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Paris,: Delahaye,, 1874.. 48 pp. 8vo. Modern wrappers. Delahaye was one of the more important scientific publishers of 19th century France. This catalogue has over 900 entries. To name but a few authors: Bazin, Bayle, Becquerel, Charcot, Fournier, Ch. Robin, Van Heurck, Velpeau, Wecker, etc. --(Partly stained).

Paris,: Crochard,, 1834-1836.. 6 parts) in one volume: 120; [ii], 134; [ii], 106; vi, 88; 74, [ii, blank], 146 pp. Small 8vo (10,5 x 18,5 cm.). Contemporary dark green half morocco (some minute rubbing and some occasional slight discolouring), In compartments gilt lettered and decorated. With 35 engraved (steel-engravings) plates.. Cahiers I-VI, all that have been published, and complete sets, like our's, are quite rare. Cahier II-VI in first edtitions, Cahier I in 3rd edition. The catalogue BM(NH) list only the 5th Cahier in 3rd edition; Not in Wood.--(Some scattered light foxing or brownings as usual for French books from this epoque; the Cahier V has a few pages with some light ink stains in the outer marging; lower corner of the rear side has a slight crack).

Chattanooga Co.,: Chattanooga,, 1908.. 32 pp. 8vo (13 x 19,5 cm.). Original printed wrappers (spine damaged). With numerous portraits. ¶ 27 Songs and testimonies. "Wine of Cardui" for Women and "Black-Draught"for all, became virtual folk remedies, and have remained so for almost a century. Wine of Cardui is an alcoholic nostrum sold as the "Woman's Tonic". It contained no wine but 20% alcohol per volume, a small amount of the extractives of Cardus benedictus and Viburnum prunifolium (both of non medical value).

Viennae (Wien),: Typis Joan. Thomae nob. de Trattern,, 1767.. [iv], xix, [xx], 580, [44] pp. Small 8vo (12,8 x 20,2 cm.). Comtemporary full marbled calf, spine with 5 raised bands, in compartments richly gilt tooled with floral motives; gilt lettered on a brown morocco label; red washed edges. Soulsby , 315; Hulth, 25; Stafleu/Cowan, 3844. A straightforward reprint of the "Genera plantarum editio VI". Page 576 misnumbered 566.-- (Apart from some trifling imperfections, a very attractive copy from library of Monsieur Le Marquis de VICHY).

Österbymo,: Thulins Antikvariat,, (1977).. 72 pp. 8vo (15 x 21 cm.). Orginal printed wrappers. With numerous illustrations. ¶ An interesting catalogue Linneana of which the major part came from the renowned Linnaeus collection of the Fitzpatrick. Listed and described are 474 items with useful annotations. -- [ADDED:] BJÖCK & BÖRJESSON (booksellers), Catalogue 512: Carolus Linnaeus. Stockholm, (1984). 48 pp. 8vo (16 x 24 cm.). Original printed wrappers. With illustrations. ** A catalogue of 100 items with annotated descriptions.

San Gabriel,: E.E. Clark,, (n.d., ca. 1920).. one folio leave (35 x 22 cm.), twice folded. In this catalog Clark offered about 250 formulas, tests, prescriptions & medical treatments. "With one or more of these formulas, a profitable business can be established. Several nation-wide concerns had their beginning in the home kitchen less than 10 years ago, and fortunes were made".

Altenburg,: Hofbuchdruckerei,, 1856.. xx, 239, [i] pp. 8vo (14 x 22,5 cm.). Original printed wrappers (dust soiled), uncut and unopened. In 1796, the Duce of Altenburg, Ernst II and his minister Thümmel ordered measures to improve the conditions of the poor, established health care for the poor, and a hospital was build (1802). The promising young Dr. Wilhelm Hagen became the first director of this charitable event. Unfortunately, his early dead in March 1800 abruptly ended his great devotion to poor relief. His library of 560 volumes was donated to the "Directorium des Armenwesens" as a gift for the hospital of Altenburg, and formed the basis for this interesting library, which counted in 1856 about 1600 titles. Only 5 copies in the WorldCat, chiefly in German libraries.

(Barcelona),, (1996).. 370 pp. 8vo (15 x 22.5 cm.). Original pictorial wrappers. ¶ Over 2000 entries, chiefly Spanish medical works or works translated into Spanish.

