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Essays relating to agriculture and rural affairs; in two parts, illustrated with copperplates. By a farmer by [ANDERSON, James]

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Title: Essays relating to agriculture and rural affairs; in two parts, illustrated with copperplates. By a farmer
Author: [ANDERSON, James]
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Description: Edinburgh: T. Cadell and William Creech; Bell & Bradfute, 1796. FIRST THREE EDITIONS. Volume I contains half-title, 1 page publisher's advertisement, separate title for Essay VI, and 3 folding engraved plates; Volume II contains 2 title pages, advertisement from publisher (explaining why there are 2 title pages), separate half-title to Essay VI, and 18 engraved plates; Volume III is complete with the half-title and errata. Contemporary calf, worn; interiors excellent. From the library of Robert H. Elliot, with his bookplates. First three editions, including the very scarce second volume which includes the "Additions" to the six essays contained in the first printing of 1775 as well as the second part, plus the additional essays making up Volume III, written "at the request of the President of the Board of Agriculture." The essays which make up the first volume include treatment of enclosures and fencing, draining bogs and swampy ground, on leveling ridges, on the proper method of sowing grass seeds, on hay-making, and a lengthy entitled "Miscellaneous disquisitions, doubts and queries relating to agriculture." This essay was supplemented in the 1777 printing by a treatise on quick-lime. The third volume contains three essays, the first "On the obstacles to the advancement of agriculture in England, and the means of removing them;" the second "On waste lands, and the means of their improvement;" and the third "Hints on the economical consumption of the produce of a farm." The lovely engraved illustrations in Volume II identify a number of different grasses. As one might tell from the titles and from reading just a bit of the essays, the author was a practical man whose writings are clearly the results of his experience. Anderson (1739-1808) published a number of essays on agriculture, though was best known for his work on corn laws. He was quite familiar with newer technology, and indeed invented a number of agricultural improvements, most famously the "Scotch plough" for use on heavy soils. Most of his publications appeared in contemporary journals, where he detailed what he termed works "calculated to desseminate useful knowledge among all ranks of people at a small expense. Anderson was born near Edinburgh, where he took over a family farm at age 15. According to Fussell: "Anderson was in the most precise sense a miscellaneous writer . . . much of his contribution was severely practi al as might be expected from a man of his experience . . . He turned to the farmer asnd saw him isolated and ill informed, so he decided to publish ‘a concise view of all those subjects that ought to demand the farmer's attention'. His work is doubtfully concise, but is certainly comprehensive." DNB, I, p. 381; Fussell, More Old English Farming Books, pp. 104-06; Goldsmith, I, 11233; McDonald, Agricultural Writers, 1200-1800, pp. 214-15.

Histoire des animaux d’Aristote by [ARISTOTLE]. CAMUS, Armand-Gaston

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Title: Histoire des animaux d’Aristote
Author: [ARISTOTLE]. CAMUS, Armand-Gaston
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Description: Paris: Chez la Veuve DeSaint, 1783. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. Including half-titles, approbation and privilege du Roi. Volume I with the Greek and French translations on facing pages. Contemporary tree calf, some wear to joints and corners; marbled edges, some light waterstains in first volume. From the library of George Milton Smith with his bookplate.`. First edition. Camus' translation of Aristotle's descriptive zoology from Greek into French is a masterpiece of scholarship. This highly esteemed translation is much sought after for its extensive erudite commentaries and profound enlightenment of comparative anatomy. Divided into two books, the first volume contains Aristotle's original Greek with Camus' French translation facing. Here he documents all the various manuscripts, editions, and translators cited in the work. The second volume, a detailed study of natural history up to the modern time, contains Camus' careful observations on the commentaries of other translators. This work is of particular importance for Camus' nomenclature of those living creatures originally described in Aristotle's account. He lists all of the animals found in Aristotle works, including those "fanciful and primitive," and then details the differences in terms of the modern knowledge of natural history. So great was the influence of Aristotle that his teachings and thought were accepted and enlarged upon for nearly two millennia. He was acquainted with more than five hundred species of animals and had dissected and investigated in detail at least fifty kinds, ranging over the entire animal kingdom. Many of his conclusions have stood the test of time. Among them may be mentioned his descriptions of the mechanisms of locomotion, of the process of digestion in ruminants, of the habits of bees, of the mechanism of animal reproduction; his exposition of analogous structures in living bodies; and his methods of biological classification (Eimas, Heirs of Hippocrates, 14). Camus (1740-1804), French revolutionist, was a successful advocate before the Revolution. In 1789 he was elected by the third estate of Paris to the states general, and attracted attention by his speeches against social inequalities. He was named archivist to the Constituent Assembly, and in that capacity he organized the national archives and classified the papers of the different assemblies of the Revolution. He was restored to the office in 1796 and became absorbed in literary work. He remained an austere republican, refusing to take part in the Napoleonic regime. This scarce work was included in Thomas Jefferson's library.

