Science & Medicine from Bristow and Garland

London : printed for H. Rhodes, at the Star, the Corner of Bride Lane, in Fleet-Street, 1710. [ title continued]: &c. III. Confects, Candies, Conserves, Preserves, Creams, Gellies, Pickles, &c. IV. Potable Liquors, as Ale, Beer, Mum, Mead, Cider, Perry, Rape, English Wines, Chocolet, Coffee, Tea, &c. V. Perfuming Sweet Balls, Pouders, Pomanders, Essences, Sweet Waters, Beautifying Washes, &c.… Read more about this item

John Lane, London. [1916]. Coloured plates througout. 4to (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches), unpaginated. Original cloth-backed pictoral boards. Boards edge worn, spine also. One leaf detached, a 1916 Xmas gift inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise internally very good.

Blackie & Son, London, 1870. Large thick 8vo (10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches), 791-pages plus publisher's list. Original green cloth blocked pictorially in black & gilt. Headband worn else a lovely bright copy and very clean internally.

William Blackwood, Edinburgh & London, 1887. Numerous illustrations in the text. 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 inches), 939-pages. Contemporary half brown calf over marbled boards. Spine gilt in compartments with burgundy lettering piece, all edges marbled, Spine uniformly sunned. Contemporary gift inscription on front fly.

Medici Society, London & Boston, 1927. First edition. Woodcut vignettes. Small 8vo (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches), 74-pages. Original cloth-backed decorative boards with printed paper label on spine. One corner rubbed through, label browned. Inscription on front free endpaper: " To dear Maadie with love and good wishes from Mary, Christmas, 1927".

William Nicholson, London.. [title continued]: added, The botanic family physician; valuable medical receipts; and important directions regarding diet, clothing, bathing, air, exercise, &c., &c.Tinted frontispiece and extra pictorial title & 24 coloured plates. Small 8vo (6 x 4 inches), 486-pages and 8-pages of advertisements for Dr. Matthew Robinson's Celebrated Effectual Hepatic Liver Pills, etc. Original blue cloth gilt. Headbands… Read more about this item

Moyaert Leyden, 1650. [title continued]:Felix: De Origine partium earumque in utero conformatione. Gassendi, Petrus: Elegans de septo cordis pervio observatio. Sebizius, Melchior: De notis Virginitatis.Engraved extra title-page, 3 folding engraved plates and 2 folding tables, as called for. 12mo (5 x 3 inches), 338-pages. Old calf. Binding broken & chipped, damp mark to title, inner joints split, else internally good.Although… Read more about this item

John Murray, London, 1833. hVery long hand coloured plate of a Section across Europe. 8vo (9 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches), 624-pages. Original drab boards. Binding chipped and paper covering of boards lacking in places. Some damp marking to 1 folding plate at front at to the list of members at end. Armorial bookplate.

for J. Johnson (& others), London, 1800. Folding table in vol.1. 5 volumes. Small 8vo (6 5/8 x 4 inches), pages: viii(2)349; (1):368: (2):376; (2):xviii:354: an extensive unpaginated index to vols. 1-4; v:(2):375. Contemporary half red calf, marbled boards, spines gilt ruled and lettered direct. A little rubbing but overall very good indeed. Volume one inscribed on front fly… Read more about this item

by Bulgin and Rosser for T. Mills, Bristol, 1797. 8vo (7 x 4 inches), 262-pages and a further 6-pages of index supplied in MS. With bound-in at end a further 30-pages of MS, various medical receipts but largely culinary "To Stew Cucumber", "Tomatoe Sauce" etc. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, upper cover detached, lacks lower.

J & A Churchill, London, 1878. First edition. 8vo (9 x 5 3/4 inches). pages: 264:24 (publisher's catalogue). Original dark brown cloth blocked in blind. Excellent. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Dr. George Wight with the Author's Compliments".

Printed for J. Walker, R. Lea; J. Cuthell; J. Nunn; Longman and Co.; Lackington, Allen and Co.; Otridge and Son; S. Bagster; J. Black; T. Hamilton; Cradock and Joy; and R. Saunders. London, 1813 historically opened and cut up. By Democritus Junior. With a satyricall preface conducing to the following discourse. The eleventh edition corrected.Two volumes 8vo (8 1/4 x… Read more about this item

Thomas Ward, London, 1835. First edition. Coloured frontispiece [ "Polar Sky", with Polar bear] and title vignette (Baxter prints). 8vo (6 x 4 inches), 275-pages. 19th Century full tan calf, sides ruled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments and on bands, burgundy lettering piece, all edges marbled. Upper cover gilt lettered "The Hermitage Bath, Prize". String mark on cover, scuff… Read more about this item

Hachette, Paris, 1863. Frontispiece. 8vo (7 x 4 1/2 inches) 548-pages. Contemporary black grained morocco over pebble grained boards, spine gilt in compartments and lettered direct. Very good.

Parker, Davis & Co. 1928. Illustrations. Small 8vo (6 x 4 1/4 inches), 217-pages, original ribbed cloth blocked in gilt; very good. Seemingly issued without a title-page.

Hachette, Paris, 1867. 8vo (7 x 4 1/2 inches), 334-pages. Contemporary dark green grained calf over hard grained purple boards, the spines gilt in compartments and gilt lettered direct, in excellent condition and very attractive.

Dunod, Paris, 1867. 454 figures in the text, 8vo (8 3/4 x 6 inches). 650-pages. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Spine decorated in gilt and lettered direct; a little scuffed but very sound.

Dunod, Parris, 1865. Engraved illustrations in the text, 4 folding plates. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches) 866-pages. Quarter polished brown calf over marbled boards, spine decorated in gilt and gilt lettered direct. Headband slightly rubbed but overall very good. Some foxing. Weight 1.306 kg thus extra overseas shipping will be requested.

London: Simpkin Marshall, 1863. First edition. 8vo (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches), pages: xv:283:(1), contemporary grained burgundy calf, spine gilt ruled and blocked and lettered direct simply "Guide". Title dusty and partly detached on inner margin else very good.

London: T. Longman, 1788. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches), pages: xvi:350:(1,errata), contemporary full unlettered speckled tan calf. A very nice crisp copy in an attractive binding; overall very good indeed.