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1950133213Wilmington.: Clinton County Health Council 1950. 31p. wraps illustrated. Mild vertical crease. Clinton County Health Council unknown books
19554221sNew York: The American Public Health Association Inc. 1955. Octavo softbound 84 pp. Neaar-Fine with light fading to edges. Contents: Concepts and Facts About Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate; Causes and Prevention of Ceft Lip and Cleft Palate; Case Finding; Diagnosis and Planning for Care; Treatment and Guidance; Special Services Facilities and Centerrs; Organization of Community Resources; Research; Program Study and Evaluation; Apendices; Selected Bibliography. The American Public Health Association, Inc., 1955. paperback books
1940M6378New York:: New York Academy of Medicine 1940. 1940. 235 x 158 mm. 8vo. ix 261 pp. List of participants. Printed boards; spine neatly remounted covers soiled. Bookplate of Alfred Heacock Whittaker. Very good. New York Academy of Medicine, 1940. hardcover books
194064757NP: np Pennsylvania Dept. of Health 1940. Broadside. Public health notice printed on stiff card stock. 17.5 x 25 cm. Evidence of having been posted with tack holes and old cello tape at corners some moderate soiling and spotting. Signed by two health officers Francis Benwick and E. March Clark sp and dated in ink Feb. 19 1950. The printed text includes the warning that "no person shall be permitted to enter leave or take any article from this house without written permission from a legally authorized agent of the Department of Health excepting physicians and trained nurses in charge of the sick." <br/><br/> np [Pennsylvania Dept. of Health?] unknown books
16443Four early 20th century documents on contraception. At the beginning of the 20th century the demand for safe and reliable birth control was growing. Pioneers like Margaret Sanger and her good friend Adolphus Knopf author of included pamphlet founded the American Birth Center League became Planned Parenthood with the goal of providing safe family planning services to counter the poverty and health issues associated with large families. Public health workers distributed information on contraception by hand or illegally through the mail and they held lectures and seminars to educate women and men on different health and hygiene issues.<br/><br/>Includes 3 rare pamphlets which cover various contraception methods and devices. "Aspects of Birth Control" 1918 by Adolphus Knopf "Birth Control: Plain Medical Information" 1929 and "Natural Birth Control: Sane Safe and Legal Method" 1935. Comes with ticket to a 1935 health lecture for women that promises to cover topics such as "Sex Hygiene" and answer questions "What is Birth Control" Birth Control 1929 depicts several contraception devices; Natural Birth Control 1935 includes 4 graphs on fertility. Chipped spine to Aspects of Birth Control. All in very good condition. unknown books
200028515NY: Clarion Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0395881560 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Clarion Books hardcover books
200079312Santa Fe:: Arena Editions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1892041308 . Introduction by John Yau. Black and white photographs throughout. Stated first edition. Bumped upper corners else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Arena Editions, hardcover books
1977142652Springfield MO: Springfield Art Museum 1977. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran June 26 through August 7 1977. Introduction by Greg G. Thielen. Includes 4 color illustrations along with information on the four artists. An about very good copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear. Springfield Art Museum unknown books
197098348London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1970. iv135p. 6x9.5 inches preface introduction vackgorund and statistics services discussion conclusions and recommendations references tables graphs correction slip appendices very good in original wraps. Her Majesty's Stationery Office unknown books
2000237669San Francisco: Dimensions Clinic 2000. Ten 8.5x11 inch sheets printed both sides on yellow stock and stapled upper-left corner. Extensive guide to the services and protocols of the clinic aimed at 12-25 year old LGBTQ youth including MTF & FTM transitioning protocols STD testing substance abuse etc. Dimensions Clinic unknown books
