1805. First edition. Quarto. 49pp, [1]. Uncut. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's drab wrappers. Extremities a trifle marked, loss to spine. Foxed, occasional light damp-staining. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21935

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SPROULE, John Watson. Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de rachitide... Edinburgi [i.e. Edinburgh]. Apud Balfour et Smellie, 1787. 8vo. [4], 21pp, [1]. Recent brown cloth. A clean and crisp copy. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 21618

GRANVILLE, A[ugutus] B[ozzi]. The spas of germany. London. Henry Colburn, 1839. Second edition. 8vo. [2], lviii, [2], 516pp. With a half-title, a large engraved folding map, 14 engraved plates, 21 engraved vignettes, and a folding table. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Inked initials to front endpapers, else internally immaculate. A fine copy. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 20449

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MEIGS, Dr. [Charles]. Extracts from the diary of the late samuel emlen, m. d. Physician to the Pennsylvania hospital. With a short memoir of his life. London. Harvey and Darton, 1830. First edition. 12mo. 23pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's drab wrappers. A trifle creased and spotted. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21331

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GRAEME, William. Historia morbi Quo nuper mortuus est Thomas Hurdman. Londini [i.e. London]. Apud T. Warner, ad insigne Aethiopis, in Pater-Noster Row, 1730. First edition. Quarto. [4], 28pp. With the half-title, woodcut initial and ornaments. Uncut, stitched as issued. Half-title spotted, edges dusty and uncut, slight age browning. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 19164

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LOUDON, Mrs. [Margracia]. The Light of mental science; being an essay on moral training.. London. Smith, Edler and Co., 1845. 8vo. [8], 127pp., [9]. With the final advertisements. Original cloth wrappers, title label to upper cover. Lightly rubbed, very minor loss at head and foot, slight toning. Bookseller's label of E. & F.N. Spon to front pastedown. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20114

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WEGELIN, Christophorus. Dissertatio inauguralis medica duas circa vermes observationes cum earum epicrisi sistens quam consensu gratiosae facultatis medicae in alma Argentoratensium universitate [...].. Argentorati [Strassbourg]. Ex Prelo Jonae Lorenzii Typohraphi, 1779. Quarto. 32pp. 18th-century marbled wrappers, stitched as issued. A bit rubbed, slightly rubbed and marked. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20111

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HUNGERBYHLER, Aloys. Dissertatio inauguralis medica de oleo ricini, medicamento purgante et anthelmintico praestantissimo... Friburgi Brisgoviae [Freibourg] . Typis Joannis Andreae Satron, 1778. Quarto. [4], 28pp., [2], with one engraved folding plate illustrating the castor oil plant. Marbled wrappers, stitched as issued. Extremities a trifle rubbed. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 20110

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STADTMANN, Johann Friderick. Dissertatio medico-chirurgica de tetano quam gratiosae facultatis medicae consensu in alma argentoratensium universitate... Argentorati [Strasbourg]. Typis Joh. Henrici Heitzii, Universitatis Typographi, 1785. Quarto. 34pp. Marbled wrappers, stitched as issued. Slightly rubbed and marked. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 20109

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ZSOLNAY, Samuel de. Dissertatio inauguralis medica Scarlatina... Viennae [i.e. Vienna]. Typis Math. Andr. Schmidt, 1816. First edition. 8vo. 75pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Extremities a trifle spotted. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to foot of title-page. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19103

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WESLEY, John. Primitive physic: or, an easy and natural method of curing most diseases. Dublin. Printed by Wilkinson ans Courtney, 1809. Twenty-sixth edition. xx, [1], 22-132pp.

[Bound after:] TISSOT, [Samuel Auguste David]. Advice with respect to health. Extracted from dr. tissot. Dublin. Printed by Wilkinson and Courtney, 1809. Seventh edition. 228pp.

12mo. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Extremities a trifle marked. Lightly foxed, paper repairs to fore-edges of leaves D2-3 of first bound-work, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17441

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BERKELEY, George. Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and inquiries Concerning the Virtues of tar water, And divers other Subjects connected together and arising one from another. London. Re-printed For W. Innys, and C. Hitch...and C. Davis, 1744. Second edition, improved and correct by the author. 8vo. 174pp, [2]. Recent sheep-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Recent book-label of John Stephens to FEP, inked ownership inscription of 'Danvers Osborm 1744' to head of title-page, with very occasional annotations in his hand, slight loss to upper corner of leaf O1. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 18715

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BALME, [Claude]. Traite historique et pratique du scorbut, chez l'homme et les animaux... A Lyon. Chez L'Auteur et al., 1819. First edition. 8vo. [6], 336pp. With half-title. Recent decorated paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Foxed. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of half-title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17008

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ROUPPE, Louis. De morbis navigantium, liber unus. Accedit observatio de effectu extracti cicutae storkiano in cancro. Lugduni Batavorum [i.e. Leiden]. Apud Theodorum Haak, 1764. First edition. 8vo. [8], 338pp, [2]. With a terminal errata leaf. Contemporary limp vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities rubbed and discoloured, remnants of cloth ties. Upper board held by front endpapers only, bookplate of Luis Bardon, Madrid to FEP, recent bookplate of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995) to recto of FFEP, small hole to leaf X6 - with loss of catch-word on p.331, leaves toned, occasional ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 17015

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RUSSELL, Richard. A dissertation concerning the use of sea water In Diseases of the glands, &c. to which is added An epistolary dissertation To R. Frewin, M. D.. Oxford. Printed at the Theatre: and Sold by James Fletcher...and J. and J. Rivington, 1753. First edition. 8vo. [2], xv, [1], 398pp, [2]. With an initial imprimatur leaf, a terminal corrigenda leaf, and seven engraved plates. Recent half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 17584

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PORTAL, Antione. Observations sur la nature et sur le traitement du rachitisme, ou des courbures de la colonne vertebrale, et de celles des extremities superieures et inferieures. A Paris. Chez Merlin, 1797. First edition. 8vo. viii, 388pp. With half-title. Contemporary sheep, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt, marbled endpapers. Rubbed, spine discoloured. Half-title browned, leaves lightly toned/spotted. From the library of British physiologist John Yudkin (1910-1995), with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 17017