Clermont-Ferrand,: Daumy,, (ca. 1890).. 96 pp. 8vo (13,5 x20,8 cm.). Original printed wrappers. With text illustrations and a fine illustrated double-page advertisement. ¶ A nice catalogue with a great number of items.

Nottingham,: The Auction House,, 2002.. 40 pp. 4to (21 x 27 xm.). Original printed wrappers. With numerous illustrations of which some in colour. ¶ Sale catalogue of the auctionof 29 October 2002 at Mellors & Kirk.

Detroit,: F.A. Ritter,, (n..d. ca. 1930).. 32 pp. 4to (21,5 x 28 cm.). Original printed wrappers (slightly discoloured). With 105 figures and photographic illustrations.

Utrecht,: Forum,, (1990).. 188 pp. Small 4to (18 x 24 cm. ). Orighinal illustrated wrappers. With numerous coloured and tinted plates. Detailed descriptions of 209 rare books with ample bibliographical information.

Frankfurt,: Baer,, (1924).. [vi], 74 pp. Large 8vo (18,5 x 25 cm.). Original printed wrappers (slightly dust soiled; small piece of the corner gone). With numerous illustrations in the text and 50 (partly folded) plates. A magnificent illustrated catalogue of very rare material.

Amsterdam,: N. Israel,, (ca. 1968).. 56 pp. 8vo (14 x 22 cm.). Original printed wrappers. With illustrations. 11 x 11 = 121 rare books, atlases, maps & globes.

Paris,: H. Welter,, 1891-1894.. Two volumes in one: viii,74, [ii]; 117, [i] pp. 8co (16 x 25 cm.). Contemporary half blue cloth over marbled boards, spine gilt lettered. With 2 fine folded facsimiles ("La Synthèse de Cheradame & de Claude-Joseph Geoffroy"). ¶ A rare and magnificent piece of French pharmaceutical history and bibliography. With indexes on author and subjects. The second volume has author's autograph dedication to Gustave Planchon. Copy with the canceled library stamps of "Lab. de Chimie Biologique, Paris".

Asnières,: L.H.F.,, (n.d., ca. 1937).. 1146, [ii] pp. 8vo (15,5 x 24 cm.). Original printed wrappers (slightly dust soiled). With 11 illustrations. ¶ Lise-Rose-Madeleine Wurmser (1906-1993), the Grand Lady of 20th century French homeopathy, will be best remembered for her many valuable contributions to scientific and experimental homeopathy. Not in Rozet.

London,: E.P. Goldschmidt,, (1828)_.. [iv], 238, [vi] pp. 8vo (16,5 x 24 cm.). Original printed wrappers (slightly dust soiled; one small stain at front cover). With a large number of illustrations and 35 (some folded) plates. ¶ Detailed description and illustrations of 420 very rare books, most of them will never appear on the market again. E.P. Goldschmidt was one of the most illustrious of all antiquarian booksellers.

Paris,: Gauthier-Villars,, 1896.. xx, 733, [i] pp. Large 8vo (16,5 x 24,5 cm.). Modern grey cloth with red morocco gilt lettered title-label on spine, original printed wrappers bound in. ¶ A very good copy of the original edition. With its over 3900 entries, this bibliography of geological bibliographies (and biographies) is an indispensbale tool for the history of geology. The work is fully indexed.--(Congrès Géologique International, 1891 & 1894).

Paris,: Juste,, (1909).. 72 pp. 4to. (22 x 27.5 cm.). Original printed wrappers (top of spine slightly damaged; slightly discolored). With a large number of engravings in the text. A very well illustrated and detailed catalogue of electrical appliances by one of the lading Paris firms of that time. Loosely inserted is an illustrated leaf printed on blue paper: Lampes Electriques de Bicyclette fonctionnant par Accumulateurs by the manufactory F.. Krahmer (accumulateurs mignons). - (Stamp on the first page).

Amsterdam,: Vereniging NTVG.,, 1981-1986.. 2 volumes: xi, 196; viii, 698 pp. 8vo. (16.5 x 23.5 cm.). Original greem publisher's cloth, gilt lettered (small stain on first side of volume 2). With a portrait of G. van Rijnberk (the founder of this library) and numerous plates. ¶ Good copy of the catalogue of the rich library of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. A useful tool since all the items described have a full collation.