An exact collection of all remonstrances, declarations, votes, orders, ordinances, proclamations … and other remarkable passages betweene the Kings most excellent Majesty, and his high court of Parliament beginning at his Majesties return from Scotland, being in December 1641, and continued until March the 21, 1643 … by ANONYMOUS

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Title: An exact collection of all remonstrances, declarations, votes, orders, ordinances, proclamations … and other remarkable passages betweene the Kings most excellent Majesty, and his high court of Parliament beginning at his Majesties return from Scotland, being in December 1641, and continued until March the 21, 1643 …
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Description: London: Edward Husbands, T. [Thomas] Warren, R. Best, 1643. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece of Parliamentary chambers and Charles I, title within decorative border with woodcut device and the letters “C V” in contemporary brown ink on either side of the device, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces Contemporary full calf, possibly repaired at a very early date; interior excellent. From the library of the Birmingham Law Society with the name in gilt on the front cover and bookplate on the paste-down, as well as small stamps on title and a few text leaves. First edition. This volume contains the record of all the proceedings between Parliament and King Charles I between the end of 1641 and early 1643. In 1640, Charles established the Long Parliament in order to acquire funds for the Bishop’s War against the Scots. However, as soon as the Long Parliament took control, they began dismantling the monarchy’s authority by removing the King’s advisors and sympathizers. This text represents a tumultuous period in British history coinciding with the very beginning of the English Civil War, making it an important reference source.

A communication from the Regents of the University, transmitting a report of a committee of the Regents of the University, appointed to visit the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York. Made to the Senate, January 26, 1826 by [NEW YORK]

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Title: A communication from the Regents of the University, transmitting a report of a committee of the Regents of the University, appointed to visit the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York. Made to the Senate, January 26, 1826
Author: [NEW YORK]
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Description: Albany: Croswell, Barnum & Van Benthuysen, 1826. Disbound. Stained and foxed. First edition. In 1814, Columbia University Medical School merged into the College of Physicians and Surgeons, a move that was made in an attempt to stymie what was then seen as a period of decline for the medical school. By the date of this report, there was widespread feuding between professors and trustees. The Regents appointed a committee to visit the College and to make a report to the legislature on means of correcting the situation. This is their report! OCLC locates 2 copies (Library of Congress and New York Academy of Medicine).

Conservative perineal prostatectomy. Part first; part second. In Stereo-Clinic [Section XII] by Howard A. Kelly by YOUNG, Hugh H.; [KELLY, Howard A.]

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Title: Conservative perineal prostatectomy. Part first; part second. In Stereo-Clinic [Section XII] by Howard A. Kelly
Author: YOUNG, Hugh H.; [KELLY, Howard A.]
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Description: Troy, NY: Southworth Company, 1910. FIRST EDITION. With 44 mounted photographs (as stereo cards). Preserved in the publisher’s slipcase (as issued). Stamp of Mercy Hospital, Durango, Colorado. First edition of each part. In an earlier work from 1905, the father of modern urology, Hugh Hampton Young (1870-1945), described his outcomes with perineal prostatectomy for both benign and malignant cancer. The major insights from this earlier work include: – prostate cancer occurs in approximately 10% of cases of benign prostatic enlargement – marked induration in any man greater than 50 years of age should be considered suspicious for cancer – advocating frozen analysis of prostatic tissue if the diagnosis of cancer is uncertain – the definition of pathways of local (along the ejaculatory ducts, between the prostate and seminal vesicles) and metastatic spread (out through the lymphatics near the trigone of the bladder to the pelvic lymph nodes and osseous sites) – radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate, vasa and seminal vesicles) as the only means of cure for men with prostate cancer This work is a step-by-step description of a case Young was treating, including a discussion of the symptoms and the surgery. The instruments required are illustrated in photographs; also illustrated is the position of the patient during surgery as well as each and every cut, stitch, and the set-up of the bed for post-operation continuous irrigation. It is as if the reader was actually in the operating room. Young “devised several new surgical procedures for treating genito-urinary diseases; did the first perineal prostatectomy which soon replaced the more dangerous suprapubic approach, and performed the first radical operation on a cancerous prostate gland. Young trained many of the leading urologists of his time” (Dictionary of American Medical Biography, 2:832-833). Baltimore photographer Anthony Murray took the photographs that were used in Kelly’s ambitious Stereo-Clinic series that was designed to provide surgeons with a combination of high quality, close-up photographic images accompanied by a description of each step in a specific operation.

