Medicina e salute

Human Osteology Comprising a Description of the Bones with Delineations of the Attachements of the Muscles the General and Microscopic Structure of Bone and Its Development to Which Is Added a Brief Notice of the Unity of Type in the Construction of the Vertebrate Skeleton

Luther Holden · 1861 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, John Churchill, 1861. Leather. A scarce copy of this osteology study by Luther Holden. Third edition. Illustrated throughout with many plates, including a folding diagram of the spine. Rebound by Hawkins, Son and Loxley (binder's label to front pastedown). Rebacke...

Domestic Medicine: Or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines. With an Appendix

William Buchan · 1813 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

Boston, Joseph Bumstead, 1813. Leather. The 1813 Boston edition of this immensely popular 18th century medical work. Includes a handwritten piece (probably from the 1840s), preserving notes apparently from an American tourist's trip around Lucerne, as part of their tour o...

Selected Monographs

J. N. Czermak · 1861 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, The New Sydenham Society, 1861. Cloth. A selection of medical publications issued in one volume. Volume XI of works published by The New Sydenham Society, which was established in 1858. Comprising of: 'Practical Uses of the Laryngoscope' by Dr J N Czermak, &a...

Lectures on Surgical Pathology

James Paget · 1876 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.52 | ¥31,222)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1876. Cloth. A fascinating series of lectures by noted pathologist James Paget. With demonstrative vignette illustrations throughout. The fourth edition of the work. Sir James Paget was a noted pathologist and surgeon, and is perhaps best known ...

A Dictionary of Practical Surgery

Samuel Cooper · 1830 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.88 | ¥18,984)

New York, J. & J. Harper, 1830. Cloth. A large edition of A Dictionary of Practical Surgery by Samuel Cooper. Two volumes bound as one. Samuel Cooper FRS (September 1780 – 2 December 1848) was an English surgeon and medical writer. He published a Surgical Dictionary which wen...

The Evolution of Urine Analysis an Historical Sketch of the Clinical Examination of Urine

British Medical Association · 1911 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London , Burroughs Wellcome & Co. 1911. Cloth. An illustrated history of urine examination. With coloured illustrations in the text, a coloured frontispiece and a map of Birmingham. In a red cloth binding. Externally, smart with some mars to boards and fading to spine. Interna...

The Topographical Anatomy of a Child

Johnson Symington · 1887 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

Edinburgh, E. and S. Livingstone, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce anatomical study of children by Johnson Symington, profusely illustrated throughout. First edition. Very scarce. This is a fascinating work of medical history from the late 19th century, in which Johns...

Short Account of Sir Astley Cooper&Apos;S Restorative the Only Acknowledged Successful Remedy for the Removal of General, Local, and Nervous Debility

Sir Astley Cooper · 1864 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.46 | ¥14,765)

London , J. Bale, 1864. Cloth. A scarce medical reference book by Sir Astley Cooper. Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet (23 August 1768 – 12 February 1841) was an English surgeon and anatomist, who made historical contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and...

Observations on Some Rare Diseases of the Skin

Joseph Frank Payne · 1889 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

London , Smith, Elder and Co, 1889. Cloth. A scarce medical text, exploring rare diseases that affect the skin. Presentation copy, with inscription from the author, given to the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute. Featuring four coloured plates to the rear, and a colo...

Health and Disease in Relation to Marriage and the Married State. In Two Volumes

Professor Dr. H. Senator and Dr. Med. S. Kaminer · 1904 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

New York and London, Rebman, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this interesting collection of essays on the relationship between marriage, health, hygiene and disease: the occupational health-hazards of being married. Translated from the German by Joseph...

Curiosities of Heredity "the Hapsburg Lip

J. N. Ungoed Pitt · 1931 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,096)

London, John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, Ltd. 1931. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce medical book on heredity Curiosities of Heredity "The Hapsburg Lip" by J. N. Ungoed Pitt. First edition. The book discusses 'the Hapsburg Lip' and other hereditary traits, using th...

Urine, Urinary Deposits and Calculi; and on the Treatment of Urinary Diseases with Numerous Illustrations, and Tables for the Clinical Examination of Urine

Lionel S. Beale · 1864 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

London , John Churchill and Sons, 1864. Cloth. A scarce copy of this medical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract diseases, methods of examination and using urine to diagnose other illnesses, such as diabetes. With numerous diagrams and tables thoughout the te...

Works on Health and Best Food

R. B. D. Wells · 0 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London , H. Vickers, c1880. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce compilation of Wells's nineteenth-century guides to keeping healthy. First Edition. Five works in one. Titles include: Good Health and How to Secure it; Health and Economy in the Selection of Food; Water, and...

Studies of the Renal Circulation

Josep Trueta; Alfred E. Barclay; Kenneth J. Franklin; Peter M. Daniel; Marjorie M. L. Prichard · 1947 · Rooke Books

£167.99 (€201.36 | $221.93 | ¥35,439)

Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating medical study of renal circulation; copiously illustrated throughout and in the publisher's original price-clipped dustwrapper. Featuring the following ink insc...

Manuel Du Medecin Militaire: Aide-Memoire de Chirurgie Militaire

Dr Adolphe Coustan · 1897 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Paris, J B Bailliere, 1897. Cloth. A pocket-sized instructional work on military surgery, in the original cloth. In French. A pocket-sized instructional work on military surgery. This work is part memoir, part instructional guide and is written by Dr Adolphe Coustan, a militar...

Traite de la Vieillesse Hygienique Medical Et Philosophique

J. H. Reveille-Parise · 1853 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.67 | ¥16,874)

Paris, J. B. Bailiere, 1853. Cloth. A detailed French medical work on hygiene, a fascinating treatise. In the original French.A detailed medical treatise.Original covers bound in.Featuring a publisher's catalogue to the rear.Joseph-Henri-Awakened Parise was a French docto...

Le Manuel Des Malades, Ou Recueil de Lectures Edifiantes a L&Apos;Usage Des Malades, Des Viellards Et Des Infirmes

Anonymous · 1773 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Lausanne, J. P. Heubach & Compagnie, 1773. Paperback. A very scarce French medical guide, a useful and fascinating work intended for the use of students. In the original French.A very scarce patients manual, or a collection of notes for sick and infirm old men.Includes a chapt...

Archiv Fr Wissenschaftliche Und Praktische Tierheilkunde

Various · 1881 · Rooke Books

£770.00 (€922.95 | $1,017.22 | ¥162,437)

Berlin, Verlag von August Hirschwald, 1881-1903. Leather. An important collection of volumes on veterinary science. An important collection of volumes on veterinary science. Written and edited by many important figures in veterinary medicine including Friedrich Heinrich Roloff...

De L&Apos;Intelligence

Hippolyte Taine · 1897 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1897. Leather. A two volume set of this work on psychology and human personality by Hippolyte Taine. Hippolyte Taine was a French critic and historian, credited as one of the chief theoretical influences of French naturalism. First published i...

Dictionnaire de Medecine

Mm. Adelon, Beclard, Biett, Breschett, Chomel et al · 1821 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

Paris, Bechet Jeune, 1821-1824. Cloth. Seven volumes of the French Dictionnaire de Medecine. Volumes I, IV, V, VI, VII, X and XI of a 21 volume set. In French. With an engraving to each title page. By Mm. Adelon, Beclard, Biett, Breschet, Chomel, H. Cloquet, J. Cloquet, Coutan...