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1974MMRM1337New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons 1974. 1974. 8vo. 258 pp. 36 illustrations glossary. Dark-gray pink-stamped cloth dust-jacket. Very good. ISBN: 0684140357 Chapters: Noah an albino / Arnold Sorsby -- Job's illness pellagra / Charles J. Brim --The medical problems of Henry VIII / Ove Brinch --Shakespeare's skull and brain / Sir Arthur Keith --The evidence of disease in Shakespeare's handwriting / R. W. Leftwich --Milton's blindness / Arnold Sorsby --Swift's deafness and his last illness / T. G. Wilson --Samuel Johnson's medical experiences / Sir Humphry Rolleston --The 'insanity' of King George III : a classic case of porphyria / Ida Macalpine ; Richard Hunter --Historical implications of porphyria / John Brooke --Jane Austen's last illness / Sir Zachary Cope --Beethoven's deafness / Maurice Sorsby --The illness and death of Napoleon / Arnold Chaplin --Darwin's health in relation to his voyage to South America / A. W. Woodruff --Abraham Lincoln's Marfan syndrome / Harold Schwartz. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. hardcover books
1880M11514New York:: William Wood & Co. 1880. 1880. Reprint: American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children Vol. XIII No 11. 8vo. 8pp. 1 lithographed plate. Original printed pale blue wrappers. Fine. The first description of "Skene's glands" or "ducts". Cordasco 80-5776; Garrison & Morton 1225. William Wood & Co., 1880. unknown books
190530061East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1905. 1st edition thus McKenna 109. Limp deep wine-red suede binding with yapp edges & title gilt stamped to leather square to front board. Red silk moire paste-downs. VG avg wear. 59 3 pp. Text printed in red & black. 8-3/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> The Roycrofters hardcover books
192349001New York: The Century Co 1923. 1st edition Smith H-574. Black cloth binding with orange & yellow stamping. No dust jacket. Slight cock. General wear & soiling. Very Good. 10 337 3 blank pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> The Century Co hardcover books
1891C0149New York: Sixth American Chess Congress 1891 xxxviii490 pages with table and diagrams. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7" bound in original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and black chess pictorial to both covers. Limited to 500 copies. This is copy 88 issued to F M Teed of Brooklyn New York. Betts: 25-26. 1st edition. Contains the report of the Congress Committee and all 432 games with notes by Steinitz. This was a 20-man Double Round Robin Tournament. One of the longest tournaments in history. In the first half of the tournament draws were counted as a half point. In the second half they were replayed once. Between the 38 regular rounds 8 replay rounds and 4 game playoff for first at the end there were 50 rounds all told !. Like the 4th Congress this tournament consisted largely of foreign masters. The retirement of Captain Mackenzie seems to date from this time though some sources credit him as US Champion until his death in 1891 giving the top American finisher some claim on being de facto US Champion. The top American finisher was Solomon Lipschutz who finished in 6th Place with a score of 22-9=7 Condition: Corners bumped soiled spine ends and corneres rubbed exterior hinge cracked 1" at back head spine Teed's gift inscription on title and individual who received the book name errased some occasional internal soiling spine sunned esle a good copy of a scarce item. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good. Royal octavo. Sixth American Chess Congress hardcover books
1891C0039New York: Sixth American Chess Congress 1891 xxxviii490 pages with table and diagrams. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7" bound in full leather with gilt lettering to spine. Limited to 500 copies. This is copy 111 issued to R W Ferguson of Flushing New York. Betts: 25-26 .1st edition. Contains the report of the Congress Committee and all 432 games with notes by Steinitz. This was a 20-man Double Round Robin Tournament. One of the longest tournaments in history. In the first half of the tournament draws were counted as a half point. In the second half they were replayed once. Between the 38 regular rounds 8 replay rounds and 4 game playoff for first at the end there were 50 rounds all told !. Like the 4th Congress this tournament consisted largely of foreign masters. The retirement of Captain Mackenzie seems to date from this time though some sources credit him as US Champion until his death in 1891 giving the top American finisher some claim on being de facto US Champion. The top American finisher was Solomon Lipschutz who finished in 6th Place with a score of 22-9=7 Condition: Some internal pencil markings and notations. Attractively rebund in full leather with gilt lettering to spine. A very good copy of a very scarce chess item. . First Edition. Sixth American Chess Congress hardcover books
