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COMBE, ANDREW: The Principals of Physiology .... Physical and Mental Education.
Edinburgh: Maclachlan & Stewart, 1835. 3rd edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo (71/2 x 4 3/4 inches), pages: 404:(4,adverts.), attractively bound quarter black calf gilt, marbled boards. Armorial bookplate.
£25.00
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DINES, W.H & SHAW, W.N: The free atmosphere in the region of the British Isles : contributions to the investigation of the upper air / comprising a report by W.H. Dines on apparatus and methods in use at Pyrton Hill ... with an introduction and note on the perturbations of the stratosphere by W.N. Shaw.
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1909. Photographic plates, diagrams. 4to (12 1/4 x 10 inches), 55-pages. Original printed blue wrappers. A little wear but generally very sound. Contemporary signature of the geologist H.G. Busk on wrapper.
£45.00
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Medicine
ASH, LEE: Serial publications containing medical classics. An index to Garrison-Morton. With the story of the Garrison-Morton bibliography of medical classics by Leslie T. Morton.
New Haven: The Antiquarium, 1961. 8vo (9 x 5 1/2 inches), 147-pages; original brown cloth; corners bumped, spine lettering dulled.
£20.00
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BAYNTON. THOMAS, Surgeon of Bristol: Descriptive Account of a New Method of Treating Old Ulcers of the Legs. The Second edition, corrected and considerably improved.
Bristol: for Emery & Adams, 1799. 8vo (9 x 5 1/2 inches), 152-pages, contemporary marbled wrappers uncut, some dustmarking to title; rebound in later marbled boards retaining the original marbled wrappers.
Title inscribed, "For Mrs Butler with the Author's most respectful compliments. L. Thorn" [?]. Front free endpaper inscribed, "To Stanley Rivlin, Hunterian Gold Medalist, a small gift from Dr. and Mrs Irwin Moore in ever grateful thanks for much kind medical service".
*Stanley Rivlin, a pioneer in the field of varicose vein surgery.
£140.00
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CHAVASSE, PYE HENRY: Advice to a Wife on the Management of her own health .... Incidental to Pregnancy, Labour, and Suckling .... Addressed to a Young Wife.
London: John Churchill, 1870. 9th edition. Small 8vo (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches), pages: xvi:(1):253. Nicely bound full polished brown calf, ruled in blind to sides, spine ruled in gilt, raised bands and lettering piece. Very mnior rubbing to extremities; the binding by Corner, Wellington, with their ticket. Foxing to prelims. Free from inscriptions. Very good.
£50.00
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FREDERIKS, J.A.M; BRUYN, G.W; & ELING, P. (Editors): History of Neurology in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam: Boom, 2002. First edition. Illustrations. Large 8vo (9 3/4 x 7 inches), 408-pages. Original yellow pictorial laminated boards; fine. With long typed letter sgned from Prof. Dr. H. Meinsrdi (he contributed the chapter on Epileptology to this work) regarding this work and other matters.
£75.00
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FREYER, P.J: The Modern Treatment of Stone in the Bladder by Litholapaxy. A Description of the Operation and Instruments with Cases Illustrative of the Difficulties and Complications met with.
London: J & A Churchill, 1886. First edition. Illustrations. 8vo, pp. viii:[1]:116:(16, publisher's catalogue), original cloth. Library stamp of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on title and endpaper. Headbands a little rubbed else very good.
£22.00
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GULLY, JAMES MANBY: A Guide to Domestic Hydrotherapeia, or Water Cure in Acute Disease.
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.
£65.00
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HEALDE, THOMAS: The New Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Translated into English, with Notes, Indexes of New Names, Preparations, etc. et. by Thomas Healde. Second edition corrected.
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.
£200.00
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KILLIAN, PROF. DR. H & KRAMER, G: Meister der Chirurgie und die Chirurgenschulen im Deutschen Raum.
Stuttgart: Georg Thieme, 1951. Plates and diagrams. 8vo, pp.viii:232, original blue cloth; upper cover stained, one marginal annotation, else very good. Errata slip loosely inserted.
£15.00
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Technical
CETRON, MARVIN J. & GOLDHAR, JOEL D. [Editors]: The Science of Managing Organized Technology. Four volumes complete.
New York, London, & Paris: Gordon and Breach. 1970. 4 volumes. 8vo, pp.1697, original cloth, very good in the original printed white d.w's. The d.w's very good apart from one corner chip.
£30.00
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HANGER, J.E. (Publisher): "Solvitur Ambulando". A Symposium on Prosthetic Achievement.
