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Combe Andrew - The Principles of Physiology Applied to the Preservation of Health and to the Improvement of Physical and Mental Education

A very good copy in the original grey boards with paper spine label. Fasque label/plate on front end-paper. (Fasque was the ancestral home of the Gladstone family). Pp.xvi,320 + 4pp adverts. "The object of the present volume is to lay before the public a plain and intelligible description of the structure and uses of some of the more important organs of the human body, and to show how information of this kind may be usefully applied both to the preservation of health and to the improvement of physical and mental education". Some spots of fore-edge foxing but generally a nice copy. Combe was an Edinburgh born physiologist and phrenologist who became physician to King Leopold 1 of Belgium and later one of the physicians extraordinary to the Queen in Scotland. This work found great favour and went through several editions in the 19th century.
Published : Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh 1834, First Edition
£55.00

Comrie John D. - History of Scottish Medicine - Vols. 1 and 2

Hardbacks. A very good two volume set in dark blue boards lettered in gilt on the spines and lettered and decorated in gilt on the upper boards. Boards a little marked. Top edges gilt. Dark blue silk end-papers. A nice clean set internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 852 pages in total. Numerous illustrations. This is the second and best edition of this comprehensive history.
Published : Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, London 1932,
£34.00

Cook John - Magnetism and Electricity

12mo. A good copy of this small early work on electricity. Boards rather marked. A little pencil marking in text. 108pp. 48 figures in text.
Published : W & R Chambers, London 1875, First Edition
£30.00

Coutts Jane - Microbes and the Fetlar Man : The Life of Sir William Watson Cheyne

A fine copy. Pp.xx,546. Numerous illustrations. The biography of an eminent surgeon of Shetlandic background who was a founding father of medical bacteriology and friend and ally of Lister.
Published : Humming Earth, Edinburgh 2015, First Edition
£30.00

Craig G. Y. And Hull J. H. (Editors) - James Hutton - Present and Future

Hardback. A fine copy in laminated boards. Pp.viii,184. Numerous figures including colour. This is a collection of papers to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of James Hutton, the founder of modern geology.
Published : The Geological Society, London 1999, First Edition
£24.00

Craig G.Y. And Hull J.H. (Editors) - James Hutton - Present and Future

A very good copy in laminated boards. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.viii,184. Figures. Consists of papers relating to the great Scottish geologist given at a conference in Edinburgh in 1997 to mark the bicentenary of his death.
Published : The Geological Society, London 1999, First Edition
£22.00

Craig Maurice - Psychological Medicine a Manual on Mental Diseases for Practitioners and Students

A good copy in blue cloth with some fading to spine. Two stamps from a medical library. 484pp + 16pp adverts. 27 plates, including colour.
Published : J & A Churchill, London 1917,
£20.00

Craig William (Editor) - The Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Vol. VI New Series Session 1886-87

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xxviii,325 + 10pp Laws of the Society at end. Illustrated. Contains numerous papers on medical matters. Includes a list of office-bearers and members of the Society.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1888, First Edition
£15.00

Craig William (Editor) - The Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Vol. VII- New Series Session 1887-88

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xxvii,248. Illustrations. Contains papers on a wide variety of medical matters. Also lists officers and members of the Society.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1888, First Edition
£15.00

Craig William (Editor) - The Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Vol. VIII New Series Session 1888-89

Hardback. A near very good copy in dark green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A few small spots of rubbing/pricking to upper board. Top edge gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xxviii,234. Illustrated. Contains numerous papers on a wide variety of medical matters. Includes a list of office-bearers and members of the Society.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1889, First Edition
£14.00

Craig, W. S. - History of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Hardback. A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. Pp.xxix,1125 + two pages of facsimile signatures of some Presidents of the College. 58 illustrations. Described as "an excellently researched and captivating history" which "is a wonderful tribute to three hundred years of public service". [This heavy book weighs more than two kilos and will require additional postage].
Published : Blackwell Scientific Publications 1976, First Edition
£20.00

Craig, William (Editor) - The Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Vol. XIII New Series Session 1893-94

Hardback. A very good copy in dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xxviii,277. Plates, tables etc. Comprises medical papers on a wide variety of subjects by various authors, including a number by Byrom Bramwell. Also gives details of office-bearers and members of the Society.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1894, First Edition
£15.00

Creswell Clarendon Hyde - The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Historical Notes from 1505 to 1905

A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Bookplate of Donald Whyte, the genealogist and ownership inscription of W. Russell Logan, sometime Secretary of the Fellows in Dental Surgery. Pp.xv,315. 8 illustrations. Enclosed is a hand-written letter from the President of the Royal College of Surgeons to Dr. Russell Logan.
Published : Privately Printed for the College By Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1926, First Edition
£17.00

