Medicine from Mare Booksellers

London: Printed for H. Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1687. Hard Cover. Poor. Full title: A choice manual, or Rare secrets in physick and chirurgery: collected, & practised by the Right Honourable the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the vertue of Gascon powder, and lapis contra yarvam by a… Read more about this item

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1997. Wraps. Very Good. Glossy wraps. 278 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A survey and study of the use of herbal medicines in the medical practices of the Iroquois League or Confederacy. The work examines the importance of cosmology and its link to cultural themes, which link with unbalanced life forces. The… Read more about this item

No Place: Warner and Co, 1879. Wraps. Good. Illustrated dark orange wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations throughout. A promotional almanac promoting the patent medicines offered by L.W. Warner and Co., including Dr. Herrick's pills and plasters, Renne's pain-killing magic oil, and others. Includes testimonials, suggestions for use, along with the usual monthly almanac information. GOOD+ condition. Small… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Medical Journal, Publisher, 1898. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 27 pp. A work originally given as an address, reflecting on advances in medicine from the 17th century on, discussing the role of science, observation and experimentation in the practice of medicine. John Herr Musser, according to the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, was… Read more about this item

New York: Porous Plaster Co. Wraps. Good. Porous Plaster Co., presumed publisher. New York: ca 1895. Pamphlet. 20 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A promotional booklet touting Brandreth's Pills, Allcock's Porous Plasters and Salva-cea as medicinals good for treating a host of ailments. Created by Benjamin Brandreth, who used mass marketing to successfully promote what was, even by the… Read more about this item

New York: Townsend and Adams, 1868. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 337, 308 pp. With a few illustrations throughout. A bound volume containing articles written during the year 1868, discussing medicine and surgery. This includes sections on typhoid fever, using electricity to treat paralysis, amputation, diseases of the skin, midwifery, administration of narcotics to pregnant… Read more about this item

New York: The Claremont Printing Co, 1922. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 18 pp. A pamphlet devoted to debunking claims made by quack doctors and patent medicines, especially those relating to venereal diseases. With some discussion on ploys used, etc. This work may be associated with the 1919 movie Wild Oats. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and staining to the… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1859. Wraps. Good. Folio. Illustrated wraps. Folio. Apparently disbound from a bound volume. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Single issue of this journal with the usual news, political commentary, etc. Present are two pages devoted to the work of Doctor Horace Green, who specialized in treating throat and lung diseases. The… Read more about this item

New York: The Christian Herald, Publisher, 1897. Cloth. Good. Illustrated cloth. 320 pages. A guide to raising girls, written for both young women and mothers. the book covers eating, health, behavior, etc., as well as marriage and other subjects. The work reinforces gender stereotypes, including suggesting that women be submissive in their roles as wives. Christine Terhune Herrick… Read more about this item

Nancy: Imprimerie Georges Thomas, 1935. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. All text in French. 52 pp. A thesis/dissertation looking at the effects of blood stains on sharp instruments. GOOD condition. Heavy browning and offsetting to the covers. Minor soiling. Some creasing. Minor chipping and loss along the wrapper extremities.

No Place: Albie Liska, publisher/creator, 1901. Hard Cover. Good. Marbled paper covered boards with a cloth spine. Unpaginated. Blank paper journal. A commonplace book containing the notes and drawings of Albie Liska on the human anatomy and physiology, focusing on the nervous system. This is a continuation (labeled second book) of the subject. A little over half the… Read more about this item

Hoboken, NJ: R.B. Davis Co., Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. no date, presumed mid 1900s. Wraps. Small booklet. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A promotional booklet for Cocomalt, a stir in chocolate powder similar to Ovaltine. This pieces focuses on the nutritional and medicinal side of Cocomalt, breaking down its nutrient content, and comparing it to other foods,… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Verlag Von F.C.W. Vogel, 1881. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 74 pp., plus ads. All text in German. A lecture on hypnotism (or animal magnetism) and its use in medicine as a cure, focusing on psychological effects, with some consideration of the work in hypnotism and hypnotherapy of Scottish surgeon James Braid (see online bibliography by Adam Crabtree,… Read more about this item

Baltimore: James Lucas, Printer, 1851. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 45 pp. One plan/map, one map and three tables included. A study of an outbreak of Cholera in Baltimore in 1849, traced to a sewer pipe at the almshouse. With short sections on other diseases found in the region. POOR condition, ex-library. Call number pastedown on the front cover,… Read more about this item

Boston: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1842. Cloth. Good. Dark brown cloth. 343 pp. A treatise on diseases afflicting the joints of the human body, from the fourth London edition of this work. The author cites specific cases in relation to the diseases and their pathology/surgical treatments. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing and moderate fading to the covers. Minor soiling.… Read more about this item

New York: Rebman Company, 1913. Cloth. Good. Grayish-blue cloth. No jacket. 361 pp., plus 8 pages of ads. With a few illustrations. A medical work providing a detailed, technical look at diagnosing a variety of malignant tumors of the abdominal region. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling, fading and scuffing. Light edgewear. Minor toning in the interior.

Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius, 1931. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Small pocket sized format. 32 pp. A short study of the pathology of venereal disease problem, focusing mostly on syphilis. With a short section on quack cures. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy uneven browning to the covers. Minor edgewear. Heavy toning to the text block.

Philadelphia: D.G. Brinton, 1885. Cloth. Good. Burgundy cloth. 346 pp., plus ads in the rear. A medical work providing insight into diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases that affect children, including bronchitis, croup, influenza, hysteria, scarlet fever and many other afflictions. Many treatments include prescriptions/recipes or mixtures for medicine to be used. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven fading,… Read more about this item

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1875. Cloth. Good. Green cloth. 212 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A work for a younger audience discussing male and female reproductive organs and functions from a physiological standpoint, as well as fertilization and pregnancy. With a section discussing the ills of masturbation and illicit sex. Burt Green Wilder was an American comparative… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1879. Cloth. Good. Bluish-green cloth. English language version of the eighth German edition. 773 pp., plus ads. A few black and white illustrations throughout. A detailed guide to the diagnosis and treatment of various injuries and afflictions of the human body, mainly those that may require surgical intervention for treatment. With some… Read more about this item