History Of Medicine from Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books

(Paris),: Hachette,, (1955).. xvii, 264 pp. 8vo. Original printed wrappers (bottom of spine slightly worn), uncut. ¶ First edition. - (Stamp on half-title).-- [Series: Evolution de la Médecine,Collection dirigé par Robert Debré].

Editions du Folklore Brabançon, (1929).. xv, [i], 240 pp. 8vo (14,5 x 23,8 cm.). Neatly bound in half red cloth, spine gilt lettered, marbled boards. With 42 plates and illustrations. ¶ Nice copy. Interesting text which deals with folk medicine of the province of Brabant (Wallon) only. Printed in 1300 copies only. --(Bulletin du Service de Recherches Historique et… Read more about this item

Paris,: Pymalion Olivier Perrin,, (1978).. 430, [iv] pp. 4to (21 x 28 cm.). Original gilt decorated publisher's buckram with coloured dust-jacket (jackrt slightly damages along upper and lower edge). With numerous illustrations and plates of which 8 finely coloured. ¶ A nice clean copy and a magnificent "history of medicine" told from old medical books and their illustrations preserved… Read more about this item

Paris,: Dacosta,, (1970).. 376, [v] pp. 4to (20,5 x 27,5 cm.). Orighinal decorated green publisher's buckram. With 18 coloured plates and numerous platets and illusturations in black & white. ¶ Printed in 5000 numbered copies but the present copy is one of the few copies H.C. (quelques exemplaires hors commerce marqués H.C. réservés à l'éditeur). This copy was… Read more about this item

Berlin,: Ferdinand Dümmler,, 1815.. [viii], 10, [iv] pp. Small 8vo (12 x 19 cm.). Contemporary grey boards (spine slightly worn). ¶ An outstanding early history of physiology. Copy with the bookplate of Prof. Sigmund Mayer.--(Some scattered light foxing).

Paris,: Crapart, Caille et Ravier,, An XII - 1804.. xii, 438 pp. 8vo (14 x 20,5 cm.). Contemporary full marbled calf, spine gilt decorated (faded) and lettered on a red morocco label (corners slightly rubbed, hingle worm but firm, top of spine damaged). ** First edition. Cabanis, "close friend of Condorcet. Taught hygiene at the École Centrales (from 1794),… Read more about this item

Antwerpen,: J.-E. Buschmann,, 1929.. ]ii], 22, [iv] pp. Small 4to (18,5 x 25,5 cm.). Original illustrated wrappers over limp board (very slightly dust soiled). With 16 text illustrations and 13 plates of which 5 in full colour. ** The rare special edition. The ordinary edition was printed in a 8vo format in 2000 numbered copies on "papier Holyrood". The… Read more about this item

Paris,: Librarie E. le Francois,, 1926.. 308, [iv] pp. 8vo. (14.5 x 19 cm.). Original printed wrappers, uncut. One of the most charming of author's series "Les curiosités de la Médecine".

Wien,, 1948.. xv, 491, [iii] pp. Large 8vo. Original cloth with dust-jacket. With a portrait, plates and illustrations. Ninty important medico-historical contrubutions, mainly in German and in Englsih by the best medico-historians of the period, i.a. E.D. Bauman, E. Berghoff, S. Carvalho, L. Freund, E. Goldschmidt, E.B. Krumbhaar, Erna Lesky, J. Olmsted, W. Pagel, F.… Read more about this item

Paris,: Masson,, 1892.. ix, [i, blank], 348 pp. Small 8vo (12 x 19 cm.). Modern blind wrappers (discoloured), uncut and partly unopened.- (Clear waterstain on title; scattered foxing, especially in the first 4 gatherings). ** A charming work on the history of popular, folk and slang expressions in the French language, related to medicine.

Jena,: Gustav Fischer,, 1937.. iv, [iv], 224 pp. 8vo. (17 x 25 cm.). Half blue cloth (original printed wrappers bound in), spine gilt lettered. ¶ An oustanding work. Copy from the library of Prof. Frans A. Sondervorst, but with the bookplate of August van Schevensteen. Pasted in the front of the binding: A review Mayerhofer's work by A. Schevensteen… Read more about this item

Paris,: Bibliothèque des Curieux,, 1920.. 246, [ii] pp. 8vo (14,5 x 23 cm.). Original printed wrappers, uncut. With plates. ¶ Witkowski, one of France's greatest historians of medicine, was together with Cabanès, one of the pioneer authors in France on historic pathology. The latter however, owing to a conflict with the Académie de Médecine of Paris, presented, in scientific… Read more about this item

Rotterdam,: Donner Academic Publications,, (1984).. 191 pp. 8vo. (16 x 32.5 cm.). Original publisher's cloth with dust jacket. With numerous plates and illustrations. This work is not a comprehensive review of cardiac history, though very useful. It seeks to understand today's cardiology from its historic development during the long interval between Harvey and the middle of the 20th century.

Munchen,: Heinz Moos,, (1967-1972). 2 volumes. 180; 207 pp. 4to. (24.5 x 29 cm.). Original cloth with dust jackets (dust jackets slightly soiled). Richly illustrated with over 770 plates and illustrations, of which ca. 90 in colour. Vol. I: Von der Antike bis um 1600 ; vol. II: Von 1600 bis zur Gegenwart. One of the best modern work… Read more about this item

Various imprints,, 1931-1956.. 444 pp. 8vo & 4to. Bound in half dark blue cloth, spine gilt lettered. With illustrations. From the library of Frans A. Sondervorst (with his bookplate). An interesting collections of 38 offprints and separates, hardly to bring to together today. The titles, in sequence of binding: 1954 Irrationales und rationales Denken in der Geschichte der Medizin.… Read more about this item

Amsterdam,: Meesters,, 1978.. 384 pp. Original printed wrappers. With 75 plates and illustrations.

New York,: Cancer Research,, 1948.. Two parts in one volume: 78 pp. 4to (20 x 26 cm.). Original printed wrappers. ¶ Written under the auspices of the Hodgkin's Disease Research Foundation. Reprinted from "Cancer Research", vol. VIII, part 1 & 2, February 1949.

Haarlem,: F. Bohn,, 1957.. xvi, 391. 8vo. (16.5 x 24.5 cm.). Original simili vellum, gilt lettered. With some diagrams and numerous illustrations Published at the occassion of the first centenial of the N.T.V.G. Including numerous portraits of Dutch physicians and biographical information.

Paris,: Roger Dacosta,, (1969).. 350, [iv] pp. 4to (20,5 x 27,5 cm.). Original gilt tooled publisher's cloth with coloured dust-jacket (jacket slightly discoloured and some minor tears at the top). With 2 maps, 12 coloured plates and 110 figures on 62 plain plates. ¶ A beautifully-illustrated history of Pre-Columbian American medicine. Separate sections deal with ancient civilizaions, the magico-religious… Read more about this item

Austin,: Eakin Press,, (1985).. xv, 254 pp. 8vo (15 x 22,5 cm.). Original cloth with dust-jacket. With numerous illustrations. ¶ Copy as new.