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1899053476London: George Redway 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. 380pp. Foxing to exterior page edges mild rubbing to edges of red cloth moderate foxing/age toning. George Redway Hardcover
1881063453D. Appleton and Company 1881. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Red cloth with gilt and black decorative stampings. 372pp. International Scientific Series volume XXXIII 33. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
1899061739Chicago: Dononue Henneberry & Co. 1899. Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. Three quarter calf with raised bands on spine blue marbled boards endpapers and edges. Preface dated 1875. 401pp. Dononue, Henneberry & Co. Hardcover
1865061797William Blackwood and Sons 1865. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering. 312pp catalog. Some pages remain unopened along top edges. William Blackwood and Sons Hardcover
1878031985London: Daldy Isbister & Co 1878. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Ix 335 Pp. 7 Pp Ads At Rear. Brown Cloth Gilt Spine And Front Cover. Grey Endpapers. Good: Gilt Bright Light Edgewear All Around But Fraying Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine And At Tips Front Hinge Weak Rear Hinge Cracked Pages Clean. Elaborate Bookplate Printed In Red And Black Of Kenneth Garth Huston Possibly The Father Of The Bibliographer 1926-1987 Of Sir Kenelm Digby. Sepia Photograph Laid In Loosely Showing Three Women In Long Dresses Bow Ties Parosol. Per Wikipedia Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson Frs Frcp 1828 - 1896 Was A British Physician Anaesthetist Physiologist Sanitarian And A Prolific Writer On Medical History. He Was The Recipient Of The Fothergill Gold Medal Awarded By The Medical Society Of London In 1854 And Of The Astley Cooper Triennial Prize For An Essay In Physiology. He Was A Close Personal Friend And Professional Colleague Of John Snow. On Snow's Sudden Death He Took Over The Final Editing Of Snow's Draft On Chloroform And Other Anaesthetics And Supervised Its Publication In 1858. Ward Richardson Remained A Committed Exponent Of Snow's Radical Views On The Microbial Cause Of Infectious Disease For The Rest Of His Life. He Continued And Extended Snow's Work On Inhalation Anaesthesia And Brought Into Clinical Use No Less Than Fourteen Anaesthetics Of Which Methylene Bichloride Is The Best Known And He Invented The First Double-Valved Mouthpiece For Use In The Administration Of Chloroform. He Also Made Known The Peculiar Properties Of Amyl Nitrite A Drug Which Was Largely Used In The Treatment Of Angina Pectoris And He Introduced The Bromides Of Quinine Iron And Strychnia Ozonized Ether Styptic And Iodized Colloid Hydrogen Peroxide And Sodium Ethoxide Substances Which Were Soon Largely Used By The Medical Profession. In 1893 He Was Knighted In Recognition Of His Eminent Services To Humanitarian Causes. <br/> <br/> Daldy, Isbister & Co hardcover
1897BOOKS035901ILondon: Walter Scott Ltd. Spine slightly faded else a nearly fine copy. 1897. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 455 pp. A volume in The Contemporary Science Series edited by Havelock Ellis . Walter Scott, Ltd. hardcover
189441534London: Walter Scott Ltd 1894. 1st ed. Hardback small octavo no jacket good plus condition dark red boards gilt lettering front cover & spine embossed vignette black & white drawings endpapers moderately foxed pages lightly toned edges lightly foxed corners covers & spine ends rubbed few small marks covers spine faintly faded top corner rear cover bumped previous owner’s pencilled name front free flyleaf some edgewear. 401 pp. From the preface author Frank Podmore: 'The following pages aim at presenting in brief compass a selection of the evidence upon which the hypothesis of thought-transference or telepathy is based. The evidence of which samples are presented in the following pages is as yet hardly adequate for the establishment of telepathy as a fact in nature and leaves much to be desired for the elucidation of the laws under which it operates'. In this book he suggests ghosts are telepathic hallucinations. First edition Walter Scott Ltd 1894. Frank Podmore was a skeptical British psychical researcher and member of the Society for Psychical Research SPR. Plus 22 pages publisher catalogue. Walter Scott, Ltd hardcover
1852024738London And Edinburgh: T. Nelson and Sons 1852. Early U K Edition . Green Morocco Embossed Gilt. Good. 6 1/2" Tall. Color Lithographic Frontispiece By Ramage With Tissue Guard. 312 Pp. Green Morocco Gilt. Printed In Scotland Apparently The First Uk Edition Of This American Work 1852 Date On Title Page Loc Locates Only One Copy In Microfilm Of This Edition With 1860 Date. Elaborately Embossed And Gilt Spine And Covers All Edges Gilt. Original Yellow Endpapers. Color Lithographic Frontispiece By Ramage Also Printed In Scotland And New To This Edition. A Deluxe Edition Of An Americans Lecture Here Presented For Scottish Audiences On The Development Of Feminine Christian Character Without Reference To The Necessity For Raising Children Willing To Tolerate Encourage Or Undertake The Complete Subjugation Or Near Extermination Of Every Race In An Entire Continent And The Purchase Transportation And Enslavement Of Millions From Another Continent. Edges Worn Short Split At Bottom Of Front Spine Edge Fraying At Corners Without Damage To Gilt Design Hinges Still Solid. Previous Owner's Name Miss E. Conroy And Address On Front Endpaper Dated November 1854. <br/> <br/> T. Nelson and Sons unknown
