Medical Biography from UHR Books
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An American Doctor's Odyssey: Adventures in Forty-Five Countries
by Heiser, Victor (MD)
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- 1936
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SGD 12.34
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New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1936 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. "The remarkable personal story of a distinguished American doctor who for more than thirty years has traveled about the world, his life dedicated to a single idea - the application of knowledge to the prevention of disease." 544 pages. . Item Price
SGD 12.34
The Beloved Physician: Edward Livingston Trudeau
by Chalmers, Stephen
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- Used - Good Reading Copy
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- First Edition
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- 1916
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SGD 23.24
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Boston and NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916 Book. Good Reading Copy. Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrated biography of Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau, founder of the Saranac Lake sanitorium for tuberculosis victims, and the open-air therapy in America. Small red stain on front cover, else light exterior rubmarks/soils, sticker remains inside front cover, fading on edges of the title page.. Item Price
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The Doctors Mayo
by Clapesattle, Helen
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- Good
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- Second Edition
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- 1967
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Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1967 Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. The story of the Mayos - Dr. William, the father, and his sons, Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie - their adventures in life, and accomplishments in the field of medicine; and their founding of the prestigious Mayo Clinic. Illustrated, 426 pages. Dust jacket has library… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Fabulous Flemings of Kathmandu: The Story of Two Doctors in Nepal
by Fletcher, Grace Nies
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- 1964
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SGD 10.68
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NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1964 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. The story of two medical missionaries who founded the first modern hospital in Nepal, in 1956. Inspiring story of two who demonstrated their Christian faith by their deeds, in a country where preaching it was forbidden. Illustrated. Dust jacket has moderate rubmarks and light edgewear..… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gold-Headed Cane
by MacMichael, William (MD)
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- Good
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- New Edition
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- 1953
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SGD 15.08
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Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1953 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. The "autobiography" of the Gold-Headed Cane, and its carriers - Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, Pitcairn and Baillie. The Cane, which now resides in the Library of College of Physicians in England. This medical and literary classic, tells the story of the Cane and the medical profession… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Making of a Woman Surgeon
by Morgan, Elizabeth (MD)
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- Used - Good Only
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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- 9780399123610
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1980 Ex-Library. Good Only. Hardcover. First Edition. Personal memoirs of this female surgeon - her long road from medical school to private practice, presented in an outspoken and sometimes funny manner. Coffee-type stain on front endpapers with related very small stains on bottom of first few pages; dust jacket has light wear.. Item Price
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Microbe Hunters
by De Kruif, Paul
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- Paperback Edition
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- 1943
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SGD 34.27
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New York: Pocket Books, 1943 Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. Paperback Edition. Very nice copy of this classic work by the exciting microbiologist and author, containing stories about Antony Leeuwenhoek, Spallanzani, Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, Emile Roux and Emil August Behring, Elie Metchnikoff, Theobald Smith, David Bruce, Ronald Ross vs. Giovanni Battista Grassi, Walter Reed, and Paul Ehrlich. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Horse and Buggy Doctor
by Hertzler, Arthur E. (MD)
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- Good
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- Later Edition
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- 1938
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NY & London: Harper & Brothers, 1938 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Edition. Dust jacket has edgewear/tears and is faded. Autobiography of this country doctor, which offers good information about the practice of medicine and health concerns of his day, whose practice was during the last nineteenth / early twentieth century. Illustrated.. Item Price
SGD 10.68
Burma Surgeon
by Seagrave, Gordon S. (MD)
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- First Edition
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- 1943
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New York: W. W. Norton & Co. , 1943 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. Autobiographical stories of personal and professional experiences of the famous missionary surgeon, whose work was in Namkham, Burma starting in the early 20th century, near the Burma-Chinese border. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. Cover has light wear and moderate rub… Read more about this item Item Price
