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  • First edition, the complete set with both text and photo volumes, of this important, early scientific report on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by representatives f the Manhattan Project.
    First edition, the complete set with both text and photo volumes, of this important, early scientific report on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by representatives f the Manhattan Project.

    [Manhattan Project]. Manhattan Engineer District.
    The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki [and] Photographs of the Atomic Bombings [June 29, 1946].
    $7,784.00

  • First edition of W. Golden Mortimer's classic work, Peru. History of Coca, the most comprehensive book on the plant and its cultivation and use published up to that time.
    First edition of W. Golden Mortimer's classic work, Peru. History of Coca, the most comprehensive book on the plant and its cultivation and use published up to that time.

    MORTIMER, W.G.
    Peru. History of Coca. 1901.
    $478.00

  • First edition of this early work by the prominent surgeon and anatomical illustrator Charles Bell, A Series of Engravings, Explaining the Course of the Nerves, published in 1803.
    First edition of this early work by the prominent surgeon and anatomical illustrator Charles Bell, A Series of Engravings, Explaining the Course of the Nerves, published in 1803.

    BELL, Charles.
    A Series of Engravings, Explaining the Course of the Nerves. 1803.
    $1,707.00

  • The first edition of one of the earliest works on horse anatomy in the English language, The Anatomy of an Horse by Andrew Snape, published in 1683
    The first edition of one of the earliest works on horse anatomy in the English language, The Anatomy of an Horse by Andrew Snape, published in 1683

    SNAPE, Andrew.
    The Anatomy of an Horse. 1683.
    $10,242.00

  • First edition of one of the earliest medical treatments of non-traditional sexuality, Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis.
    First edition of one of the earliest medical treatments of non-traditional sexuality, Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis.

    KRAFFT-EBING, R[ichard] von.
    Psychopathia Sexualis, with Especial Reference to Contrary Sexual Instinct: 1892.
    $6,487.00

  • The Family Herbal,
    The Family Herbal,

    HILL, Sir John.
    The Family Herbal, 1812.
    $683.00

  • First edition, first printing of the founding text of modern psychology
    First edition, first printing of the founding text of modern psychology

    JAMES, William.
    The Principles of Psychology. 1890.
    $6,828.00

  • First edition of the first notice of coronaviruses in the scientific press, a short article in Nature reporting on their identification by June Almeida and David Tyrrell.
    First edition of the first notice of coronaviruses in the scientific press, a short article in Nature reporting on their identification by June Almeida and David Tyrrell.

    ALMEIDA, June D. & TYRRELL, David.
    Coronaviruses. November 16, 1968.
    $3,756.00

  • The very rare first edition of John Graunt's Natural and Political Observations... upon the Bills of Mortality, the 1662 book that founded demography and medical statistics.
    The very rare first edition of John Graunt's Natural and Political Observations... upon the Bills of Mortality, the 1662 book that founded demography and medical statistics.

    GRAUNT, John.
    Natural and Political Observations Mentioned in a Following Index, 1662.
    $88,758.00

  • First edition of the medical guidebook The Naval Surgeon by William Turnbull, published in 1806. This copy a lovely example in the original boards.
    First edition of the medical guidebook The Naval Surgeon by William Turnbull, published in 1806. This copy a lovely example in the original boards.

    TURNBULL, William.
    The Naval Surgeon; 1806.
    $4,438.00

  • First edition, first printing, of psychologist and suffragist Mary Ware Dennett's Birth Control Laws of 1926, a significant contribution to the US birth control debate.
    First edition, first printing, of psychologist and suffragist Mary Ware Dennett's Birth Control Laws of 1926, a significant contribution to the US birth control debate.

    DENNETT, Mary Ware.
    Birth Control Laws. 1926.
    $274.00

  • A rare, early American edition of surgeon William Cheselden's The Anatomy of the Human Body (1913), published in 1796 under the title Anatomical Tables of the Human Body.
    A rare, early American edition of surgeon William Cheselden's The Anatomy of the Human Body (1913), published in 1796 under the title Anatomical Tables of the Human Body.

