57 résultats
1895134984Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution 1895. Hardcover. VG- Ex-lib. stamp inside front cover usual markings; Light wear to cloth particularly at extremities; Corners bumped; Interior clean and tight. Green cloth over boards; Gilt titling at front cover; 81 pp.; Numerous tables and bw figures. Smithsonian Institution hardcover books
18772208421World Publishing House 1877. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Weir Harrison. Early reprint original published in 1860. No jacket edges rubbed ink name on second blank rear endpapers lightly foxed. 1877 Hard Cover. 337 pp. With illustrations by Harrison Weir. A juvenile adventure novel set in Burma. World Publishing House hardcover books
185426508London: Geo. Routledge & Co 1854. 1st Edition in English Howes G-142; Sabin 27191. Brown half calf with yellow marbled paper boards. Speckled edges. Overall VG some minor rubs to extremities/usual light foxing. xi 1 396 pp. Frontis 7 tinted inserted plates. 8vo. 7-1/8" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/>A chronicling of the author's experiences while visiting the "wilds of America" which was primarily a 'leisurely' journey from New York to New Orleans Louisiana including adventures in Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri & Arkansas. Somewhat uncommon- last at auction in 1989. Geo. Routledge & Co hardcover books
1843S9305New York:: Wiley and Putnam 1843. 1843. Two volumes in one. 185 x 120 mm. 8vo. xi 1 blank 255; ii 259-434 pp. A few figs. tables; foxed and browned. Contemporary quarter brown morocco morocco tips marbled boards gilt spine marbled end-leaves; lightly rubbed. Ownership signature of Lewis White. Very good. Wiley and Putnam, 1843. hardcover books
1860149London: James Clarke & James Nisbet Company 1860. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with superb gilt design on cover black-stamped decorative borders by John Leighton. Color title page photographic frontispiece and woodcut illustrations throughout by Leighton Harrison Weir and others. Some cover wear and a little foxing internally else very good. <br/><br/> James Clarke & James Nisbet Company hardcover books
188730141Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin 1887. First edition 8vo pp. 1 ads 6 63; title-page vignette original quarter cream cloth over cream boards printed paper spine label; binding is soiled a couple small chips to spine label endpapers discolored; overall a good sound copy with the signature of Shakespearean actor Edward Smith Willard on front pastedown. <br/><br/> Houghton, Mifflin hardcover books
1890D17725Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 6 70 pp. Original white cloth-backed green paper-covered boards paper spine label. Boards soiled wear to label internally fine. BAL 14141. First edition inscribed on the f.f.e.p.: "My dear Ned If you find anything within to interest I shall be glad Weir". One of 322 copies printed. Loosely inserted is a 12 line poem of Mitchell's printed on a card with a botanical illustration at top printed Corell Press from its Mount Washington Mass. shop 1917. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
18923402NY: The Century 1892. First edn. 8vo pp. 307. Little foxing and external wear a VG copy. BAL 14148. The Century unknown books
1900172712New York: Century 1900. hardcover. 12mo cloth; spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn inner hinge weak some lettering on spine faded. N.Y.: Century 1900.<br/><br/> Century unknown books
18972478Philadelphia PA: Lea Brothers 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ as Issued. Light shelf wear hint of foxing at text block edges non-penetrating prior owner embossed mark on fep notation of prior owner above mark Dr. Coombs else tight bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards gilt lettering and decorative elements in blind decorative elements pale green endpages. 8vo. 305pp. plus 16pp ads. Illus. color and b/w plates. Index. <br/><br/>Silas Weir Mitchell 1829-1914 "published two general neurological works "Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System-Especially in Women" 1881 and "Clinical Lessons on Nervous Diseases" 1897. His preeminence as a neurologist brought him many patients with functional and neurotic complaints." DSB 9 422. A very handsome and bright copy of this scarce classic in early neuro-science. Lea Brothers hardcover books
1899D17721Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 1 ad 177 pp. Original blue cloth lettered in gold. Near fine. Third edition of Mitchell's popular work. An inscription on the f.f.e.p. reads "May 25 '92 L.O. Day at New Haven Centennial Celebration State Med. Soc." A few checkmarks appear in pencil in the margins. <br/><br/> J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover books
1888106806Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1888. Rare first edition presentation copy of the father of American neurology's most popular work. Octavo original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "Mrs. Johnson with the author's regards." Weir has also noted "25 copies large paper No. 19." In near fine condition. One of Mitchell's most popular works Doctor an Patient provides a prime example of the eminent physician's direct appeal to the common sense and intelligence of the layman at large. Addressed chiefly to women the essays include: The Physician Convalescence Pain and Consequences The Moral Management of Sick or Invalid Children Nervousness and it Influence on Character and Out-Door Camp-Life for Women. The work quickly gained popularity upon publication and went through four revisions. Mitchell's more prominent patients included Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Virginia Woolf who wrote a savage satire of his treatments in her 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway. J.B. Lippincott Company hardcover books
