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4to. (2), 38 pp. Disbound. Only edition; rare. One of the earliest attempts at debunking imagination as a method of medical interpretation. Many explanations so harshly criticised here today have since enjoyed a renaissance in psychosomatic medicine. - Somewhat browned; several contemp. marginalia. Final leaf is wrinkled, showing edge damage with slight loss of text. Wellcome II, 23. I. Müller/Watzke, Gebrauch und Missbrauch der Einbildungskraft in der Medizin des 17. und 18. Jhs., in: R. Behrens (ed.), Ordnungen des Imaginären. Theorien der Imagination in funktionsgeschichtlicher Sicht (Hamburg 2002, p. 89 ff.), p. 103. Not in Blake.
4to. 32 pp. With a woodcut title vignette, headpieces and initials. Papered spine. Edges sprinkled in red. First edition. - Very rare anatomical dissertation on female breasts, constituting one of the first monographs on the subject. F. W. Mencel (1697-1773) had not only studied medicine, but also mathematics and physics; he would later serve as physician in his native Magdeburg as well as draw maps and architectural elevations in Prussia before going on to teach medicine in Halle and Zerbst (cf. Jöcher/A.). - In his introduction, the author states that humans at various ages favour different foods, but only at the youngest age can they draw nutrition from the human body alone, "for which purpose the female sex has been given two peculiar organs, which rise as prominences from the chests of young women and have been referred to by anatomists under the name of 'mammae', 'breasts', providing nourishment, called 'milk', to the tenderest of beings. These organs (as such) have not been hitherto dealt with frequently," for which reason he has chosen them as the subject of his thesis. Mencel elaborates on the classical derivation of the term 'mamma' before giving a description of the mammary glands, their different appearance in males and females, and their locale on the body. The author notes that there are usually two such glands, one right, the other opposite, on the left. The reason for this, says Mencel, is both functional and aesthetic: "for one thing, it is prettier that way, and for another, if one of them is injured or cannot produce sufficient milk, the other will serve" (p. 9). He goes on to discuss the varying size, shape, colour, and tissue density of breasts, "not the same in all women, but subject to their age, temper, and region": they develop some time before the first menstrual cycle, then expand (supposedly being bigger among married women than virgins), and are at their largest among pregnant women shortly before childbirth, while they tend to sag among the elderly - and even more so among the women of India and Senegal, where they are reported to droop to the stomach. Even in Europe, however, there are areas (says Mencel) where girls are so well-endowed that their breasts resemble pillows, indeed not little hills but enormous mountains. Mencel points out how it has often been observed that women with large breasts are more libidinous and more exposed to venereal disease, a fact reflective of the adage that "every excess turns into vice" (p. 11), then adds anecdotes about unusually buxom women from Utrecht, Elsinore and other places. Proceeding into anatomy proper, Mencel discusses the veins, arteries and nerves throughout the mammary glands, the milk ducts, and the nipples. Another chapter discusses the movement of the breasts during breathing, their "rise and subsequent fall, alternatingly, as we can observe in girls every day". The reason, he adds, "is not hard to guess, for as the breasts are situated on the thorax, so inhaling causes them to expand, and exhaling to constrict themselves", noting the health risks (including lung constriction) involved in the custom of breast binding (p. 26). After a final discussion of the human milk and lactation, Mencel concludes that much could be added on the subject, in particular about the inflammation of the breast, growths, breast cancer, excessive lactation, breast defects, and similar conditions, but his dissertation purposely omits these, as so many medical men have already written about them that to include them in his thesis would be like once more reheating leftover cabbage, and similarly likely to induce nausea, for which reason he will leave it at that. - Indeed, although Mencel's work is not absolutely the first monograph on the subject, nearly all previous studies had focused on diseases, specifically breast infection or cancer. Moritz Hoffmann had in 1662 published a 32-page dissertation "De naturali ac praeter naturali mammarum constitutione" containing an account of the healthy breast, but the book's second half was entirely concerned with pathology, while Johann Arnold Friderici's more general anatomical disputation "De constitutione mammarum" (Jena 1669) comprised a mere 18 pages. Mencel's dissertation, so frequently couched in a disarmingly coy tone, is thus the most extensive early monograph wholly devoted to the healthy female breast. It was reprinted in Franz Joseph Oberkamp's 1767 collection of excellent Leiden dissertations. - Somewhat browned throughout due to paper; old ink number annotated to title. Only three copies in the U.S. (National Library of Medicine; Cornell University; Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia). Waller 6462. Jöcher/Adelung IV, 1388. OCLC 14324433. Not in Blake or Wellcome.
Very good Hardback. VG dust jacket. Previous owner's name is written on the inside of front board in an otherwise clean copy.166p. 29 Text Diagrams, 5 Tables and 52 Examples.
