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Science and Medicine in the People's Republic of China

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, The Asia Society : 1972

Seller ID: 875

ILLUSTRATED ISSUE OF THE ASIA SOCIETY ON SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA--1972--THE YEAR THAT NIXON VISITED CHINA. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8 inches tall softcover, color printed covers, 84 pp, illustrated with photographs, published by the Asia Society, New York, No. 26, Summer 1972; light wear to cover edges, SIIGNED ON TITLE PAGE by John Z. Bowens. Text unmarked, very good. INTRODUCTION by John Z. Bowers, M.D. THE ASIA SOCIETY The Asia Society is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization founded in 1956 in the belief that there is an urgent need for greater knowledge of Asia in...
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Low-Level Irradiation

By: Brues, Austin M.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Washington D.C., American Associaton for the Advancement of Science : 1959

Seller ID: 326

MONOGRAPH ON EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO LOW LEVEL RADIATION BY EXPERT AMERICAN RADIATION BIOLOGIST IN THE COLD WAR. 9 1/4 inches tall hardcover, gray cloth binding with blue cloth spine with gilt title, illustrations. residue from small sticker removed from cover, corners bumped, institutional library handstamps to front free endpaper and title page, overall very good. Austin Moore Brues (1906 - 1991) was a pioneer in radiation biology who studied the effects of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. Dr. Brues was the senior biologist at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois from 1946 to 1971. H...
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Techniques of Birth Control

By: Dickinson, Robert Latou

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins Co. : 1942

Seller ID: 1024

1942 ILLUSTRATED WARTIME GUIDE TO CONCEPTION CONTROL BY PROMINENT NEW YORK GYNECOLOGIST AND ARTIST. 10 inches tall pamphlet, printed paper covers, stapled binding, 56 pp, illustrations, light soiling to covers, unmarked, very good minus. ROBERT LATOU DICKINSON (1861 - 1950) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist, surgeon, maternal health educator, artist, sculptor and medical illustrator, and research scientist. He became Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Brooklyn Hospital and at Methodist Episcopal Hospital. During the First World War, he was Assistant Chief of the Medical Sect...
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The Influence of Caffein on Mental and Motor Efficiency

By: Hollingworth, Harry Levi

Price: $200.00

Publisher: New York, The Science Press : 1912

Seller ID: 786

1912 LANDMARK STUDY OF MENTAL AND MOTOR EFFECTS OF CAFFEIN IN COCA-COLA, FIRST TO USE DOUBLE-BLIND CONDITIONS--INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 9 1/2 inches tall hardcover, blue buckram binding, iv, 166 pp, institutional library handstamp to edges and title page, embossed seal to title page, small library sticker bottom of last text page; signed and dated author inscription verso of table of contents, This book is dedicated to my greatest fans. People who strive to be the best, become the best! Keep up the hard work and good luck in your future. Sincerely, H. L. Hollingworth 1912. Covers unmar...
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Dental Caries and Fluorine

By: Moulton, Forest Ray

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Washington, DC, American Association for the Advancement of Science : 1946

Seller ID: 780

1946 PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM TO EVALUATE WATER FLUORIDATION TO REDUCED DENTAL CARIES IN THE UNITED STATES--SCARCE. 10 1/2 inches tall hardcover, black cloth binding, gilt title to spine, viii, 111 pp, tables, illustrations, wear to corners, spine ends frayed, corporate library handstamp to front paste-down, title page, back flyleaf, library stickers and pocket to back paste-down, binding tight, text pages age-toned but unmarked, good+. FOREWORD: Tooth decay is one of the most prevalent diseases of civilized man and of great importance from the standpoint of both the individual and public he...
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Prevention of Disease and Care of the Sick and injured. Medical Handbook for the Use of Lighthouse Vessels and Stations, 1915

By: Stimpson, W.G. and Woodward, R.M.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1915

Seller ID: 787

1915 SCARCE ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL HANDBOOK FOR LIGHTHOUSES: MALARIA, SUNSTROKE, APPENDICITIS, DROWNING, PTOMAINE POISONING FROM FISH. 9 1/4 inches tall hardcover, beige cloth binding, printed title to cover and spine, 116 pages, 61 wood engravings, unmarked, very good. PREFACE: This handbook has been prepared for the benefit of officers and employees of the Lighthouse Service, whose duty on vessels and at remote stations may render it difficult at times for them to obtain necessary medical assistance or advice. In all cases of serious sickness or injury, however, medical attendance should be obt...
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Fleas: Proceedings of the International Conference on Fleas, Ashton Wold, Peterborough, UK, 21-25 June 1997

By: Traub, R. and Starcke, H.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema : 1980

Seller ID: 951

1980 ILLUSTRATED PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FLEAS EDITED BY LEADING MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGIST--INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HIM. 10 inches tall hardcover, red cloth binding, gilt publisher's initials to cover, gilt titlel to spine, inscribed and signed by editor on front flyleaf, x, 420 pp, many illustrations, corners bumped, very good in very good dust jacket in mylar cover. ROBERT TRAUB (1916 - 1996) was a medical entomologist who compared fleas from distant times and places and saw in them clues to the mysteries of evolution and continental drift. Working in the rain forests of As...
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A Brief Account of Radio-Activity

By: Venable, Francis P.

Price: $90.00

Publisher: Boston, D. C. Heath & Co. : 1917

Seller ID: 327

1917 SCARCE EARLY TEXT ON RADIOACTIVITY BY FORMER PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 7 inches tall hardcover, black cloth binding, red embossed title to cover, text figures. Francis Preston Venable (1856 – 1934) was a chemist, educator, and president of the University of North Carolina. Born near FarmVille, Prince Edward county, Virginia to Charles Scott Venable, aide-de-camp to Gen. Robert E. Lee from 1862 to 1865 and professor of mathematics at the University of Virginia from 1865 to 1896. In 1879, Venable earned a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Virginia. A year ...
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