1864EXP009George W. Childs 1864. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. George W Childs 1864 1st Very Good As examples of the freshness and value of the matter of this volume the reader should turn to the tables now first published showing the operations of our Internal Revenue system; or to the oages exhibiting the condition of our Navy and its captures during the war; or to the full and recent presentations of the affairs of the great Bureaus of the Interior Department Referring to the first of these instances the reader will find copious tables showing the results of our systtem of Internal Taxation still so new to the present generation of Americans-From the Preface <br /><br />1864 641 pp Book is in VERY GOOD condition for age over 150yrs old NOT EX-LIBRARY Dark brown blind stamped cover with gold gilt lettering on spine Great copy for age! Binding is still tight 641 pp addt'l advertisement pages front & back fly-leaves Bumping to corners open tears/fraying to spine head & tail clear stain on pastedown & front free-endpapers Minor shelfwear present Small signs of visible wear SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects Condition based on age of book To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email George W. Childs hardcover
1895062399Fischer's Medicinische Buchhandlung 1895. Book. Good. Hardcover. Some fraying and bumping to corners ownership stamp to title page. Marbled page edges decorative endpapers gilt and black stamped maroon cloth. 380pp. German language. Fischer's Medicinische Buchhandlung Hardcover
18988312Cincinnati: Bishop Publishing Co 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Bishop Publishing Co Cincinnati 1898. First Edition. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Original green cloth photographs. -- Some light spotting and a few small stains to the front cover. Binding is tight and contents are clean. -- Overall good or better condition. Size: Octavo standard book size. 192 pages. xo-599. a/r. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Psychology & Psychiatry; Psychology & Psychiatry::Hypnotism; Antiquarian & Rare::Medicine; United States; 19th century; MEDICAL BOOKS; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8312. Bishop Publishing Co hardcover
1897061798The Success Company 1897. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Tight bright copy in red gilt-stamped cloth. Mild uniform age toning to pages 4 small spots of foxing to front endpapers otherwise clean corners sharp. 416pp. The Success Company Hardcover
189949746Leipzig arth 1899. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine with gilt lettering. 82072 pp. Stamp on foot of title-page and on last page. Inernally fine and clean. <br/><br/><em>First edition of a main work on the the physiology of the nerves in the lower animals. Loeb founded the theory of "tropism" as the basis of the psychology of the lower forms of life and he became the apostle of the mechanistic conceptions in biology.Loeb became one of the most famous scientists in America widely covered in newspapers and magazines. He was the model for the character of Max Gottlieb in Sinclair Lewis's Pulitzer-winning novel Arrowsmith the first great work of fiction to idealize and idolize pure science. Mark Twain also wrote an essay titled "Dr. Loeb's Incredible Discovery" which urges the reader not to support a rigid general consensus but instead be open to new scientific advances.Loeb was nominated many times for the Nobel Prize but never won. - Garrison & Morton: 1428. </em> unknown
18892110502150412233Meiji no Koronsha 1889. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Meiji no Koronsha paperback
188064846W. H. Harrison London 1880. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xlviii 266pp. Ink note to one page. Binding firm spine cocked and slightly faded. Scattered foxing. Alan Gauld's copy with small bookplate. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Magic Paranormal & Occult; Psychology & Psychiatry. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 64846. . W. H. Harrison hardcover
