dewees william m d (8 Ergebnisse)

Leather. Zustand: Fair. Second Edition. Scarce copy of this early Nineteenth Century medical text "Comprising most of the diseases not treated of in 'Diseases of Females' and 'Diseases of Children'. Boards are separated from the binding; cover has moderate edgewear and rubmarks; text block is VG with only minor age-marks. Book.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837. 655p. Octavo. Full leather chipped and worn with scatter loss of leather (reading copy). Contents good and generally free of foxing. Former copy of Stapleton Coates (1/19/1807-6/2/1890) a Physician of Tuckahoe, Henrico County Virginia. Medical.

leather. Zustand: As New. ***Please Read*** limited edition #681 - brown leather with gold edges - No marks on text - My shelf location bn10-e-22.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used - Good. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1847. 532 pages, 32pp Catalogue of Medical & Surgical Books. 12 engraved plates, 2 folding, of anatomy, instruments, pessary. 9.25 x 5.75", leather, black spine label, gold title & fillets. 'J. Crowell, Jr' on blank. Cover worn, else VG.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Very scarce early nineteenth century book on the practice of midwifery, being an abridged presentation of Baudelocque's book on the subject. Illustrated. 658 pages. 1 page (549) has small tear along side-edge. Boards detached but present; FFEP separating from binding; exterior wear. Book.

Leather bound. Zustand: Fair. Sixth Edition, Revised and Corrected. Octavo. [1], xii, 13-591 pages. Illustrated with one plate in text and 12 plates (2 are folding and another possible folding plate #11 appears to be missing the folding part). Brown sheepskin leather binding with title label on the spine. The leather boards and spine are dry, rubbed along the edges and parts of the covers. Right front flyleaf loose. Moderate to heavy toning to the paper. Illustrations are mildly foxed. A fair or better copy. Period previous owner bookplate on the front paste down - Stapleton Coates. Fair only.

Full Brown Calf. Zustand: Moderate General Wear. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition, with Corrections. Rebacked, black leather spine label. New endpapers. About 1" paper loss top of title-page snf dedication page, professionally repaired, but with loss of "A Treatise" on tgitle-page. Please see photos. Peripheral browning of front and back preliminary pages. Light evidence of old water-stain top corner of a few initial pages. Occasional foxing, usually peripheral and not heavy. 508pp. A fine early text on American pediatrics. The author (1768-1841) was a Philadelphia physician, best known for his works on obstetrics and midwifery. First edition of this book was published in 1825. Size: Large Octavo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION- Full LEATHER HARDCOVER binding, GOOD-; light wear, edge wear, age toning, neat po name on fep and title page. GYNECOLOGY, GYNECOLOGICAL, OBSTETRICS, MEDICAL, SCIENCE, MEDICINE, WOMENS HEALTH, WOMEN, PREGNANCY, CHILDREN, CHILDBEARING, MIDWIFE, MIDWIFERY, MIDWIVES reference. 479 pp. Gold bands on spine, slightly faded, but still with luster. A collection of essays by this noted Philadelphia physician, who is considered as changing the history of obstetrics in the US; he was among the first to contend with professional prejudice against doctors delivering babies, and his work helped to make it a respected branch of medicine. Topics include blood-letting; premature birth; rupture, inversion, haemorrhage and retroversion of the uterus; a reply to Dr. Peachy Harrison re impregnation; observation on Burns' "History of the Gravid Uterus;" sudden alteration of the color of the hair; use of volatile tincture of guaiacum in Catamenia; puerperal convulsions; dysmenorrhoea; suppression of menses; Bell's paper on the muscularity of the uterus and more. A solid vintage leather MIDWIFERY REFERENCE; ideal collectible for a MIDWIFE, DOCTOR, or OBSTETRICIAN.