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Deutschland Deine Wunderheiler und Aussenseiter der Medizin
by Ingeborg Byhan und Horst Wolf
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- 1974
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SGD 61.01
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Regensburg: Ratisbona Verlag, 1974 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Illustrated, 156 pages of stories of Germany's miracle healers and outsiders of medicine. Minor edge wear.. Item Price
SGD 61.01
K Pocatkum Vedecke Drahy J. E. Purkyne, Korespondence s prateli z prazskych let 1815-1823 - Beginnings of the Scientific Career of J. E. Purkyne - SIGNED
by Vladislav Kruta
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- 1964
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SGD 130.24
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Czeckoslovakia: Lekarska Fakulta University, 1964 Book. Good. Soft cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half-title page. Jan Evangelista Purkyne (1787 - 1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. In 1839, he coined the term "protoplasma" for the fluid substance of a cell. He was one of the best known scientists of his time. Written… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dr. Ramon L. Miranda
by Cesar Rodriguez Exposito
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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SGD 54.77
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La Habana, Cuba: Ministerio de Salud Publica, 1963 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. No.22 from the Cuadernos de Historia de la Salud Publica, Ano de la Organizacion. 119 pages, illustrated. Minor wear/fading. . Item Price
SGD 54.77
Dr. Enrique Lopez Veitia
by Laura Y Elisa Lopez Y Carvajal
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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La Habana, Cuba: Ministerio de Salud Publica, 1971 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. No.54 from the Cuadernos de Historia de la Salud Publica, Ano de la Productividad. 215 pages, illustrated. . Item Price
SGD 61.69
Laura Martinez De Carvajal Y Del Camino
by Dra. Maria Julia De Lara
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- 1964
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La Habana, Cuba: Ministerio de Salud Publica, 1964 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. No.28 from the Cuadernos de Historia de la Salud Publica, Ano de la Economia. 122 pages, illustrated. Fading along bottom edge of the back cover.. Item Price
SGD 61.69
Dr. Francisco Etchegoyen Y Montane
by Dr. Luis F. Caballero Leon
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- 1971
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La Habana, Cuba: Ministerio de Salud Publica, 1971 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. No.53 from the Cuadernos de Historia de la Salud Publica, Ano de la Productividad. 139 pages, illustrated. . Item Price
SGD 61.69
Centenario Del Nacimiento Del Dr. Francisco Dominiguez Roldan 1864-1942
by Mario Luisa Dominguez Roldan
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- 1964
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La Habana, Cuba: Ministerio de Salud Publica, 1964 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. No.27 from the Cuadernos de Historia de la Salud Publica, Ano de la Economia. 101 pages, illustrated. Fading along bottom edge of the back cover.. Item Price
SGD 61.69
Doctor Squibb: The Life and Times of a Rugged Idealist
by Blochman, Lawrence G.
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- Stated First Printing
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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SGD 13.71
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Dust jacket has minor edge wear and fading, 1" vertical tear on top of front cover. The founder of modern American medical chemistry - Dr. Edward Robinson Squibb - the first man to distill pure either, inventor of the first effective mask for anesthesia in surgery,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Plague and I
by MacDonald, Betty
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- Fair
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- Stated First Edition
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- 1948
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- Hardcover
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SGD 93.91
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Philadelphia and NY: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1948 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. "Gay, moving, genuinely sympathetic picture of the patients, nurses, and well-meaning 'outsiders' that came [the author's] way when she was going through the crisis of tuberculosis in a sanatorium called The Pines." Dust jacket has significant wear and is faded, inked name on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Medecine et Medecins
by E. Littre
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- First Edition
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- 1872
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SGD 34.27
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Paris: Librairie Academique Didier et Cie, Libraires-Editeurs, 1872 Book. Fair. Soft cover. First Edition. Late 19th century, French work on Medicine and Doctors, 512 pages. Binding is quite loose, covers are detached, lacks the spine covering, pages have light age-toning/foxing.. Item Price
SGD 34.27
Maitres de L'Ecole de Paris dans la Periode Pre-Specialistique des Maladies du Pharynx, du Larynx, et du Nez, Tome II
by Dr. C. Chauveau
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- First Edition
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- 1910
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Paris: Librairie J.-B. Bailliere et Fils , 1910 Book. Fair. Soft cover. First Edition. Early 20th century, French work on the Masters of the School of Paris in the ENT specialties. 288 pages. Binding is quite loose, lacks much of the spine covering, front cover is detached; pages are age-toned and many of them are uncut.. Item Price
SGD 34.27