Detroit: Temperance Advocate Office, 1853. 29, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and loosening with scattered foxing. Good+. On the diversity of opinions and perceptions that characterize all eras, even though "the external sense is, undoubtedly, ever the same: the most skillful anatomist cannot detect the minutest shadow of diversity between the..... More

Boston: Printed and Sold by the Printers and Booksellers, [1769]. 12mo. 12 leaves (complete), tanned, untrimmed, stitched. Some dusting and darkening, Good+. "This is the only known Boston edition of Ames for 1770, and presumably the one advertised in the Boston Evening Post, Dec. 4, 1769..." NAIP. New London, Hartford..... More

New York: Printed and Sold by H. Gaine, [1799]. [36] pp, as issued. Stitched, scattered light to moderate foxing, untrimmed. Good+. With contemporary ownership signature, and notes, of John Hetherington. Beers was the author, Hutchins having died in 1782 [ESTC]. This issue prints an advertisement for 'Moore's Gentleman and Lady's..... More

Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. Original paper-covered boards [paper worn along spine and hinges], printed paper title label on front cover. Institutional bookplate, withdrawal and rubberstamp. 48pp, one tinted lithograph plate. Faint pencilled presentation inscription on front cover. Good+. Though known by different names, the disease is named for..... More

[Augusta ME: 1848]. 40pp, caption title (as issued). Disbound. Double columns. Light wear, minor spotting to title page. Good+. Dr. Coolidge "dispatched him with a shot of brandy laced with prussic [hydrocyanic] acid" [McDade]. The "overextended, badly pressed doctor" killed Mathews for money, and was found guilty. Before being arrested..... More

Williamsburgh, L.I. Williamsburgh Cottage, 1850. 32pp, untrimmed, folded. Spine reinforced with cloth tape. Light tan, light to moderate foxing. Good+. An unusual New York imprint. Deschamps, a French chemist, presents his remedy for a variety of medical conditions, and for prolonging life. His discovery is "the most important that has..... More

Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1852. 16pp. Original printed wrappers [chips to edges, spine reinforced with tape], stitched. Else Very Good. A discussion of the life and character of Dr. Grant, a well-regarded Professor of Anatomy at Jefferson Medical College. OCLC notes 13 copies under two accession numbers, as of..... More

Philadelphia: Stewart & Cochran, [1794]. [40] pp, as issued. Stitched, corners turned, mild spotting and a bit of wear. Good+. This is a particularly interesting Almanac. Its story of the London Plague must have especially intrigued the beleaguered citizens of Philadelphia. It is followed by a dramatic "account of the..... More

New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia: [1830s]. Broadside, 5-1/2" x 7-3/4". Some foxing, Good+. The entire broadside is in German fraktur. Dr. Henkel [1777-1847] was among the region's earliest physicians and druggists, as well as New Market's first mayor, first postmaster, a printer, a school trustee, and perhaps New Market's first..... More