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The Classics of Medicine Library Limited Edition Leather Bound Medical Books
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases (Alexander Morison), Mercurialis De Arte Gymnastica (Christophori Coriolani), Diseases of the Mind (Benjamin Rush), Artistic Anatomy (Robert Knox) with Bridgewater Treatise on the Hand (Sir Charles Bell), The Whole Course of Chirurgerie (Peter Lowe), Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion (William Beaumont), The Digestive Glands (J. P. Pavlov), Round the Red Lamp (Arthur Conan Doyle), A Treatise on the Scurvy (James Lind), Boerhaave’s Aphorisms (Boerhaave), Experimental Medicine (Claude Bernard), An Account of the Foxglove (William Withering), Statical Essays (Stephen Hales) |
| Genre | Medical, Science, Mathematics and Engineering, Reference |
| Binding | Embossed leather, Slipcase, One quarter leather with paper boards, One quarter leather with marbled boards |
| Publisher or Printer | Privately Printed, The Classics of Medicine Library, Editions Medicina Rara |
| Publication Year | 1979, 1985, 1980, 1982, 1992 |
| Period | Late 20th Century |
| Limited Edition | Yes |
| Language | English |
| Number of Books | 13 |
| Additional Information | A collection of leather bound, special editions of historical medical works, privately printed for members of the Classics of Medicine Library and Editions Medicina Rara. Physiognomy of the Mental Diseases and Mercurialis De Arte Gymnastica are numbered 112 of 2,500. Most books from the Classics of Medicine Library are numbered 1,655. Statical Essays is numbered 259. |
Condition
- generally tight bindings and hinges; minor edge and slipcase wear; bowing; minor toning; some books contain ex libris.
Dimensions
2.5" W x 10.0" H x 7.0" D
- measures The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases.
Item #
ITMG848853
