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On the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether in Surgical Operations: containing a Description of the Various Stages of Etherization and a Statement of the Result of nearly Eighty Operations in which Ether has been employed in St. George's and University College Hospitals

On the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether in Surgical Operations: containing a Description of the Various Stages of Etherization and a Statement of the Result of nearly Eighty Operations in which Ether has been employed in St. George's and University College Hospitals by SNOW, John

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Title
On the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether in Surgical Operations: containing a Description of the Various Stages of Etherization and a Statement of the Result of nearly Eighty Operations in which Ether has been employed in St. George's and University College Hospitals
Author
SNOW, John
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Three woodcut illus. in the text (one full-page). viii, 88 pp. (lacking half-title). 8vo, modern morocco by Middleton (small wormholes in upper margin of first few leaves), spine gilt. London: J. Churchill, 1847. First edition of a great rarity. Published in October 1847, this was the second treatise on ether anesthesia, and Snow’s first book on the subject. It contains the first illustrated account of Snow’s regulating inhaler, the first to control the amount of ether vapour received by the patient. Snow had published some preliminary comments in the London Medical Gazette, following which he modified the inhaler, and included the description of the final modified version in this book. Fine copy. Stamps of the Wellcome Library on verso of title. ❧ Garrison-Morton 5658.
In the Rough

In the Rough by Blake, Louisa

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In the Rough
Author
Blake, Louisa
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McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
About very good.
Description
Wellington, N.Z.: Edwards, Russell & Co, 1894. About very good.. 28pp. 12mo. Original red cloth, cover gilt; edges red. Light wear and soiling. Small portion of flyleaf torn away to remove previous owner's name; presentation inscription from the author. Small library ink stamp on rear flyleaf. A presentation copy of the only published work by Louisa Blake (1844-1901), reformer and advocate for women's suffrage in New Zealand. The short collection of verse, largely devotional, also contains an interesting panegyric exalting the role of the Bishop of Mashonaland in saving a comrade during the First Matabele War in Zimbabwe, titled "A True Incident of the Matabele Campaign." Outside of the Antipodes, OCLC locates just four copies, with only one of these in the United States, at the University of Pennsylvania.
TALES OF UNREST

TALES OF UNREST by Conrad, Joseph

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TALES OF UNREST
Author
Conrad, Joseph
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description
1898. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 14 pp undated ads. Original dark green cloth. First English Edition of Conrad's fourth book -- his first collection of short stories (including "An Outpost of Progress," a Congo tale anticipating his later "Heart of Darkness"). The American edition by Scribner's is believed to have come out about ten days earlier. For this U.K. edition Cagle estimates a printing of about 1,250 copies, while Wise and Smith estimate 3,000 (but that figure probably included copies for the colonies); in 1906 copies of this first impression were offered by the Times Book Club. "Some copies have the top-edge trimmed but not gilt, and endpapers of laid paper... This difference is probably indicative of a later binding-up in the batch-binding process" [Supino]. This copy is in this (scarcer) secondary binding state -- with top edge plain, and with laid-paper endpapers. It is in bright, close-to-fine condition (a few faint cover marks). Supino A4.7.0 (secondary binding); Cagle A4c.1. Provenance: early endpaper signature of M. McRorie, "Strathearn" [Scotland]; discreet bookplate of the Conrad bibliographer David J. Supino.
BLUEBEARD

BLUEBEARD by Vonnegut, Kurt

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Title
BLUEBEARD
Author
Vonnegut, Kurt
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Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780385295901
Condition
Fine
Description
NY: Delacorte, 1987. First edition, limited issue of 500 numbered copies signed by Vonnegut on the limitation page. Copy #435. All edges gilt, issued without dustjacket. Cloth-covered slipcase with gilt lettering. Slipcase with isbn-price sticker as issued. Slipcase cloth with light rubbing; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vonnegut's twelfth novel.
Mine Enemy; Translated from the Hebrew by Chaya Amir

Mine Enemy; Translated from the Hebrew by Chaya Amir by Barnea, Amalia and Aharon [Henry Kissinger]

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Mine Enemy; Translated from the Hebrew by Chaya Amir
Author
Barnea, Amalia and Aharon [Henry Kissinger]
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Grove Press, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Inscribed to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, first edition of Mine Enemy by Amalia and Aharon Barnea.. Octavo, x, 225pp. Beige boards, red cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first edition" with a full number line. Bumped top corner, otherwise a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, faint shelf wear, a near fine example. Author's contact information on front flyleaf. Inscribed on the half title: "To Dr. Henry Kissinger, A teacher and a guide for many years, with the best of wishes, Amalia + Aharon Barnea.
Louise Bourgeois: La Famille

Louise Bourgeois: La Famille by BOURGEOIS, Louise; Thomas KELLEIN (contributor)

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Louise Bourgeois: La Famille
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BOURGEOIS, Louise; Thomas KELLEIN (contributor)
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9781933045429
Condition
A near-fine copy
Description
New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 2006. A near-fine copy. 9.5 x 6.75 inches. 223 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictorial boards. First edition. "The fear of being born into the world an unwanted girl; the fear of becoming a pawn in the lives of her parents; the fear of failing as a wife, mother and artist: Over the course of her 70 years as an artist, Louise Bourgeois, born in 1911 in Paris, has always placed the psychology of family at the center of her work. Bourgeois left her homeland in 1938, without a degree, to live in New York with her husband, Robert Goldwater, a curator at The Museum of Modern Art. In 1940, the couple adopted their first son, and in 1941 Bourgeois gave birth to two more boys. Her artistic oeuvre deals almost exclusively with the fear of not being able to live up to the roles she was born into and took on. Most of her early works consisted of paintings on the theme of family, many of which have rarely, if ever, been reproduced. When she first began sculpting, she portrayed children and family members as stakes fatefully stuck in the ground, "Personnages," with windows and openings, who occasionally carried small packages, but who seemed mute and paralyzed. Her later work grew more sexualized, and after the death of her husband, she pursued the paternal element intensely. This thematic gathering of 20 paintings, more than 60 drawings, 35 sculptures and 5 embroideries made between 1935 and 2005 is also, by virtue of the centrality of family to her oeuvre, an overarching retrospective, a focused view of her career" (the publisher).
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THE MODERN DRAWING; by Elderfield, John

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THE MODERN DRAWING;
Author
Elderfield, John
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: MOMA, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Folio. Art from the 1880- - 1950's. 100 color plates. Arp, Ernest, Grosz, Klee, et. al.
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GEOLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE FRENCH PRAIRIE AREA, NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON by WSP 1833 -- Price, Don

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GEOLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE FRENCH PRAIRIE AREA, NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON
Author
WSP 1833 -- Price, Don
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1967. Softcover. USGS 1967. Wrappers, very good condition (rubber stamp on cover). Complete with all maps and plates. .
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WATER RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON by WSP 1852 -- Richardson, Donald et al.

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WATER RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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WSP 1852 -- Richardson, Donald et al.
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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Very Good
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Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1968. Softcover. USGS 1968. Wrappers, very good condition (rubber stamp on cover). Complete with all maps and plates. .

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