200049230Santa Fe NM: Arena Editions 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Santa Fe NM: Arena Editions 2000. Introduction by John Yau. First edition. Copious b/w and full color photographs. Unpaginated. Hardcover. Small 4to. Aqua paper covered boards. Lightly bumped at head heel and extremities; else interior clean bright and tight. A very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good/Very good. Arena Editions hardcover books
1805M10849London:: n.p. 1805. 1805. Small 4to. 27 pp. Original blue wrappers. Housed in a modern quarter morocco clamshell box. Fine. FIRST EDITION. Containing "An outline of a plan to prevent the Spreading of the Plague or other contagious Diseases presented by the Board of Health agreeably to the Instructions of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council." The article gives a brief account of how an outbreak of the plague was dealt with in Queen Elizabeth's time and then presents the then-current practices to prevent the spread of an outbreak. "If the sick die the Body should be wrapped in oiled Cloth or tarred Cloth and soon buried. It must be remembered that everything that tends to secure those about the Sick from Infection is of the greatest Importance both by checking the Progress of the Disease and by giving Confidence to those whose Busines sic it is to help and assist the Afflicted." p. 8-9. n.p., 1805. hardcover books
2001WRCLIT72924New York: Phaidon 2001. 128pp. Small octavo. Pictorial wrappers. Frontispiece. 5 color and 50 black and white photographs. Remainder mark on lower fore edge faint smudging to upper wrapper else near fine. First edition. A major influence on documentary photography Walker Evans 1903- 75 is one of photography's outstanding artists. This compact book features his famous photographs that documented the effects of the Great Depression on the rural population and images that record the everyday details of urban life. Phaidon unknown books
1932950Chicago: Evaporated Milk Association 1932. Revised Edition. Staplebound. Orange and black wraps. Near fine. 63 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Home Economics and Nutritionists guide to balanced meals for specific age groups: Pre-School 2-5 years School Children 6-8 years School Children 12 years Adolescent Girls and Boys and Adults. Menus for Spring Autumn Winter. Recipes highlight evaporated milk. Crisp and clean. <br/><br/> Evaporated Milk Association paperback books
199427071Macon: Hacienda Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0964107708 . First printing. Near fine in a very good minor shelf wear dust jacket. . Hacienda Publishing hardcover books
1970153824Sacramento: State of California. Department of Public Health 1970. Paperback. vii 150p. forewords glossary in English and Spanish illustrated with several drawings depicting human reproductive organs and body parts very good third edition trade paperback original in lightly worn pictorial wraps. State of California. Department of Public Health paperback books
1923259560Paris: Stamperia Libertaria 1923. Unpaginated paperback spine panel has chips at ends many pages uncut at top. Numerous illustrations by the author. A collection of works that had been published over the two previous decades by the Italian-born anarchist poet polemicist and printer active in Italy and France. Stamperia Libertaria unknown books
179346096Paris 1793. <p>France. Conseil de Santé. Tableau des infirmités qui nécessitent la réforme et doivent empêcher l'admission au service militaire title on leaf 2. Manuscript document addressed to the Minister of War signed by nine members of the Conseil de Santé including Antoine-Auguste Parmentier 1737-1813 Antoine Dubois 1756-1837 Guillaume Daignan 1732-1812 Nicolas Heurteloup 1750-1812 Pierre Bayen 1725-98 and Vincent Jean Paul Biron 1758-1817. 4ff. 2 bifolia the last leaf blank fastened along central fold with silk ties. Paris 15 brumaire de l'an 2 de la République 5 November 1793. 318 x 206 mm. Light soiling and spotting first bifolium partially split along central fold but very good. </p> <p>Elegantly written official document from the French revolutionary government's Conseil de Santé to the Minister of War Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte 1754-1840 calling for the need to reform the French army's medical regulations and providing a tabulated list of infirmities disqualifying soldiers and prospective recruits from serving in the military. "The list will be able to rectify the arbitrariness that too often governs the issuance of sick leave and will restore to workplaces and farms the many citizens who are no doubt worthy by virtue of their Republicanism to fight for