1897030228New York / London / Bombay: Longmans Green and Co. 1897. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8 5/8" Tall. Xvii 332 Pp. Green Cloth Top Edge Gilt Deckled Edges Paper Spine Label. First Printing 1897 Date On Title Page 1896 Copyright Date Preface Dated December 1896 No Additional Printing Indicated. Inscribed " To Mrs. - Muir Mackenzie The Benediction Of Henry James Oct: 31: 1901-" Mrs. Muir Mackenzie Was A Well Known Figure In London Society; Her Daughter "Miss Muir Mackenzie" Was An Expert Governess And Henry James Appointed Her "Hereditary Grand Governess" Of His Garden At Lamb House See His Letters. Light Wear No Fraying Considerable Wear To Paper Spine Label With A Few Minute Losses But Still Quite Readable; Rear Hinge Mostly Cracked. A Very Few Light Pencil Notes And Short Underlinings In Text Not By James. Association Copies Between The Two James Brothers Are Uncommon."By 1916. Henry James Found Himself In A World Where The Individual No Longer Held 'All The Power Of Origination And Initiative In His Hands' As William James Had Believed James Will 174" The Trial Of Curiosity By Rose Posnock Oxford 1991. <br/> <br/> Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
189918801<p>Good hardcover no DJ. Ex-library. Dark maroon diaper-grain cloth over boards gilt titles on spine; dark brown end papers. Clean square covers and spine; lightly scuffed; few white paint spatters on rear cover; light rubbing wear at spine ends; old label remains t lower spine; tightly bound; owner name on half-title in ink; pencil notes on rear free end paper; library pocket remains on rear paste down; faint pencil erasures in some interior margins; otherwise clean interior; leaves remain supple. 8vo 380 pp; index biblio.</p> London: George Redway hardcover
1899301282London: George Redway 1899. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book N.B. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Corners of boards and head and tail of spine a little rubbed. Some pencil underlining to text. PSYCHOLOGY George Redway hardcover
189238526NY: Fowler and Wells Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine rubbed and lightly faded small spot . of insect damage at lower front gutter date in pencil on flyleaf two . pages of text partially obscured by stickers which are in the shape of . pennants from Dyke College. 1892. First Printing. Hardcover. Maroon pebbled cloth titles in gold. iv 227 pages 6 pages of publisher's ads. Illustrated endpapers in green and black and white illustrations. Howerton who was the founder of the Phreno-normal College Beuna Vista Mississippi notes You can not spend your time better than in the pursuit of Phrenology. Such study is the best way to obey that old saw Know Thyself; and it will enable you also to know much of the other fellow. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Fowler and Wells Company hardcover
1896024918New York: D. Appleton and Company 1896. First American Edition . Beige Cloth Gilt. Near Fine. 330 Pp 2 Pp Catalog At End. A Near Fine Book Just A Touch Of Wear And A Little Flecking And Browning To Cloth On Spine All Gilt Brilliant Hinges Tight. Woodcut Bookplate Of Margaret Brewer Fowler Printed Entirely In Brown With A Rose And Her Name In Arts/Crafts Script On Front Paste-Down With "Fowler" Signature Above And A Larger Signature On The Facing Front Free Endpaper No Other Marks. Per Wikipedia Fowler Was Born In 1863 In San Francisco One Of Three Daughters Of Prominent Lawyer John Brewer. Margaret And Three Of Her Closest Girlhood Friends Anna Head Founder Of Head-Royce School Mary Mclean And Mattie Belcher Seniors At Oakland High School Became Well-Known Educators. Fowler Was The Godmother Of Beverly Hard Wife Of Dr. Frederick Hard An Early President Of Scripps College 1944-64 Whose Daughters She Later Put Thru Scripps. She Provided College Scholarships For Many Other Young People Including Students In China And Japan. She And Her Friends Had Taught Classes For Children In The Front Parlor Of Anna Head'S Home In Oakland And Was Engaged To A Young Doctor Who Was Murdered In Hawaii By One Of His Patients Who Was Afraid Of Being Reported For Being Afflicted With Leprosy. The Crushing Blow So Numbed Margaret With Grief That Even Her Mother And Close Friends Could Not Comfort Her. Slowly Her Pain Turned Outward Into A Yearning To Help Young People. She Accepted A Teaching Position At Punahou A Missionary School In Hawaii Where She Served On The Faculty For Over A Decade. Afterward She Studied At New York University Receiving Her Master Of Arts In 1899. In 1903 After Taking Up Residence In Detroit And Later In Pasadena She Married Eldridge M. Fowler A Businessman With Interests In Mines Railroads And Lumber From The Midwest To The Pacific Northwest. The Largest Stockholder In The Electric Railway Between Detroit And Toledo He Was Vice President Of The Mccormick Harvester Company Later Director Of The International Harvester Company Founded By The Father Of His Brother'S Wife Cyrus Mccormick Who Had Invented The Binder And Reaper. Margaret And Eldridge Had Been Married For Less Than A Year When He Died Shortly After They Took Up Residence In Pasadena. For The Remainder Of Her Life Margaret Concentrated On Raising Her Late Husband'S Daughter And On Furthering The Philanthropic Interests They Had Begun As A Couple As Well As Those That Compelled Her In Later Life. She Was An Associate Of