[Rarebooks] fs: Medical Miscellany

Mon Nov 27 14:52:35 EST 2006

A half-dozen or so assorted titles-

"Acta Nova Regiae Societatis Medicae Havniensis. Volumen I" (new series) 
Havniae (Copenhagen); 1818. Also called Volumen V of the prior series, and
with a separate title page titling it such. The Transactions of the Royal
Copenhagen Medical Society for 1818. The Society was founded in 1772 and
became a Royal society in 1782; it merged with the Societas Philiatrica in
1872. This issue contains a large number of articles (in Latin) dealing
with advances and observations in medicine, including several relating to
vaccinations. Card covers. 4.5”x7.75”, xliv + 432 pages, + errata page;
bound period blue card covers with an old inked spine label; covers with
some soil and wear; interior with some soil, a little browning, some light
staining, etc; partially unopened; a tight copy. [06828] $100.00

Briggs, L. Vernon.  "Occupation as a Substitute for Restraint in the
Treatment of the Mentally Ill. A History of the Passage of Two Bills
through the Massachusetts Legislature"  Boston; printed for the author by
Wright & Potter: 1923. The history of three bills (two were passed)
affecting the care and treatment of the mentally ill in the Massachusetts
legislature and the tale of the behind-the-scenes fight, often against
other medical professionals, to get them passed. Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 205
pages, b/w plates; light cover soil and a little wear, a little light
internal soil, and a ding/tear that extends through a few pages in the
introduction, with the loss of a letter or two on one page. [03055] $60.00

Joseph, Dr. Eugen.  "Kystoskopische Technik. Ein Lehrbuch der
Kystoskopie..."  Berlin; Verlag von Julius Springer: 1923. An interesting
technical work outlining the use of the Kystoskope, an early device for
viewing the interior of the body and organs of living patients using a
long, thin tube with optical ability. There are many color illustrations
of views of various organs and diseases as viewed through the device.
Hardcover. 7"x10", iv + 221 pages, 262 illustrations, many in color. A
little light wear, but overall a very nice copy. $85.00

Mez-Mangold, Lydia.  "A History of Drugs"  Basle; F. Hoffmann-La Roche &
Co., Ltd.: 1971. A well illustrated history of the development of drugs
from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through the Middle Ages and Renaissance
and the 19th century, sponsored by the giant Swiss drug maker. This is not
an exhaustive scholarly treatise, but rather a well illustrated overview.
Hardcover. 8.5"x12", 175 pages, many color and a few b/w illustrations,
dj; light wear. [03066] $50.00

Squibb, Edward R.  "Proposed Legislation on the Adulteration of Food and
Medicine"  New York; G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1879. "Rough draft of a proposed
law to prevent the adulteration of food and medicine, and to create a
state board of health, with explanations and illustrations of the
principal points of the law. Reprinted from 'The Transactions of the
Medical Society of the State of New York' for 1879. Notes in reply to
criticisms by the press.  The British 'Sales of Food and Drugs Act of
1875' with notices of some rulings of the British court". Dr. Edward R.
Squibb was a Navy physician who left the service in 1858 to found his own
laboratory. In 1877 he helped save the "United States Pharmacopoeia", the
standard guide to drug standards in the United States. In 1879 he gave the
speech this essay is based on, calling for national food and drug
standards. Ten days afterwards federal legislation was filed, but it
languished in Congress for many decades, a victim to the "states vs.
federal government" squabbles. Squibbs' laboratory, meanwhile, became E.R.
Squibb & Sons in 1892, and continues today as Bristol-Myers Squibb, the
third largest pharmaceutical company in the United States. Hardcover.
5.25"x7.5", 57 pages; an ex-library copy in library covers of plaid boards
and cloth tape; title page embossed, clear taped and with several notes,
but the rest of the text is clean. [05475] $125.00

[Wyeth] "Medicinal Fluid Extracts Manufactured by John Wyeth & Brother,
with Doses, Remedial Attributes, and Formulae for Extemporaneous
Preparations"  Philadelphia: 1892. A fascinating catalog of medicinal
extracts offered to druggists and physicians, with complete descriptions
of ingredients, instructions for use, and dosages. Syrup of Musk Root,
Tincture of Dwarf Elder, Hemlock bark, Infusion of Henbane, Tincture of
Indian Hemp... Probably not more than 50% of these are considered either
harmful or illegal these days. An introductory page notes that many other
manufacturers use poor methods to gather and process the plants used to
produce these extracts, resulting in inferior compounds. John Wyeth &
Brother was founded in 1860 and continues today as Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
a multi-national pharmaceutical company. OCLC locates 8 copies of this
edition. Hardcover. 5”x8”, 259 pages; original green pebbled cloth with
gilt cover title. Covers with some wear and soil; printed on poor quality
paper, the pages are browned and very brittle; the title page is splitting
away from the binding for about ¾ of its length and has a short closed
tear. [07105] $200.00

Zigrosser, Carl.  "Ars Medica. A Collection of Medical Prints Presented to
the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Smith Kline & French Laboratories" 
Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1959. A selection of antique prints touching
on many aspects of medicine, doctors, hospitals, etc. Softcover. 7”x10”,
90 pages, b/w illustrations; light wear. [07669] $25.00

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