    CHESELDEN, William.
    Anatomical Tables of the Human Body. 1796.
    $1,707.00

  • A collection of original materials from the writing of Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole, including the author's hand-drawn book dummy, correspondence with her publisher, and a copy of the first edition.
    A collection of original materials from the writing of Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole, including the author's hand-drawn book dummy, correspondence with her publisher, and a copy of the first edition.

    COLE, Babette.
    Mummy Laid an Egg! 1990-1993.
    $3,278.00

  • First and only edition of Daniel Turner's uncommon work on exposing quackery and reforming the practice of surgery, Apologia Chyrurgica, published in 1695.
    First and only edition of Daniel Turner's uncommon work on exposing quackery and reforming the practice of surgery, Apologia Chyrurgica, published in 1695.

    TURNER, Daniel.
    Apologia Chyrurgica. 1695.
    $2,390.00

  • The uncommon first edition of the important and splendidly illustrated medical herbal Historia Botanica Practica by Giambattista Morandi.
    The uncommon first edition of the important and splendidly illustrated medical herbal Historia Botanica Practica by Giambattista Morandi.

    MORANDI, Giambattista.
    Historia Botanica Practica: 1744.
    $6,828.00

  • An inscribed first edition of Maurice Wilkins' autobiography. Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and James Watson for the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
    An inscribed first edition of Maurice Wilkins' autobiography. Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and James Watson for the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.

    WILKINS, Maurice.
    The Third Man of the Double Helix. 2003.
    $1,298.00

  • First collected edition of William Gowers' Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System. Presentation copy inscribed by the author.
    First collected edition of William Gowers' Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System. Presentation copy inscribed by the author.

    GOWERS, W. R.
    Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System. 1895.
    $1,298.00

  • A scarce Avignon printed commonplace book containing 900 Scerets, Recettes, Procédés, et Remèdies.
    A scarce Avignon printed commonplace book containing 900 Scerets, Recettes, Procédés, et Remèdies.

    [BOOK OF SECRETS].
    900 Secrets, Recettes, Procédés, et Remèdies 1834.
    $683.00

  • A handsome copy of Cecil Woodham-Smith's account of the life of Florence Nightingale.
    A handsome copy of Cecil Woodham-Smith's account of the life of Florence Nightingale.

    WOODHAM-SMITH, Cecil.
    Florence Nightingale. 1950.
    $478.00

  • The Functions of the Brain.
    The Functions of the Brain.

    FERRIER, David.
    The Functions of the Brain. 1876.
    $2,732.00

  • First edition of Dysentery in Hazaribagh Central Jail January 1910-March 1911 by R. T. Wells, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of Dysentery in Hazaribagh Central Jail January 1910-March 1911 by R. T. Wells, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    WELLS, Captain R. T.
    Dysentery in Hazaribagh Central Jail January 1910-March 1911. 1912.
    $239.00

  • First edition of The Development of the Parasite of the Indian Kala Azar by W. S> Patton, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of The Development of the Parasite of the Indian Kala Azar by W. S> Patton, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    PATTON, Captain W. S.
    The Development of the Parasite of the Indian Kala Azar. 1912.
    $239.00

  • First edition of A Streptothrix Isolated from the Spleen of a Leper by W. G. Liston, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of A Streptothrix Isolated from the Spleen of a Leper by W. G. Liston, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    LISTON, Major W. G. and WILLIAMS, Captain T. S. B.
    A Streptothrix Isolated from the Spleen of a Leper. 1912.
    $239.00

  • First edition of The Destruction of Fleas by Exposure to the Sun by J. Cunningham, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of The Destruction of Fleas by Exposure to the Sun by J. Cunningham, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    CUNNINGHAM, Captain J.
    The Destruction of Fleas by Exposure to the Sun. 1911.
    $239.00

  • Second edition, inscribed presentation copy of Samuel Solly's important work on neurology, The Human Brain, from the library of Oliver Sacks, with his octopus bookplate.
    Second edition, inscribed presentation copy of Samuel Solly's important work on neurology, The Human Brain, from the library of Oliver Sacks, with his octopus bookplate.

    SOLLY, Samuel.
    The Human Brain: Its Structure, Physiology and Diseases. 1847.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition of A Classification of the Tumors of the Glioma Group by pioneering neurosurgeons Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing.
    First edition of A Classification of the Tumors of the Glioma Group by pioneering neurosurgeons Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing.