1878706991878. MITCHELL S. Weir. FAT AND BLOOD: AND HOW TO MAKE THEM. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1878. 12mo. brown cloth over limp boards lettered in gilt. Second printing of second revised edition. Slight scuffing and spotting to front board which is also slightly bowed. Spine just cocked. Overopened at the title page. In all a very good plus copy. unknown books
1878D17718Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 109 pp 10 page publisher's catalog at back. Original brown limp cloth stamped in gilt dark green endpapers. Some rubbing to extremities very good. Provenance: Egerton L. Crispin noted American physician bookplate and ownership signature. <br/><br/>Second edition revised of a work much admired and positively reviewed by Freud who was significantly influenced by Mitchell's ideas and who himself undertook Mitchell's rest cure. J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover books
1899414071899. MITCHELL S. Weir. HEPHZIBAH GUINESS; THEE AND YOU; AND A DRAFT ON THE BANK OF SPAIN. NY: The Century Co. 1899. 16mo. brown half-calf leather & marbled boards. Signed presentation from Mitchell on the front endpaper. Very Good rubbing edges and along spine. $85.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1899WRCLIT80420New York: The Century Co. 1899. Two volumes. Decorated mustard cloth stamped in gilt and black t.e.g. fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Frontispieces by Howard Pyle numerous illustrations by his and other hands. Denoted the "Continental Edition" with some additional illustrative matter. Some hand-soiling and rubbing ownership signature on front free endsheets; a good set. BAL 14178 ref. WRIGHT III:3782 ref. The Century Co. hardcover books
1897WRCLIT55924New York: The Century Co. 1897. Two volumes. Decorated grey cloth stamped in gilt red and darker grey t.e.g. fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Frontispieces by Howard Pyle. Later printing with the corrected readings on I:54 and II:260 the titles integral and the edges treated as noted. Modest rubbing 1897 pencil Christmas inscription; a good set. BAL 14178. WRIGHT III:3782. The Century Co. hardcover books
189791473New York: The Century 1897. First Edition. hardcover. near fine. Two frontispieces by Howard Pyle. 2 vols. gray cloth stamped in red. N.Y.: The Century 1897. First Edition. First issue.<br/><br/> The Century unknown books
1898173675New York: The Century Company 1898. Hardcover. VG old bookstore sticker inside front covers light foxing but interior is clean and tight otherwise. Two volume set gray stamped boards with red lettering Volume 1 is 306 pp. Volume 2 is 261 pp each with bw frontispiece. Two volume set correspondence from Weir Mitchell and his son John K. Mitchell to Dr. Elisabeth Ryder laid in. The Century Company hardcover books
18971342New York: The Century Co. 1897 2 volume set. First issue of the first edition. 12mo. Illustrated with black & white frontis plate. Gray cloth with red printing and decoration. Spines of both volumes slightly cocked and soiled light wear to spine ends else a near fine set. . The Century Co. hardcover books
1897223233New York The Century Co. 1897. 1897. First edition first issue with title pages on a stub. 8vo. Illustrated by Howard Pyle. Original gray stamped in orange. 2 volumes. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in a 1/2 gray morocco over brown cloth slipcase with brown leather spine labels. BAL 14178. F. Hardcover. New York, The Century Co., 1897. hardcover books
1885D17747Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 423 pp. 12 pp. ads bound at the back. Original red cloth. First edition of Mitchells first novel. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1872D17717Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. viii 9-377 pp. Publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine brown coated endpapers. Some wear to spine ends and extremities with some loss to head of spine splitting to endpapers library stamps and pocket otherwise very good. Provenance: Library of the Medical Society of the County of Kings bookplate stamps to title and endpapers pocket to r.f.e.p. BAL 14075; Cushing M401; Garrison-Morton 4544; Heirs of Hippocrates 1956; Norman 1520. <br/><br/>First edition of this "basic and time-honored work on the symptomssigns and treatment of nerve injuries. Together with his other major work Gunshot wounds 1864 it established fundamental lines of treatment which remained essentially unchanged until World War I" Heirs of Hippocrates. This copy with an ALS of Mitchell undated reading "Dear Dr What a fellow you are to grow books It is amazing even to a man of my industry this nice book is strangely interesting - Thanks". J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover books
1874121541874. hardcover. 11 pages pp. 342-352 IN: American Journal of the Medical Sciences vol. 68 Oct. 1874. 8vo modern wrappers. Phila. 1874. First Edition. Whole month offered entire.<br/><br/> First description. GM 4552.<br/><br/> unknown books
1860D17715Washington:: Smithsonian Institute 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. With 12 woodcuts in text. x 145 pp. Modern black library buckram. Very good. Provenance: Findlay Russell 1919-2011 American toxicologist bound for him with his last name stamped to foot of spine. One of the first definitive studies on rattlesnake venom. This copy from the library of noted American toxicologist Findlay Russell whose ancestor of the same last name wrote a treatise on snakebites in the 19th century which Mitchell cites several times in the work. Garrison-Morton 2104. <br/><br/> Smithsonian Institute hardcover books