Roehampton: J. E. Hanger & Co. Queen Mary's Hospital for the Limbless. c. 1937. Aerial view of the Works "The Largest Artificial Limb Works in the World" and 26 coloured plates and illustrations in the text. 8vo (10 x 7 inches), 72-pages; wrappers spotted, internally excellent.
£33.00
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JOHNSTONE, JOHN: An Account of the Mode of Draining Land, according to the System practised by Mr. Joseph Elkington. Drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture. The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged.
London: by B. McMillan, Printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Sold by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, 1801. 19 folding engraved plates. 8vo, pp. xvi:164, contemporary full tan calf, narrow gilt rule to sides. Binding very rubbed, spine darkened, crazing to surface of boards, short crack to upper hinge, joints very firm however. Some foxing and browning to text & plates.
£100.00
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KROPOTKIN, P: Field, Factories and Workshops or Industry Combined with Agriculture and Brain Work with Manual Work. New Edition (Third Thousand) Illustrated and unabridged.
London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1901. 8vo ( 8 3/4 x 6 inches), 259-pages, original green grained cloth. Headband worn otherwise very good. Inscription on front free-endpaper, paper of upper inner joint cracked but very firm.
£25.00
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MEDLEY, MAJOR J.G. Editor: The Roorkee Treatise on Civil Engineering in India. Volume 2 only.
Roorkee: Thomason College Press, 1867. First edition. Frontispiece and 77 plates, largely folding. Large 8vo (10 x 6 1/2 inches), pages: 454: vii (index), original pebble grain blindstamped green cloth. Frontispiece foxed & detached, title foxed, 1 plate badly folded with some wear & dustmarking on blank fore-margin, corners bumped & worn otherwise overall good.
£75.00
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MEDLEY, MAJOR J. G. Editor: Professional Papers on Indian Engineering. Volume 3.
Roorkee: Thomason College Press, 1866. Mounted photograph of Tonse Bridge, E. I. Railway as frontispiece, 51 plates, mostly folding.Large 8vo (10 x 6 1/2 inches), pages:iv:413:ix, original pebble grain blindstamped green cloth. Prelims detached and edge worn, some foxing, 1-inch split to cloth of outer upper joint. Double Island Lighthouse, Ganges Canal, Great Indian Peninsula Railway & much else. An uncommon annual publication.
£120.00
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MEDLEY, MAJOR J. G. Editor: Professional Papers on Indian Engineering. Volume 5.
Roorkee: Thomason College Press, 1868. 47 plates and maps, mostly folding. Large 8vo (10 x 6 1/2 inches), pages:iv:418:iii original pebble grain blindstamped green cloth. Headbands and corners worn otherwise very sound; some foxing. Abyssinian Railway, coloured bricks & Tiles, Dinguree Bridge, Fort Kotara, Rope Bridge over the Chenab, & much else. An uncommon annual publication.
£120.00
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NICHOLLS & CLARKE LTD: Catalogue No. 37 Baths, Lavatory Basins, Plumber's Brasswork, Stoves, Heating Appliances, Modern Tiled Fireplaces ...... etc.etc.
London: Nicholls & Clarke, c. 1937. Profusely illustrated catalogue. 8vo (9 3/4 x 6 1/4 nches), 672-pages. Original cloth. Margins tanned. Binding spotted and soiled although very sound.
Weight 2.230 kg thus extra postage will be requested.
£15.00
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PHILLIPS, SIR RICHARD: A Million of Facts, of Correct Data, and Elementary Constants, in the Entire Circle of the Sciences, and of all the Subjects of Speculation and Practice.
London: Darton & Clark, 1841. Stereotyped Edition, much enlarged, and carefully revised and improved. 8vo, pp. xlviii:546, plus unpaginated index. Contemporary half polished tan calf, spine gilt ruled , raised bands, with lettering piece. An attractive copy. Bound without the portrait of the author as called for on title.
£25.00
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SERRY, VICTOR: British Sawmilling Practice.
London: Ernest Benn, 1963. First edition. Black & white illustrations. Tall 8vo, pp.248, original cloth, no dustwrapper; lower headband bumped and with a short tear to the cloth, binding a trifle dusty along edges, else good; internally excellent.
£14.00
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SHAMS, F.A. & KHAN, MRS. KHALIDA [Editors]: Resource Potential of Mountainous Regions of Pakistan.
Lahore: Centre for Integrated Mountain Research, Punjab University, 1987. Maps. 4to, pp.75, softcover; some shelf-wear, else very good.
£14.00
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ZUYDER ZEE: Management of the Zuyder-Zee -Works. The Enclosure and Partial Reclamation of the Zuyder Zee.
Amsterdam: Holdert, 1931. 8vo (9 x 6 inches) 24-pages, original faded wrappers.
£10.00
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