Medicina e salute

Interest Tables at Five Per Cent

George Oates · 1851 · Rooke Books

£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.20 | ¥42,189)

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851. Leather. A mathematical, accountancy work regarding interest tables in the nineteenth century. Leatherbound volume with gilt title to the spine. Interest Tables at Five per Cent. In which are shown the interest on any sum from ...

De Catarrhis 1672

Richard Lower, Richard Hunter (Editor), Ida Macalpine (Editor) · 1963 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A facsimile reprint of Richard Lower's medical work. 'De Catarrhis' is an important work as it demonstrates Lower's investigation into the formation and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Contempora...

Traite Des Maladies Chirurgicales, Et Des Opertations Qui Leur Conviennent

Jean Louis Petit and Francois-Dominique Lesne · 1774 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

Paris, P. Fr. Didot, 1774. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Jean Louis Petit's general treatise on surgical operations, with many fold-out plates. A first edition of Jean Louis Petit's general treatise on surgical operations, with many fold-out plates. Volu...

Die Epidemische Diphtheritis Und Deren Schnellste Heilung

Alban Lutz · 1870 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.43 | ¥9,491)

Wurzburg , Druck und Verlag der Stahel'schen Buch- und Kunsthandlung, 1870. Leather. A scarce work on diphtheria epidemics. In German. With publisher's catalogue to rear. In a half straight grain morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, sound wi...

Opuscula Medica

Georgio Baker [Sir George Baker] · 1771 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.51 | $475.58 | ¥75,944)

London, J. & H. Hughs, 1771. Leather. A scarce early edition of Sir George Baker's medical work. Sir George Baker (1722 – 1809) was an English physician and President of the Royal College of Physicians. He was appointed physician to the Queen's household and then phy...

Nova Medicinae Elementa Ad Nosographiae Philosophicae Noram Exarate

Joshepho Capuron · 1813 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.67 | ¥16,874)

Paris, Cruellebois, 1813. Cloth. A Latin medical text detailing new elements in medicine including discussion on tetanus and improvement on the prognosis in diseases. Second edition Joseph Capuron 1767-1849 was professor at the Faculty of Montpellier and an associate at the Fa...

Materia Medica Caroli Linnaei Liber I. De Plantis Secundum Genera, Loca, Nomina, Qualitates, Vires, Differentias, Durationes, Simplicia, Modos, Usus, Synonyma, Culturas, Proearata, Porentias, Composita

Carl Linnaeus · 1749 · Rooke Books

£7,700.00 (€9,229.54 | $10,172.17 | ¥1,624,368)

Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii , 1749. Cloth. A scarce medical work, exploring the use of plants within medicine, from influential botanist and physician, Carl Linnaeus. A very influential text.Rarely seen at auction- twice over the last 40 years. Soulsby 442 and Wellcome II p 526....

A Practical Manual, Containing a Description of the General, Chemical and Microscopical Characters of the Blood and Secretions of the Human Body

John William Griffith · 1846 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Richard and John E. Taylor, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of the second part of John William Griffith's illustrated study of human blood and bodily secretions. The very scarce first edition of this work. Part III of a three part work o...

A Copy of the Statistical Report on the Health of the Navy for the Year 1867

Lord John Hay · 1869 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, The House of Commons, 1869 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this report on the health of the navy for the year 1867, signed by Sir Alexander Armstrong, Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy. A scarce first edition.Inscribed to the ...

Natural History Rambles: Lane and Field

Rev. J. G. Wood · 1879 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1879. Leather. A leather bound copy of this illustrated study of natural history from English writer John George Wood. Natural History Rambles series. Illustrated throughout. An exploration of the natural history of the mammal...

Observations and Reflections on the Bill Now in Progress Through the House of Commons, for "Better Regulating the Medical Profession As Far As Regards Apothecaries" Proving It to Be a Measure, Best Suited to the Public Convenience, and Most Conducive to the Preservation of the Community, from the Effects of Existing Frauds and Abuses.

Robert Masters Kerrison · 1815 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1815. First edition. Disbound. An very scarce 1815 article discussing an upcoming bill to regulate the medical profession, specifically apothecaries, written by Robert Masters Kerrison. The first edition. A very scarce article from The Pamphleteer, dis...

London Airport. Developments in the Central Terminal Area

1954 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, 1954. Cloth. A very scarce report, offering insight into the vast developments of Heathrow in the 1950s. A very scarce work.The original front wrap is bound in.An interesting report on the developments of the central terminal a...

Bacchus. An Essay on the Nature, Causes, Effects, and Cure, of Intemperance

Ralph Barnes Grindrod · 1839 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, J. Pasco, 1839 . Cloth. An early edition of Grindrod's very scarce examination of alcohol consumption and intemperance, exploring alcohol use in the mid-19th century. The second thousand of this very scarce work.Grindrod's work offers a comprehensive examinat...

A Year of Sport and Natural History: Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Falconry, and Fishing

Oswald Crawfurd [editor] · 1895 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this commentary of a year of sporting from British journalist Oswald Crawfurd. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed record of a year of ...

Alcohol and the Human Body, an Introduction to the Study of the Subject

Sir Victor Horsley; Mary D. Sturge; Arthur Newsholme · 1909 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1909 . Cloth. Horsley and Sturge's highly informative scientific account of the human body and its response to alcohol, illustrated with a wealth of charts and tables. First published in 1907, this is a fascinating scientific and medical study on...

Tratado Elemental de Fisiologia Que Comprende Las Principales Nociones de la Fisiologia Comparada

J. Beclard · 1877 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Madrid, Carlos Bailly-Bailliere, 1877. Leather. The second edition of this treatise on human physiology by Jules-Auguste Beclard, with many in-text illustrations. The second Spanish edition of this work. First published in the French in 1856. Bound in full calf, with marbled e...

An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of Fever; Experiments on the Red and Quill Peruvian Bark

Caleb Dickinson; Ralph Irving · 1785 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.42 | $2,510.02 | ¥400,818)

Edinburgh, C. Elliot; G. Robinson; W. Gilbert, 1785 . First edition. Leather. Two very scarce 1785 first edition medical works, discussing the causes of fevers, and the potential medicinal properties of Peruvian bark. Two very scarce first edition works, bound together. Presen...

L&Apos;Encephale; Journal Des Maladies Mentales Et Nerveuses

B. Ball; J. Luys · 1886 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)

Paris, J.-B. Bailliere et Fils, 1886 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the sixth volume of Luys and Ball's journal of mental and nervous diseases: 'L'Encephale; Journal des Maladies Mentales et Nerveuses&apos. In the original French.Volume VI only of ...

The Conquest of Cancer

H. W. S. Wright · 1925 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, 1925. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of this insightful exploration into the fight against one of humanity's most challenging diseases. The first edition of this scarce work. From the series 'To-day and To-morrow&ap...

Copy of Proof Sheets U. S Pharmacopoeia

Dr Elisha De Butts · 1820 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

None stated , None stated , 1820. Paperback. A very scarce facsimile of the original proof sheets for the U.S Pharmacopeia, a compendium on medicines. In the publisher's original paper covers. A very scarce facsimile of the original proof sheets. This volume features the ...