Traité des tumeurs et des ulceres by [ASTRUC, Jean]

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Title: Traité des tumeurs et des ulceres
Author: [ASTRUC, Jean]
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Description: Paris: P. Guillaume Cavelier, 1759. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary mottled calf, spine and labels gilt, red edges (some damage to spines and hinges, but bindings are sound). Old library plates and stamps of McGill University and Boston Medical Library (withdrawn). Contemporary ownership inscription of Dr. J.J. Brion. Internally fresh. First edition, a landmark treatise on the nature and treatment of tumors, ulcers, pustules, edemas, gangrene, abscesses, boils, warts, chilblains, venereal sores, and many other abnormal growths. Divided into six parts, the author, who chose to remain anonymous but was identified by Barbier, expounds on each affliction’s description, causes, symptoms, diagnostics, prognostics, and cure in succinct, numbered sections. Worth note are the two “letters” from other contemporary clinicians at the end of Volume II that provide recipes for ointments and oral medications proven effective in treatment. Jean Astruc was a professor of medicine and in Montpellier and Paris. He is primarily remembered for his groundbreaking research and publications on sexually-transmitted diseases. Barbier IV:789.

Quinque Davidici lapides, Goliath[.] Prosternentes; sive: Quinque praecipua passionis Dominicae puncta: ut fiant corda Christianorum compuncta, nimirum: Sangvinei sudoris; flagellationis; coronationis; cruces bajulationis; & crucifixionis. Contra infernalem Goliath remedia efficacissima, in pera cordis reponenda; et devotae ac affectuosae animae ad jugem memoriam revocanda by ANTONIUS, P. Maximilianus à Jesu

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Title: Quinque Davidici lapides, Goliath[.] Prosternentes; sive: Quinque praecipua passionis Dominicae puncta: ut fiant corda Christianorum compuncta, nimirum: Sangvinei sudoris; flagellationis; coronationis; cruces bajulationis; & crucifixionis. Contra infernalem Goliath remedia efficacissima, in pera cordis reponenda; et devotae ac affectuosae animae ad jugem memoriam revocanda
Author: ANTONIUS, P. Maximilianus à Jesu
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Description: Prague: Joannis Wenceslai Helm, 1722. Decorated woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary calf. Small worm-trail to rear board, upper portion of front joint slightly cracked, a few scattered spots. Contemporary ownership markings to title. The author was P. Maximilianus Antonius à Jesu. It looks as if this is an earlier printing of a version in Czech: P t Dawidow˛ch Kamen Goliásse porásse porá√˛, 1723. Both were printed by Jan Václav Helm.

La coltivazione de Luigi Alamanni, e le api de Giovanni Rucellai gentiluomini Fiorentini . . by ALAMANNI, Luigi; RUCELLAI, Giovanni

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Title: La coltivazione de Luigi Alamanni, e le api de Giovanni Rucellai gentiluomini Fiorentini . .
Author: ALAMANNI, Luigi; RUCELLAI, Giovanni
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Description: Verona: Pierantonio Berno Libr., 1745. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; a fine copy, unopened. Later edition. Considered one of the best of Alamanni's later works, these didactic poems on cultivation, agriculture and bees contain more original material then previously printed. Alamanni (1495-1556) was an Italian poet and statesman. He was regarded as a prolific and versatile poet, and is credited with introducing the epigram into Italian poetry. La Coltivazione, written in imitation of Virgil's Georgics, is distinguished by the purity and excellence of its style. It was written at the French court of Francis I where Alamanni had fled for political reasons and where he became one of the leading poets. The first edition was printed in Paris by Robert Estienne in 1546.

On visceral neuroses; being the Gulstonian lectures on neuralgia of the stomach and allied disorders. Delivered at the royal Coleg of Physicians, in March, 1884 by ALLBUTT, Sir Thomas Clifford

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Title: On visceral neuroses; being the Gulstonian lectures on neuralgia of the stomach and allied disorders. Delivered at the royal Coleg of Physicians, in March, 1884
Author: ALLBUTT, Sir Thomas Clifford
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Description: Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son, & Co., 1884. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Original maroon pebbled cloth. First American edition of an important series of lectures on visceral disorders. Allbutt treats, among other subjects, dyspepsia, neuralgia of the stomach, abdomen and kidney, and notes his treatments based upon a series of cases reported. G&M, 4847.

The art of preserving health by ARMSTRONG, John

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Title: The art of preserving health
Author: ARMSTRONG, John
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Description: London: T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1795. Later edition. With 4 engraved plates by Stothard. Contemporary calf, marbled endpapers; minor browning on plates, otherwise a nice copy with a contemporary ownership inscription on title. Later edition of this charming collection of four poems on the subject of health and longevity. It is prefaced by a critical essay, published here for the first time, by J[ohn] Aikin, M.D.

Black Sun by ABBEY, Edward

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Title: Black Sun
Author: ABBEY, Edward
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Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971. hardcover. fine/fine. Thin 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1971). First Edition. Fine. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Allan, Edward Abbey, 11/22/71.

26th Annual American Indian Artists Exhibition May 4 - June,6, 1971 (Cover title)

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Title: 26th Annual American Indian Artists Exhibition May 4 - June,6, 1971 (Cover title)
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: Tulsa: Philbrook Art Center, 1971. Paperback. Near Fine. illustrations, (18)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm.

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