187040809New York: Printed by Lange & Hillman Steam Book and Job Printers 1870. 1st edition Neviins I p. 91. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & gilt stamped camp scene to front board. Bevelled board edges. Brown coated eps. Square & tight. Light shelfwear. Edge ding to 3 leaves pp. 49 - 54 no text affected. A VG copy. vii 3 9 - 274 2 blank pp. Frontispiece. Inserted plate p. 58. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/>Per Nevins "One of the better straightforward accounts of life in Federal hospitals; Miss Wheelock was stationed through the last three years of the war at Alexandria Va." Printed by Lange & Hillman, Steam Book and Job Printers hardcover books
1882S3816London:: Kegan Paul Trench 1882. 1882. The International Scientific Series Vol. XLII. 193 x 135 mm. 8vo. 313 ads 4 pp. Index. Black- and gilt-stamped red cloth; lightly rubbed. Bookplate of Robert Washington Oates. Very good. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION first edition New York 1881. This work was translated into French German Spanish Italian and Russian. It was primarily an epistemological criticism of the corpuscular-kinetic theory of nature. In this work Stallo attempted to define the contemporary position of science and as a result foreshadowed the contributions of Einstein and the new physics of the early twentieth century. Stallo's The concepts and theories of modern physics the importance of which is explained in four columns in the DSB was reprinted in 1960. Johann Bernhard Stallo was born in Sierhausen Oldenburg Germany. After an early education in Germany he emigrated to the United States in 1839. He pursued a varied career in teaching and the law in the United States in Cincinnati and New York City. From 1884 to 1889 he was American ambassador in Florence where he remained until his death even after his official period of service had ended. DAB XVII pp. 496-497; DSB XII pp. 606-610. Kegan Paul, Trench, 1882. hardcover books
188611156Orpington: George Allen 1886. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 1347. Contemporary green morocco with marbled boards & eps. TEG. VG some extremity wear/poi on blank front fly. 250 pp sm 8vo. <br/><br/> George Allen hardcover books
190246551London: George Allen 1902. Thirteenth Thousand. Tan full calf binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. AEG. Spine a bit sunned. Modest wear. Bookplates. A VG copy. x 297 3 blank pp. 12mo. <br/><br/> George Allen unknown books
190246552London: George Allen 1902. Twenty-third Thousand. Tan full calf binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. AEG. Spine a bit sunned. Modest wear. Bookplates. A VG copy. xv 5 269 3 blank pp. 12mo. <br/><br/> George Allen unknown books
192721595Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co 1927. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. VG pos at fep/ corners lightly bumped/VG extremities chipped/ light soiling/ shelfwear. 354 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 23.5cm x 16.5cm. <br/><br/> Bobbs-Merrill Co hardcover books
195627923London: Chappell PN 18844 1956. Quarto. Original publisher's decorative yellow wrappers. 1f. recto title verso copyright 1f. recto cast list verso contents 225 iii blank pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn. Chappell [PN 18844] unknown books
193027919Philadelphia: John Church PN Gon. 223 1930. Folio. Original publisher's brown cloth-backed decorative wrappers. 1 title 2 blank 3 dramatis personae 4 contents 5-225 iii blank pp.<br/><br/>Occasional performance annotations in pencil.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn and soiled; head and tail of spine slightly defective; previous owner's name and annotations to upper. Some minor internal wear; inner margin of title tight to wrapper. The Gondoliers was "the last great Gilbert and Sullivan success." Arthur Jacobs in Grove Music Online. John Church [PN Gon. 223] unknown books
