Search Results: a manual and atlas of medical by w r gowers

Blakiston's Sons. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. 4th edition. (Medical, Reference, Manual, Ophthalmoscopy) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

New York: The Classics of Neurology & Neurosurgery Library, 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Reprint, 1992, hardcover with gilt stamped full blue leather boards, octavo, 352pp., sparsely illustrated in color and b&w, prospectus laid in. Book good with mild rubbing and discoloration to gilt on boards, binding tight, well known Pittsburgh area neurosurgeon Robert Love Baker's leather bookplate that gives limitation (880 of 1000) to front pastedown, handsome marbled endpapers, text clean and unmarked with handsome gilt to edges of text block, book carries mildewy odor. No DJ.

Classics of Medicine Library. Collectible - Very Good. Leslie B. Adams, 1987. 8vo. 352pp. B/W and color plates. Special Limited edition, number 633 out of 5,000 copies. Near Fine book. Small scuff to the upper corner of the front board. With 'A Manual and Atlas of Medical Ophthalmoscopy' pamphlet and 'The Classics of Ophthalmology Library' Charter Member letter laid-in. Inquire if you need further information.

The Classics of Ophthalmoscopy Library. Collectible - Very Good. Collectible - Very Good. From the collection of John Gach (1946-2009), a bibliophile and a nationally known bookseller who specialized in rare books devoted to the human sciences. Custom leather bookplate with owner's name and number 154 out of 1,500 limited editon books. Original brochure laid in. Gilt design and lettering on cover and spine. Minor dent on corner. Very faint shelf wear. (medical, ophthalmoscopy, eye)

London: J. & A. Churchill, 1890. Third edition (Revised). Hardcover. Good. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1890. Third edition (revised). 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches: pp. xii, 330, 14, [2]. Dark brown cloth, ruled on blind. Recently rebacked with full calf spine, ruled and decorated in gilt, five raised bands with medallion gilt stamp repeated in each section. Selection from publisher's general catalogue of works on medicine (14 page) appears at rear. 12 color and sepia-tone plates. Two indices. Deckled edges. Boards have light edge and corner wear. Front board has some soiling, staining. Front hinge has been repaired with book binding tape. Half title page has a tear at upper spine join. Previous owner's, physicians both, have stamped preliminary pages. Very occasional bracketing/notes in light pencil. Binding solid, tight overall. Edited with the assistance of Marcus Gunn (Surgeon to the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital). Gowers was a noted neurologist and surgeon who pioneered work in Epilepsy and… Read More

J. & A. Churchill. London. 1879. First edition.. pp. xi, (i), 352, 24 Catalogue. 16 plates [2 chromolithographs, 4 plain lithographs, the remainder autotypes], 26 text figures, 3 pages of test-type. Original cloth, lower corner of title folded over, book-plate of G. SIMS WOODHEAD, a very good copy. *CRITCHLEY Gowers - a biographical appreciation - 'Like his senior colleague, Hughlings Jackson, Gowers was quick to realize the value of the ophthalmoscope in diagnosis. He used it constantly and learned much from what it revealed.... A special feature was found in the illustrations, line drawings, holotype and coloured plates, all of which were his own work..... "The Manual and Atlas" was very well received and became so popular that a second edition appeared in 1882...'.