Laura Huxley SIGNED 5X7 Photograph
Original Autograph, 1995. 5X7 Inches. 5X7 B/W Photograph signed by Laura Huxley, wife of Aldous Huxley and noted American lecturer. More
Health, Medicine & Nutrition
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Two's Company: A Fifty-Year Romance with Lessons Learned in Love, Life & Business (SIGNED 1ST)
New York: Harmony Books, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 284 PP. Stated First Edition with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Somers on the special publisher tipped-in page. Discreet..... More
Safe Counsel or Practical Eugenics / To Which Has Been Added the Story of Life
Naperville, IL: J.L. Nichols & Co., 1925. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. 512 PP. Stated Thirty-Eighth Edition in the original blue cloth binding. Profusely illustrated guide to "The Science of Eugenics / Historical Facts / Methods of Improving the Race / The Eugenic Marriage License /..... More
Leaves of Grass: A Compendium of Marijuana / The Hash Experience / Preparation / Cultivation / Recipes / Illustrated
Caerfyrddin, Wales: Unicorn Bookshop, 1973. Early Edition. Original wraps. 7 1/2 X 10 7/8 Inches. 32 PP. Highly sought after tract on the history, use and stigma surrounding marijuana. Having never owned this book before (very scarce in commerce), I am amazed at the information being shared via this "grapevine"..... More
Leading the Evolution: ASPPA'S 50 Years at the Forefront of the Retirement Industry
Arlington, VA: Amierican Soceity of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 10 1/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 124 PP. Accompanied by original prospectus letter from ASPPA. A nice history of this professiona organization. More
Glossary of Supposed Americanisms (Baseball Interest); VERY EARLY DEPICTION OF AMERICAN BASEBALL!
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859. First Edition. Cloth. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 122 PP. Important description of AMERICAN BASEBALL, which Elwyn called "Bat and Ball" in his youth. Interestingly, he describes the game as "an imperfect form of cricket," but also clearly states that it was "a..... More
Home, Health and Happiness
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
Rawleigh's Alamanac 1912
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
Second Report of the Board of Health to the Honorable City Council of the City of Nashville, For the Year ending July 4, 1877 (J.B. Lindsley Association Copy); CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL 1877 FOLDING MAP OF THE CITY OF NASHVILLE, TN
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
Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Character, Literary, Professional, and Religious of the Late John Mason Good, M.D.
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
Cancer of the Lung: An Evaluation of the Problem (ONE OF THE FIRST FEW MAJOR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES LINKING CIGARETTES TO LUNG CANCER); Proceedings of the Scientific Session - Annual Meeting - American Cancer Society, Inc. November 3-4, 1953
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
Diabetes: It's Cause, Nature and Treatment (SCARCE FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL DJ)
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
Temperance and the Changing Liquor Situation (REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP)
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
DNA: The Secret of Life (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
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
Diseases and Feeding of Your Dog (1928 First Thus)
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
Banish Constipation (IN SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET)
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
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