The California Institute Of Technology A Long-Time Contributor To Pasadena'S All Saints Church And A Benefactor Of The Pasadena Hospital Where She And Her Step-Daughter Donated The Administration Building. In The Early 1900' Mrs. Fowler Became Interested In Productive Ways To Reform Juvenile Delinquents When She Was Asked To Join A Committee By Los Angeles County Judge Curtis Wilber.This Committee Of Concerned Citizens Set Out To Find Alternatives To Sending Boys To Jail With Adult Criminals. Fowler Felt The Key Was To Help Boys Academically Increasing Their Sense Of Self-Worth Through Opportunities To Achieve Success. Committee Members Traveled East To Research Juvenile Homes Where They Were Impressed By The Pioneering Work Of William George At His George Junior Republic In Freeville New York. As A Result Boys Republic Was Founded In 1907 With A Grant Of $10000 From Mrs. Fowler Who Also Purchased For The Fledgling Non-Profit Corporation A 211-Acre Farm In Chino Hills And Provided Funds For The First Buildings On Its Main Campus. On The Campus She Built Her Own Gracious Residence Casa Colina In Order To Be Near The School And The Boys. Here Mrs. Fowler Hosted Countless Gatherings At Her Home Benefiting Boys Republic And Numerous Other Organizations. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1898061807Fleming H. Revell 1898. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. Tight copy in red embossed gilt-stamped cloth with upper edges gilt. Dust jacket has multiple open tears what remains is now in protective mylar. 6th Edition. 299pp. Fleming H. Revell Hardcover
1871A42307New York: Ivison Blakeman Taylor & Company. Good. 1871. Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The front spine joint has cracking to the cloth starting at the top edge. There are smaller tears to the bottom front spine joint bottom rear spine joint and a very small one to the top rear spine joint affecting the cloth mainly and not the actual structure of the spine. The text pages are clean and bright. A previous owner has penciled his name and date on the half title page. "He took his degree at Union College in 1820. Until 1836 he was occupied in active pastoral work and was then appointed professor of theology at the Western Reserve College Ohio and later 18441852 at the Auburn Theological Seminary in Auburn New York. From this post he was elected vice-president of Union College and professor of mental and moral science. In 1866 he succeeded Dr. E. Nott as president but in July 1868 retired to Amherst Massachusetts where he devoted himself to writing and study. A collected edition of his principal works was published at Boston in 1875. The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College holds a collection of his papers. " from Wikipedia . Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Company hardcover
1888189137S. M. WILLIAMS MN January 1888. Hardcover . Good/No Jacket. Good- Hardcover with No DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers including rubbing and tearing on corners. Spine ends torn. Textblock darkened with age/mildly soiled. Some tearing on inside hinge. Inside cover and endpaper stamped. Light soiling on inside covers and endpapers. A few pages lightly soiled. Otherwise pages yellowed but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned independent book shop since 1984. S. M. WILLIAMS, MN hardcover
1896185812Appleton and Co. January 1896. Hardcover . Good/No Jacket. Good Hardcovers with No DJs. 3 volumes. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers including bumped corners with some rubbing and some sunning. Spines sunned and have some rubbing. Yellowing and light soiling on inside covers and endpapers. A few pages lightly soiled. Otherwise pages yellowed but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned independent book shop since 1984. Appleton and Co. hardcover
1809000430London: J. Callow 1809. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. vii 1 345 1. Pages are generally clean with occasional spots of marginal foxing. Edges of title page are age-toned. Book plate re-mounted on inside front cover belonging to Clements C. Fry M.D. 1892-1955 Professor of Psychiatry at Yale and a well known collector of medical prints. Bound in full modern calf done after an early style. Old spine label is preserved. John Haslam 1764-1844 was an Apothecary or Medical Officer at Bethlem Hospital Bedlam and afterwards the Governor of St. Luke's Hospital. Haslam was one of the most knowledgeable practitioners in his field. However according to Hunter and Macaplpine his attitudes toward patients were rather "harsh and unfeeling." In 1816 scandals arose over poor patient care at Bethlem Hospital and Haslam was dismissed from his position perhaps unfairly. The "Observations on Madness" was first published in 1798. Haslam however considered the second edition with its many additions to be his magnum opus. It remained the standard work for a number of years. Hunter and Macalpine pp. 632-39. <br/> <br/> J. Callow hardcover