    BAILEY, Percival; CUSHING, Harvey.
    A Classification of the Tumors of the Glioma Group on a Histogenetic Basis with a Correlated Study of Prognosis. 1926.
    $3,756.00

  • The initial sequencing of the human genome published in Nature, volume 409, issue 6822, 15 February, 2001.
    The initial sequencing of the human genome published in Nature, volume 409, issue 6822, 15 February, 2001.

    The Human Genome Project.
    The initial sequencing of the human genome published in Nature, volume 409, issue 6822, 15 February, 2001. February 15th, 2001.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition and an attractive copy in the dust jacket of the journal that Helen Keller kept during the year following the death of her teach, Anne Sullivan Macy.
    First edition and an attractive copy in the dust jacket of the journal that Helen Keller kept during the year following the death of her teach, Anne Sullivan Macy.

    KELLER, Helen.
    Helen Keller's Journal, 1936-1937. 1938.
    $478.00

  • First edition of a scarce early work by Dr. Seuss, This is Ann, She's Dying to Meet You, published in August 1943 to educate US troops about malaria prevention.
    First edition of a scarce early work by Dr. Seuss, This is Ann, She's Dying to Meet You, published in August 1943 to educate US troops about malaria prevention.

    SEUSS, Dr. [pseud., GEISEL, Theodor Seuss].
    This is Ann. She's dying to meet you. August 1943.
    $1,707.00

  • First edition of Paulo Mascagni's groundbreaking anatomical atlas of the lymphatic system, Vasorum Lymphaticorum Corporis Humani, published in 1787.
    First edition of Paulo Mascagni's groundbreaking anatomical atlas of the lymphatic system, Vasorum Lymphaticorum Corporis Humani, published in 1787.

    MASCAGNI, Paulo.
    Vasorum Lymphaticorum Corporis Humani Historia et Ichnographia. 1787.
    $10,242.00

  • The enlarged third edition of physician John French's work on the distillation of pharmaceuticals, The Art of Distillation, with numerous woodcut illustrations, 1664.
    The enlarged third edition of physician John French's work on the distillation of pharmaceuticals, The Art of Distillation, with numerous woodcut illustrations, 1664.

    FRENCH, John.
    The Art of Distillation: 1664.
    $4,916.00

  • First edition and an attractive copy of The Organization of Nursing in a Large Town,and uncommon work by nurse Florence Nightingale on the development of the Liverpool Nurse's Training School.
    First edition and an attractive copy of The Organization of Nursing in a Large Town,and uncommon work by nurse Florence Nightingale on the development of the Liverpool Nurse's Training School.

    Nightingale, Florence.
    The Organization of Nursing in a Large Town. 1865.
    $2,732.00

  • First edition of an important early contribtution to the germ theory of disease, Pathologische Untersuchungen by Gustav Henle, published in 1840.
    First edition of an important early contribtution to the germ theory of disease, Pathologische Untersuchungen by Gustav Henle, published in 1840.

    HENLE, Dr. [Friedrich, Gustav Jakob].
    Pathologische Untersuchungen. 1840.
    $2,527.00

  • The first edition, second issue of Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing, published in the same year and from the same setting of type as the first issue.
    The first edition, second issue of Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing, published in the same year and from the same setting of type as the first issue.

    NIGHTINGALE, Florence.
    Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. [1860].
    $2,663.00

  • First edition one of the earliest detailed accounts of vaccination, On Vaccine Inoculation by Robert Willan, the founder of dermatology.
    First edition one of the earliest detailed accounts of vaccination, On Vaccine Inoculation by Robert Willan, the founder of dermatology.

    WILLAN, Robert.
    On Vaccine Inoculation. 1806.
    $2,732.00

  • First edition of Man on His Nature by Charles Sherrington, neurologist Oliver Sacks's copy, with his notes and bookplate.
    First edition of Man on His Nature by Charles Sherrington, neurologist Oliver Sacks's copy, with his notes and bookplate.

    SHERRINGTON, Charles.
    Man on His Nature. The Gifford Lectures, Edinburgh 1937-8. 1940.
    $3,756.00

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