1872 FIRST EDITION OF UROLOGY MONOGRAPH BY SCOTTISH PHYSICIAN. 8 1/4 inches tall hardcover, original dark red cloth boards, spine darkened with library numbers, previous physician owner signature and perforated library stamp to title page, xi, 300 pages, publisher's catalogue at rear, Pages age-toned, but unmarked. CONTENTS: ON THE CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT THE SECRETION OF URINE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SUPPRESSION; SUPPRESSION FROM GOUT AND RHEUMATISM; RETENTION OF URINE ; ITS VARIETIES, CAUSES, AND TREATMENT; RETENTION FROM VESICAL PARALYSIS; RETENTION FROM OLD AGE; RETENTION FROM REFLEX IRR... View More...
1762 TWO LARGE ANATOMIC ENGRAVINGS FROM FIRST EDITION OF DIDEROT'S ENCYCLOPEDIE - THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. Two original copper plate engravings on heavy paper, 9 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches (8 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches platemark), light fingerprints bottom of Plate XXI, not affecting image, both very good condition, in custom archival mylar cover; TOGETHER WITH photocopy of letterpress descriptive text (French language) pertaining to the engravings (letters on the anatomical figures are identified in the text). INTRODUCTION TO THE PLATES FOR ANATOMIE: Anatomy, that part of physics that provides knowled... View More...
IMAGING THE LOWER URINARY TRACT IN CHILDHOOD BEFORE ULTRASONOGRAPHY OR SCINTIGRAPHY. 10 1/2 inches tall hardcover, original red cloth binding, fold-out color plate, 265 black and white figures. Inconspicuous library numbers bottom of spine, institutional library hand stamp bottom of title page, no other marks. Overall good. View More...