Medicin og sundhed

John Gould the Bird Man

Gordon C. Sauer · 1982 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Henry Sotheran Limited , 1982 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this biographical work on John Gould, one of the most distinguished ornithologists of the nineteenth century. First edition of the work, in the publisher's original gr...

The Gold-Headed Cane

William MacMichael · 1919 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Humphrey Milford, 1919. Cloth. A smart reprint of the second edition of this celebrated work from MacMichael. Reprint of the second edition, originally published in 1828. With illustrated frontispiece and many in-text images. A celebrated autobiography of the gold-head...

Manuale Di Patologia E Terapia Medica Speciale

Johann Nepomuk von Raimann; Giuseppe Ballarini [trans.] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Napoli, Tipografia dell'Osservatore Médico, 1826 . Leather. The very scarce first Italian edition of this work by Austrian physician Johann Nepomuk von Raimann. Translated from the original German into Italian by Giuseppe Ballarini.The very scarce first Italian edition, ...

Clinique Chirurgicale de L&Apos;Hoãƒâoeã‚â‚Pital de la Chariteãƒâoeã‚â

L. Gosselin · 1879 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Paris, Librarie J. B. Balliere et Fils, 1879. Leather. Leon Gosselin offers theoretical and practical advice to fellow surgeons in these leather bound volumes. The French surgeon Leon Gosselin offers a summary of twenty years of theoretical and practical teaching in these thre...

Menneskets Legeme; Vor Historie Fra Holberg Til Vore Dage; Dronninger I Kongschelle Og Andre Fortaellinger; Vore Sygdomme Og Deres Aarsager; Dyrenes LIV

F. Levison · 1901 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Frem, Det Nordiske Forlag, 1901-1907. Leather. Five uniformly bound half calf volumes on biology, history and literature, written in Danish. A five volume set in half calf bindings. A set of uniformly bound volumes in Danish containing a variety of topics, from human and anima...

An Anthology of Number

Anonymous · 1985 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Not Stated, The Pembridge Design Studio, 1985 . First edition. Paperback. An excellent copy of this very scarce work on the occult powers of numbers. This unusual and very scarce first edition, anonymously authored, discusses various esoteric ideas about the powers of numbers,...

Tweedales & Smalley (1920), Limited. Constructeurs de Machines Pour la Prãƒâ©Paration, la Filature Et la Retorderie Du Coton, Etc.

Tweedales & Smalley, Limited · 1928 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Rochdale, E. Wrigley & Sons, 1928. Cloth. A catalogue of machinery for preparing, spinning and doubling cotton by Tweedales & Smalley Ltd. written in French. An illustrated catalogue in the publisher's original cloth binding. A catalogue of the machinery created by Tweeda...

Domestic Medicine; or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases

William Buchan · 1797 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, A. Strahan; T. Cadell; W. Davies, 1797 . Leather. A smart copy of the fifteenth edition of William Buchan's pioneering medical work, offering sound medical advice concerning the prevention and cure of disease, aimed at the layperson. First published in 1769, this ...

Report on the Welfare of the Blind in Various Countries

1929 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Geneva, League of Nations Health Organisation, 1929. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce report from the League of Nations Health Organisation on the welfare of the blind in 1929. A scarce report from the League of Nations Health Organisation. This report on the welfar...

Marine Propellers

Sydney W. Barnaby · 1900 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, E. & F. Spon, Ltd, 1900. Cloth. A highly illustrated educational work on marine propellers. Fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with in-text diagrams and seven plates, six of which fold-out. Collated complete. Reviewing the paddle-wheel, the screw, cavitation, and h...

Les Serotherapies, Lecons de Therapeutique Et Matiere Medicale

L. Landouzy [Louis Theophile Joseph Landouzy] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

Paris, Georges Carre er C. Naud, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of L. Landouzy's collection of twenty-nine lectures on serotherapy and other medical treatments of infectious diseases. In the original French.The scarce first edition of French neurosurgeon Lo...

Movable Kidney

C. W. Suckling · 1905 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, H. K Lewis , 1905 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this early twentieth century illustrated medical book. First edition of Movable Kidney by C. W. Suckling in the original publisher's cloth binding.A study of this cause of insanity, headache, ...

Austrian Health Resorts Throughout the Year

W. Fraser Rae · 1889 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Chapman and Hall , 1889. Cloth. An interesting, nineteenth-century, guide to Austrian health resorts. A very scarce second and enlarged edition. Reprinted, by, permission, from 'The Times&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt detail. A stu...

Rabbits for Profit and Rabbits for Powder

R. J. Lloyd Price · 1888 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, Horace Cox, 1888 . Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this work on the various uses of rabbits. Second edition, in cloth binding. Very scarce edition with illustrations.This book summarises the various uses for farming rabbits. Contents include dangers attendant on...

Das Licht IM Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung

Dr. Med. S. Th. Stein [Sigmund Theodor Stein] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

Leipzig, Verlag von Otto Spame, 1877. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated and important guide to the application and role of photography in science and medicine. A scarce work. In the original German.The scarce first edition of Dr. Sigmund Theodore St...

The Elements of Physiology

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach; John Elliotson [trans.] · 1828 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828 . Cloth. A smart copy of the fourth edition of John Elliotson's very scarce English language translation of J. Fred. Blumenbach's detailed study of the physiology of the human body. The fourth edition of professor o...

Your Days Are Numbered: A Manual of Numerology for Everybody

Florence Campbell · 1932 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Rider & Co. 1932. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first complete textbook of numerology, the scarce first UK edition. The scarce first UK edition of this work, preceded by an undated US edition by the same publishers. An exciting work, Your Days are Numbered by Flor...

A Treatise on the Causes and Effects of Inflammation, Fever, Cancer, Scrofula, and Nervous Affections; Observations on the Correctness of Linnaeus&Apos;S Classifications of Diseases, Together with Remarks on the Specific Action of His Patent Medicated Vapour Bath, and Rules for Diet and Regimen

Charles Whitlaw · 1831 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Published by the Author, 1831. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition medical work by Charles Whitlaw, in which he argues for his theory of the benefits of vapour baths. A first edition of this scarce work. This was the only edition published.Half-title is presen...

Fur and Feather Series

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1896-98. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set of three works relating to the natural history, hunting and preparation of the hare, the rabbit and the red deer, each illustrated throughout and presented in the delightful publisher's pictorial...

Pernicious Anemia

Frank A. Evans · 1926 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

London, Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A scarce medical work on the blood disease anaemia by Frank A. Evans. With chapters on the classification of the disease, its occurrence, pathology, description, aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.Written...