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2022ASAP-9781839373855Bookfort 2022. New. Bookfort unknown
1889559London: Sweet and Maxwell 1889. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Octavo 2 volumes 1240pp. and 232pp. Both volumes near fine in brown full gilt-stamped morocco. Spines mildly faded but still deep brown and attractive. Just the slightest wear at some of the corners. All edges marbled. Internally very crisp bright and clean. Both volumes have a beautiful gift/graduation bookplate from the Iistitute of Chartered Accountants signed by that organization's leaders. A scarce title particularly with the supplement in lovely original condition. Sweet and Maxwell hardcover
2022x-1032062428CRC Pr I Llc 2022. Hardcover. New. 376 pages. 9.19x6.13x0.83 inches. CRC Pr I Llc hardcover
2022x-1032014008CRC Pr I Llc 2022. Hardcover. New. 456 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.22 inches. CRC Pr I Llc hardcover
2022Star-97818392620122022. Hardcover. New. hardcover
2022Star-97818392620122022. Hardcover. New. hardcover
1872295451872. Med.-Chir. Trans. 55. - Published by the Medical and Chirurgical Society. London 1872 8° LXIII 1 338 pp. Abbildungen 6 lith. Taf. orig. Leinenband. Frist Edition! Arterio-capillary Fibrosis - "First clear description of arteriosclerotic atrophy of the kidney "Gull-Sutton disease" and probably the first description of hypertensive nephrosclerosis" by Sir William Withey Gull 1816-1890 and Henry Gawen Sutton 1837-1891. Garriosn & Morton No.4215 unknown
39085reading "Soda Bicard 3 Eth Chlor 40. 1/4th pint with 3 teaspoonfuls of fresh lemon juice as directed" headed St James's Palace and stamped by the dispenser P. & P. Squire 10th March From 1875 Sims was one of the busiest practitioners in London and for over twenty years he was physisican the H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge unknown
1921892F56London: Hurst & Blackett 1921 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good Only. 8" by 15.5". None. The vanishingly scarce first edition of C. Ranger's Gulls's fantastical novel about a floating city over London. The first edition first impression of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In this fantastical novel an airborne pleasure palace floats above London. The wealthy Brazilian businessman responsible for the construction of the city however has really built it for his own protection and a journalist named Thomas Kirby sets out to investigate.With a fifteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear dated August 1921. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail and light bumping to back strip head. Rear board a touch bowed. Back strip reinforced with paper to the entirety of the reverse. Light handling marks dust wrapper to rear wrap and back strip. Tape repairs to dust wrapper at head and tail of folds over front and rear joints back strip tail and head and tails of folds over flyleaves. Loss of paper and a significant closed tear to back strip head with small closed tears and minor losses to the tail of the front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed Hurst & Blackett hardcover
1904903P27London: Greening & Co LTD 1904. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this very scarce novel by Leo Custance and Guy Thorne this being Custance's own copy signed by him and with review letters loosely inserted. The first edition of this very scarce work.The author's own copy with his ink inscription to the half-title 'Leo Constance London - 1904'.Including two handwritten letters loosely inserted detailing the authors of the letters opinions of the book. The letters are written from a Kathleen Barnweld and a Frances Strachey.Advertising slip for the book loosely inserted.'Sharks' is a novel of city life looking at company promoting and swindling on a grand scale written in a lively manner by Guy Thorne and Leo Custance.Thorne is the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull a prolific author best known for his 1903 novel 'When It Was Dark'.One leaf of adverts to the front and sixteen to the rear dated September 1904. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little light rubbing and a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Gilt to the spine is a little faded. A very small amount of loss of cloth to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good Greening & Co LTD hardcover
41832thanking him for his "kind note. I should have been glad of an hour's visitation in your beautiful grounds if I cd have afforded myself the leisure but at this season I am always rather overdone. Lady Gull is away in Guernsey on a visit to her Brother & Sister & to her old home there or she wd join her thanks to mine for your kind invitation. She will not be back so early as the 12 of July. I will send her your note. I am very glad to hear that the boy is getting better. This attack seemed to me clearly attributable to fatigue." 2 sides 8vo. place and crest removed 23rd June The recipient if possibly Hugh Nettlefold 1858-1893 a Birmingham businessman and entrepreneur who died early from complications after a bout of flu. There is an Alpine Garden in the Birmingham Botanical Gardens dedicated to his memory with a plaque which reads - "To commemorate invaluable services to the society first as honary secretary and later as Chairman of Committee this portion of ground laid out for the reception of rock and bog plants is named The Hugh Nettlefold Alpine Garden opened May 29 1895" unknown
39040saying that "the announcement in the 'Times' of to-day of the Queen's intention to confer an honor on you before you leave office gives me vy much pleasure and I hasten to add my congratulations." 1 side 8vo. 74 Brook Street Grosvenor Square headed paper 2nd February unknown
39080regretting that he "could not at once reply to your note. I have considered carefully the amount of brandy H.R.H. takes and do not think it could be much reduced below the four table spoonfuls. I of course assume that these are measured in a measure glass. I would however suggest a diminution at noon to one teaspoonful. At two o'clock 2 teaspoonfuls may be given instead of four which is the tablespoonful and at 8 o'clock the table spoonful might be reduced to the same extent. This would be in all about 1/4th the induction leaving that given at night & in the night without change. I will also say that the amounts taken off may any day be re-added if any circumstance seems to call for it. I have communicated with Mr Hewitt." 4 sides 8vo. headed 74 Brook Street Grosvenor Square 14th April 1877 together with a detailed account of the patient's treatment in another hand "H.R.H. has a pint & a half of Asses milk in the course of 24 hours ¼ of a pint with coffee at or about 7-7.30-8 or 8.30 according to her waking. ¼ of a pint with tea and with that a boiled or poached egg a little bread & butter - at or about 10-10.30 - 11-11.30 according to the time of the previous ¼ pint or to her waking. . When the brandy is put into the Asses milk it must not be put in pure or it curdles the milk but must be mixed first with a teasp. water and then put in. If H.R.H. has been up or woke early & had the 11.o'cl portion early or is tired & exhausted with the washing etc. or in the 24 hours we have come short of the 1½ pint - it is well to get her to drink another cup of the milk somewhere between the 11.o'cl & the Caviare luncheon at 1. or 2. In this to exercise your own judgement & persuade H.R.H. to drink it when you think it expedient Besides the Asses milk H.R.H. usually has during the day a lunch of Caviare.a meal of fish or game or soup - one dish had at 8.o'cl 6 oysters & a poached egg. Generally but according to Dr Duncan's daily directions every other morning. an especial pill. 2 tablesp Dinneford's magnesia in 1 tablsp lemonade. the Chlorie Ether to be given 1 tablesp in 1 tablesp of cold water whenever there is headache giddiness excessive pain depression may be given at intervals of 2 hours." 2 sides 8vo. also two manuscript prescriptions the first in the hand of and signed by Sims the second in the hand of and signed by Clayton each 1 side 8vo. St James Palace headed paper 11th January 1877 and 29th January A detailed account of the treatment of Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel 1797-1889 Duchess of Cambridge wife of Prince Adolphus of Cambridge the 10th child of George III. From 1875 Sims was one of the busiest practitioners in London and for over twenty years he was physican the H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge. In 1872 the Prince of Wales fell sick at Scarborough with typhoid fever and Clayton correctly diagnosed the illness. Clayton was always credited with the Prince's recovery. He was heavily relied on by the Royal Family. unknown