265pp + adverts VG/none rear board with few very small and faint spots, owner inscription on endpaper otherwise a very good copy. Textbook devoted to overhead electric lines, covering design, construction, maintenance etc. full of diagrams, schematics and tables, with the author portrait. Scarce book. See companion volume Overhead Electric Power Transmission Engineering for sale. This book will be posted from Europe.
Hardcover in very good condition, jacket in good condition. A few light scores on dust jacket. Film on jacket rear lower edge is chipped. Light marks on early and closing pages. Contents are clear. AM Used
Printed cover showing minor wear, light tear under label on spine. Ex - library markings: bookplate on pastedown; torn out return slip and barcode on FEP; ink stamps on endpapers, edges of page block, front matter. Contents otherwise clean, sound, well - preserved throughout. Ex - Library
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Madrid, Fundación Juanelo Turriano, 1990. 4to. mayor; 249 pp., 6 hs., con 12 reproducciones, una de ellas plegada y 16 láminas fotográficas. Enc. original en tela.
Light wear on the cover. The text is clear and the pages are tight. K. Used
Appears to be in as new unread condition. 242pp. Derived from four decades of scientific research on human motivation, the author exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does - and how that affects every aspect of our lives.
This handbook contains all the information a driver will need when travelling abroad, either for the first time or to new countries. Presented in a colourful, easy - to - follow format, with details on driving techniques, dealing with extreme weather conditions, car preparation, documents and safety procedures. There is also a one - page panel of national information for all countries in Europe, North America, Australasia, Southern Africa and further afield. Little 'nuggets' of offbeat information provide a light - hearted feel - for example 'Watch out for Egyptian drivers, who only have to drive forward and back through a couple of traffic cones to pass their test' Clean Copy
343 pages. Massive bibliography. "Draws upon psychology, sociology, education, engineering, medicine and the law. Seeks to encourage intervention from diverse points of view: to prompt debate and provoke action." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
Neat name to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to booklet covers adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright very slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. Staples not rusted. 92pp. Physics and maths aspects to the engineering of drop forging manufacture. Scarce.
Very good Hardback. VG dust jacket. Previous owner's name is written on the inside of front board in an otherwise clean copy. xiv + 232p.
(10), 182 SS. Mit 2 mehrf. gefalt. gest. Tafeln. - (Beigebunden): Dissertatio physica de causis motuum in corporibus. Tyrnau, typis academicis Societ. Jesu, 1754. (2), 184 SS. Zeitgenöss. gold-orangefarbener Brokatpapierband über Holzdeckeln. 8vo. Physikalischer Sammelband mit zwei ungarischen Physikdissertationen; der ersten vorgebunden ist der Vortitel "Dissertatio physica de motu corporum" (Tyrnau, typis academicis SJ., 1753 [!]), wodurch das erste Werk dem zweiten direkt zugeordnet wird. De Backer/Sommervogel verzeichnet keine Tyrnauer Titelauflage; auch bleibt die Vordatierung des Druckjahrs ungeklärt. - Einband etwas lädiert mit kl. Fehlstellen oberen Kapital und hinteren Deckelbezug. Papierbedingt teils etwas braunfleckig. Selten. I: De Backer/Sommervogel II, 359, 1.
513 pages. "Will serve as a reference to those involved in the design and construction of dynamic positioning systems and dynamically-positioned vessels." - from dust jacket. Contents clean, tight and unmarked. Light wear overall. Minor soiling externally. Nice copy. Book
Good+ Hardback without dust jacket. Reinhold Electrical Engineering Sciences Textbook Series. Ex reference library with usual stamps & markings. Minor shelf wear. Corners of boards have been knocked slightly. Front end paper has been torn out. Binding is tight. Clean text. xiv. + 514p.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn and slight traces of storage. 94pp. Well illustrated.
No Jacket, believed as issued. Hardcover, very good condition, with ltly rubbed boards. Ltly slanted, ltly compressed spine, ltly bumped corners. Ltly tanned page edges. Clean, tight, unmarked.
Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. Board edges, corners and spine ends are bumped, and page block is marked. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW Used
Slightly marked on covers; lightly worn in places; contents clear throughout. Used
Very good quality hard cover, no jacket intended. Minor wear to boards, light bumping to corners. Minor blemishes and foxing to page block and FEP. Pages tightly bound; text and diagrams clean and clear. CN Used
Madrid, CICCP, 2003. 4to. mayor apaisado; 288 pp. Ilustraciones fotográficas en negro y color, gráficos y mapas. Encuadernación original en cartoné.
Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. Appears hardly used. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with dust jacket bonded to boards and no bumping to corners. 417pp. Second completely revised edition of the established study of the ecology of freshwaters which traces the progression of water from rain, through upland streams, flood plain rivers, lakes and estuaries.