188683524London: Trubner 1886. 2nd ed. Hardcover. Good. folding map index xxix 747p. Original cloth. 22cm. Cover corners and ends of backstrip frayed and lightly chipped. Contents sound and clean. <br/><br/> Trubner hardcover books
192227783New York: The Century Co 1922. 1st edition. Green decorative binding. VG spine dull. 10 459 pp including Index. Illustrated from photographs. Folding maps 3. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Century Co unknown books
19451335917Kenosha: John Martin's House 1945. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine green and yellow without print; DJ in mylar tears at spine ends and flap corners wear to spine and edges shelfwear; Boards in illustrated paper small portion of bottom spine corner torn away tears to hinges wear to corners and edges light soiling; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear age-toned paper; 31 pages illustrated color.<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 10 in Netdesk office. 1335917. FP New Rockville Stock. John Martin's House hardcover books
188027918London: Chappell PN 16997 1880. Quarto. Original publisher's textured brown cloth boards stamped in black titling gilt to upper. i title ii blank iii dedication iv blank v index vi blank vii-x 215 i blank pp.<br/><br/>Small composer's facsimile signature handstamp to title.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed bumped and shaken; previous owner's signature "WSA Griffith" to front free endpaper. Some internal wear; annotations to title. First Edition.<br/><br/>Composed for and first performed at the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival October 15 1880.<br/><br/>"A mark of esteem was Sullivan's appointment as conductor of the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival from 1880: he launched there his new oratorio 'sacred music drama' The Martyr of Antioch in that year." Arthur Jacobs in Grove Music Online. Chappell [PN 16997] unknown books
189028032New York: Wm. A. Pond PN 2898 1890. Quarto. 1f. recto title verso cast list 3 contents 4-152 pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers lacking. Worn; occasional minor edge tears. A re-issue. Wm. A. Pond [PN 2898] unknown books
189028033New York: Wm. A. Pond PN 13809 1890. Quarto. Original publisher's decorative wrappers. 1 title 2 cast list 3 contents 4-172 pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers worn; upper detached with minor chips and tears to edges; lower partially detached; spine worn and lacking at head and tail. Revised version. Wm. A. Pond [PN 13809] unknown books
1951M2950Philadelphia:: Lea & Febiger 1951. 1951. 8vo. 240 pp. 156 figs. bibliog. index. Blue cloth. Fine. See: Courville Collection 546. Lea & Febiger, 1951. hardcover books
199027969New York/London: G. Schirmer PN 38710 1990. Large octavo. Original publisher's illustrated wrappers. 1f. title 2ff. cast list argument musical numbers 213 i blank pp.<br/><br/>Small handstamp with new price to upper wrapper; titling to spine in ink. G. Schirmer [PN 38710] unknown books
189027921New York: Hitchcock 1890. Quarto. Original publisher's printed wrappers. 1f. recto title verso cast list and contents 3-141 iii blank pp.<br/><br/>Wrappers worn and chipped; minor loss to tail of spine. Slightly browned and chipped. Hitchcock unknown books
19691328551New York: Kraus Reprint Co 1969. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo; Reprint of third edition London 1901; G; Hardcover; Spine brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth slight wear to corners and spine caps slight shelfwear; Text block has light tanning to endpapers slight smudge to title page else clean and tight but for slight marginal pencil notation in final chapter; xxiv 592 pages. 1328551. FP New Rockville Stock. Kraus Reprint Co hardcover books
1982S13170Washington DC:: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the National Science Foundation by Amerind 1982. 1982. See: Problema nasledovaniya priobremennykh priznakov. Moscow: Nauka 1971 8vo. xvi 267 pp. Numerous portrait illus. index. Gray cloth dust-jacket. Fine. TT 81-52038 Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the National Science Foundation by Amerind, 1982. hardcover books