liberty but who because of their infirmities overload the armies rather than increase their strength" f. 1; our translation. The "Tableau des infirmités" includes blindness in one or both eyes deafness goiter pulmonary disease hernia hemorrhoids sciatica loss or paralysis of a limb lameness leprosy scurvy epilepsy and bad incisor or canine teeth—this last because soldiers used their front teeth to tear open gunpowder cartridges. </p> <p> Among the signers of this document were Antoine-Auguste Parmentier best known for promoting the potato as a food source in France; Nicolas Heurteloup chief surgeon of the Grande Armée under Napoleon; Guillaume Daignan author of one of the earliest studies of puberty among Europeans see Garrison-Morton.com 7806; Antoine Dubois head of maternity services to Napoleon and his wife Marie Louise; Pierre Bayen chemist and member of the Académie des Sciences; and Vincent Jean Paul Biron secretary of the Commission de Santé. </p> . unknown books
19983375New York: GMHC Inc 1998. Very good . All items measuring between 6" x 4" and 11" x 8½". Two fliers printed recto and verso four brochures and one postcard. Generally very good plus or better: one flier with corner creases and minor stain on verso; minor corner crease on inner leaves of one brochure; two brochures stored opened to center pages so fold no longer sharp. These AIDS-related educational materials were published by the Gay Men's Health Crisis organization the long running group with a mission to help eradicate AIDS and improve the lives of those affected by it. Founded in 1982 and now known simply as "GMHC" they spread their life-saving messages through informative and nonjudgmental publications such as those offered here. There's an attractive brochure sponsored by the United Colors of Benetton and one entitled "10 Minutes That Can Change Your Life." Other pamphlets discuss taking "The Test" and alerting women that they too are at risk. Two vibrantly illustrated fliers promoted the 1992 and 1998 AIDS Walks the proceeds of which would benefit GMHC and help them pursue their mission. One of the brochures located on OCLC the rest of the items do not appear. A fine group of AIDS educational materials from an organization that still addresses AIDS issues through education care and advocacy. GMHC, Inc unknown books
1997261364New York: GMHC 1997. Forty-five issue broken run various pagination 8.5x11 inches articles reports drug information events services and resources some three-hole-punched issues a few pen marks light wear else good newsletters in stapled wraps. Includes two issues AIDS Medical Glossary. Numbers included are 3:6; 6:17; 7:4-12; 8:26-11; 9:1-12; 10:1 & 2 two versions 3-11; 11:1-3 & 6 a Glossary issue. GMHC unknown books
1978135132The Ministry 1978. v 216p. 8x11.75 inches preface introduction appendices tables figures map very good in original stapled covers. The Ministry unknown books
1992394Florence: Leo S. Olschki 1992. Very Good. 8vo; 223 p. Cloth in d.j. Essays on the history of book production in the Adriatic basin from the 15th century to the 18th century. Byzantine Islamic and Western culture meet on the Adriatic. Leo S. Olschki hardcover books
1965407038Boston: Impressions Workshop Inc 1965. A few soft creases. 7 x 8 inches. 8 pages. Four prints and loose price sheet loose in flap-pocket of inner rear wrapper. Die-cut green wrappers revealing title. <br/><br/> Impressions Workshop Inc unknown books
1963182419Northhampton Mass: Gehenna Press 1963. Signed and numbered. Hardcover. VG/VG rubbed spot to leather spine & edge. slipcase has scuffing to back & side panels; rubbing to to lower corner; small black pen-like mark to front; illustration & signature unaffected. quarter leather spine w/ grey paper boards. unpaginated w/ 13 leaves. back cover pastedown pocket of 13 engravings. illustrated slipcase signed by the artist. A wonderful copy of this limited set produced by Leonard Baskin's Gehenna Press. This is copy 4 of 30 with quarter leather binding. Back cover pastedown has a pocket with 13 additional wood engravings printed on Japanese Moriki hand made paper. Each copy is signed by Sante Graziani. Slipcase illustrated is also signed by Sante Graziani. Sante Graziani was known for his public building murals. Gehenna Press hardcover books
1966044824Boston: Impressions Workshop 1966. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Booklet with 4 color lithographs laid in slight wear at edges. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 044824. <br/><br/> Impressions Workshop paperback books
