Simpson sir james y (8 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: very good(-). First Edition. Edited by John Stuart. Illustrated with 5 plates and 19 other in-text figures. Small 4to, original 3/4 leather, crudely re-backed in red cloth; uncut edges, t.e.g. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1872. A sturdy but not beautiful copy, internally clean. Very good (-). Collection of antiquarian essays by the Scottish physician who discovered the advantages of chloroform in surgical anaesthesia (GM 5657) and introduced many important procedures in gynaecology and obstetrics (GM 6035). Included are studies on leprosy and leper hospitals in Scotland and England, and on the history of syphilis in Scotland.…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid original antique engraved portrait. Mounted - matted - ready to frame. Excellent condition. A fine engraved portrait of. Sir James Y Simpson.

Series: The Works of Sir James Y. Simpson, volume II. 8vo. x, 562, [4] pp. 2-page ad from Appleton tipped onto front pastedown. 19 figs. (all relating to hermaphroditism), index. Original brick-red blind- and gilt-stamped cloth, gentle kozo repairs to spine ends and rear joint. Very good. First American edition from the collected works of Simpson, edited by the author's son. This volume contains three sections: The Papers on Anaesthesia, Hospitalism, and concludes with the author's work on Hermaphroditism. / This is the second volume (only) of a three volume set of Simpson's collected Works, issued 1871-73. Each is entirely complete and their topics differ. Volume I: (not offered here), contains: Selected obstetrical and gynaecological works of Sir James Y. Simpson, bart. Containing the substance of his lectures on midwifery. Volume III: Clinical lectures on the diseases of women, edited by Alexander R. Simpson.…

First Edition. In between being the pioneer of the use of chloroform as anaesthetic and the design of Obstetrical forceps, Simpson also published several learned essays on archaeology and ancient history, here collected shortly after his death. A nice set int he original half leather with gilt titles. A few light marks to covers and slightly worn to spine edges but binding tight. VG.…

hardcover. Zustand: very good(-). Edited by John Stuart. 2 volumes, square 8vollustrated with sepia plates, 3/4 green leather, red cloth, gilt edges; corners & tops of spines rubbed. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1872. Very good.

Hardcover. Octavo, [4], 5-28, [4], 3-34, [8, incl, plate], 5-29, [4], 5-16, [2], 3-7, [4], 25, [2], 3-66, [6], V-XIV, 15-86, [4], 3-12, [4], [handwritten note], [4], 5-56, [folding plate], [2], 3-12, [2], 3-16, 3, 532-544, 633-640, 665-670, 697-702, 729-734, 794-798, 845-846 [torn and cut away], [6], VI, 7-118, [2], 3-11, [2, torn], 3-28, [2], 3-16, [2, plate], [2], 3-7, [2], 11-28, 19 [followed by two plates and hand-written notes bound-in with pressed plants], [2], 3-12, [2], 3-12, [2], 12, [4], 63, 14 [catalog], [4], 3-17, [2], 3-17, [4], 3-10, [2], 3-23, [4], 6-32, [2], 3-16, [2], 3-24, [2], 31, [2], 26, [2], 3-35, 377-400, [handwritten note bound-in] 401-424, 513-544. Good-; bound in contemporary green cloth, rebacked in blue cloth with gilt titling and decorations to spine, some fading and discoloration to covers, with extensive wear to corners and front edges; first several pamphlets loosened, binding else tight; text block uneven but clean; contents handwritten in ink on ffep (see Note); MF consignment. Contents numbered in ink and listed on ffep: 1. Lecture on the History of Medicine (Begbie) 2. The Study of Medicine (Struthers) 3. The Medical Officers of the Roman Army (Simpson) 4. Address to Medico-Chirurgical Society (Miller) [Case of Fracture of the Pelvis (Taylor)] 5. Principles of Theory in Practice of Medicine (Seller) 6. Pathology, Practical Medicine & Therapeutics 7. Lecture on Respiration (Hopley) 8. Adolphus on Indian Bael in Dysentery 9. Asiatic Cholera (Pairman) 10. Malignant Cholera. Abercrombie 11. Edinbro. Board of Health 12. Magendie on Thoracic and Cardiac Sounds 13. Nature of Fever (Black)[SIGNED] 14. Pulmonary Consumption (Bennett) 15. Williamson on Perforations of the Stomach[SIGNED] 16. Case of Intestinal Concretions (Turner) [Intestinal Concretions (MacLagan)] 17. Blood Vessels of the Mother & Foetus (Reid) 18. Disinfecting Powers (Henry) 19. Pelvic Articulations (Duncan) 20. Duration of Pregnancy (Duncan) 21. Sickness & Mortality in W. Indies 22. Address - School of Medicine Edin. 23. Case of Catalepsy (Coldstream) 24. On the immediate cause of sleep (Cappie)[SIGNED] 25. Nature of Inflammation (Cappie)[SIGNED] 26. Tuburcles of the Brain (Adams)[SIGNED] 27. Cholera in Glasgow (Adams)[SIGNED] 28. Fever in Glasgow (Adams)[SIGNED] 29. Cases of Poisoning (MacLagan) 30. Adulteration of Drugs 31. Acute Pleurisy (Beilby) 32. Life of Dr. Jenner 33. Bell on the Natural System of the Nerves 34. Lecture on Surgery (Carmichael) 35. Collection of Medical Facts, &c &c Handwritten letter bound in between pamphlets 8 and 9, on letterhead from "Dispensing Establishment, 198 Oxford Street" and dated "Feb'y 20th 1851." The letter pertains to the recipient's request for Bael and (possibly) instructions for taking it and the expected result. Handwritten letter bound within pamphlet 32, dated 2 May 50, in which the writer (Dr. Ahern?) describes examining the recipient's patient and his impressions thereof. The recipient's name and much of the letter are illegible. 1359886. Special Collections. …

One page, c.11 x 13cm, apparently trimmed, staining (perhaps glue from previous laying down?), text clear and apparently complete. Text: "please call here (12[ .?]) - as I cannot escape at present". See Image.

First Edition. First edition, 2 volumes, small 4to, pp. xxi, [3], 274; [4], 344; original half green straight-grain morocco over red cloth, gilt-lettered direct on spines, a.e.g.; a fine, bright copy. Simpson was one of Her Majesty's physicians for Scotland, and professor of medicine and midwifery at the University of Edinburgh, as well as the discoverer of the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic agent. These essays concern medical subjects pertaining to the ancients, including those on magic charm-stones, Greek medical vases, and leprosy and leper hospitals.…