Indianapolis: The Normal Publishing House, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 Inches. 633 PP. Original brown cloth binding clean and tight. Gilt title stamping to cover and spine. Toning and foxing to endpapers. A fairly scarce book with OCLC only locating three copies. More
Freeport, IL: W.T. Rawleigh Medical Company, 1912. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 64 PP. Original staple wraps. In general, this booklet is the typical advertising vehicle of the time. Much of the book is filled with ads for Rawleigh's many "medicinal" products and for their..... More
Montgomery, AL: Country Life Committee, 1915. First Edition, First Printing. 6 1/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 4 PP. "We have long since learned that the welfare of the patient in the city depends as much on the nurse as upon the doctor." Spectacular circa 1915 fund-raising tract for the Woman's Dept..... More
Nashville, TN: Tavel, Eastman & Howell, 1877. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 5/8 Inches. 230 PP. Housed in original brown cloth binding with gilt title stamping to front cover. The report includes: 1) Report on Sanitary Reform in Nashville (by J. Berrien Lindsley) 2) On the..... More
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 10 Inches. 457 PP + Colophon. First printing in red publisher cloth. "For Sale" stamp on front pastedown. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds. Original price of $6.50 intact on front cover. A very..... More
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1929. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 344 PP. First American Edition that has been rebound in quarter linen and plain paper covered boards. A London physician, Good was also known for his prolific writings on medical topics. More
New York: William Wood & Company, 1883. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 758 PP. Contains nearly 200 illustrations. Original green publisher cloth binding with ruling and title stamping to spine. Stated "Fourth Edition" on title-page. A stunning copy overall. Hint of scuffing and toning, but clean and..... More
Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/8 X 10 1/2 Inches. 651 PP. Original deep blue publisher cloth binding. A very attractive copy free of PO writing etc... Binding remains tight. More
New York: The American Cancer Society, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 7 7/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. 322 PP. Original stiff wraps with brown cloth binding. One of the very first serious meetings / studies that addressed the link between cigarettes and lung cancer. The researchers presenting here..... More
Memphis, Tenn. Howard Association, 1879. First Edition, First Printing. Original cloth. 7 X 10 Inches. 454 PP. First printing copy in the original green cloth binding. Gilt title work to front cover and spine. Covers ruled in blind. Small 1/2 inch chip to bottom of title-page. Ink number on dedication..... More
New York: Covici Friede, 1931. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 12 Inches. 107 PP. #126 of 1500 signed and numbered First Printing copies. Housed in original publisher black cloth with silver decoration and title work to front cover. Signed on the limitation page by John Vassos. Vassos helped..... More
New York: Macfadden Publications, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 223 PP. First printing of one of the earliest books on the diabetes epidemic that plagues America. Written only three years after the development of insulin, Macfadden throws his hat in the ring to..... More
New York: Methodist Book Concern, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 Inches. 176 PP. First edition copy in original publisher grey cloth binding. A very clean copy with original review slip laid-in. Slight rubbing to edges. Small stain to fore-edge. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 446 PP. Stated First Edition copy signed directly on the title-page by the co-discoverer of DNA, James Watson. Original price of $39.95 intact on front flap of DJ. More
New York: H. Clay Glover Co., Inc., 1928. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 3/4 X 8 Inches. 104 PP. From the Official Veterinarian to the early Westminster Kennel Club shows at Madison Square Garden. Early treatise on the foundations of health for dogs. Illustrated througout with B/W period photographs of..... More
New York City: MacFadden Publications, Inc., 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 179 PP. THE ORIGINAL JACK LALANNE AND CHARLES ATLAS! Original first edition, in original stiff wraps, from man credited with being the catalyst of the Health and Fitness movement in the United..... More
Los Angeles, CA: W.H. Graves, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Original cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 235 PP. Original first issue with the address on the title page marked through in ink. Accompanied by an original 3 X 5 mailing card for a subscription to Health News magazine..... More
New York: Henry Holt, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 191 Pages. Housed in original dust jacket. Original blue cloth stamped in blind on front cover. Gold title on spine. Dust jacket retains original price of $2.00. PO name and inscription on the ffep..... More