Creswell Clarendon Hyde - The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Historical Notes from 1505 To1905

Hardback. A very good, bright, copy still in the original plain white paper wrapper (which is a bit chipped and torn). Top edge gilt. Other edges uncut. A lovely clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xv,315. 8 illustrations. Includes a List of Subscribers.
Published : Privately Printed for the College By Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1926, First Edition
£15.00

Creswell Clarendon Hyde - The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: Historical Notes from 1505 to 1905

Hardback. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A little wear to spine ends. Ownership inscription of A. C. Creswell. Pp.xv,315. 8 illustrations. Subscribers' list.
Published : Privately Printed For the College By Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1926, First Edition
£15.00

Cross C. F. and Bevan E. J. - Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900

Hardback. A near very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. Pp.vii,[5],180 + 32pp. catalogue.
Published : Longmans Green & Co, London 1901, First Edition
£18.00

Crowe H. Warren - Bacteriology & Surgery of Chronic Arthritis and Rheumatism with End-Results of Treatment

4to. A good copy. Ownership inscription. Pp.x,187. Colour frontispiece and 6 other colour plates. 34 black and white illustrations. 4 charts.
Published : Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press 1927, First Edition
£28.00

Da Vinci Leonardo - The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Volume 1

4to. A good copy in a good dustwrapper. Some fading to boards. 655pp. Illustrated. Partly unopened. Arranged, rendered into English and Introduced by Edward MacCurdy.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1948,
£12.00

Dahl, Eilif - The Phytogeography of Northern Europe: British Isles, Fennoscandia, and Adjacent Areas

A very good copy. Trace of a label having been removed from foot of front free end-paper. otherwise a nice clean copy internally. Pp.xii,297. 82 figures. 6 tables. This is an analysis and explanation of the distribution of individual plant taxa across north-western Europe.
Published : Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1998, First Edition
£25.00

Darwin Charles (Edited By Frederick Burkhardt) - Charles Darwin the "Beagle" Letters

Illustrated by Martens Conrad.
Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.xxx,470. Frontispiece. 19 colour plates. 35 black and white plates. Introduction by Janet Browne. Contains the complete texts of all the letters Darwin wroite and received while sailing round the world on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836.
Published : Cambridge University Press 2008, First Edition
£12.00

Day T. Cuthbert - Arthur's Seat a Ruined Volcano

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has some soiling. 75pp + 32 plates at end. Frontispiece. 4 maps. A geological guide to Edinburgh's most famous hill.
Published : Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1933, First Edition
£9.00

Day T. Cuthbert - Arthur's Seat a Ruined Volcano

A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Ownership inscription. 75pp + 32 plates at end. Frontispiece. A guide to the geological treasures of Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh's famous landmark.
Published : Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1933, First Edition
£8.00

Dircks Henry - The Life, Times and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester. To Which is Added, a Reprint of His "Century of Inventions", 1663, with a Commentary Thereon

A fair copy, the boards being rather worn with evidence of a library mark having been removed from the spine. Library label on front fixed endpaper. A good copy internally. 624pp. Folding plan. Two steel engravings and a number of wood engravings. According to the author the Marquis of Worcester invented the steam engine. Photograph available on request.
Published : Bernard Quaritch, London 1865, First Edition
£20.00

Dreyer Margrete - Georges Dreyer a Memoir By His Wife

Hardback. A good plus copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt. No ownership inscription and only a little end-paper foxing. Pp.ix,249. 8 illustrations. Dreyer was the first Professor of Pathology at Oxford University. He was a consultant to the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. He is remembered today for his work in respiratory physiology. A rather scarce title.
Published : Basil Blackwell, Oxford 1937, First Edition
£25.00

Duckett, J. G.;Racey, P.A. (Editors) - The Biology of the Male Gamete

Hardback. A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.xvii,460. Plates. Figures. "The unique synthesis of work on both animal and plant gametes contained in this book, will make it essential reading for everyone researching or studying either field."
Published : Published for the Linnean Society of London by Academic Press 1975, First Edition
£15.00

Duclaux Emile - Pasteur the History of a Mind

A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xxxii,363. Illustrated. A critique of Pasteur's work.
Published : W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia 1920, First Edition
£20.00

Edmunds Vincent and Scorer C. Gordon (Editors) - Ethical Responsibility in Medicine a Christian Approach

A very good copy in a good,complete,dustwrapper which is a little foxed on upper panel. 200pp. A discussion of the ethical problems in medicine from the Christian viewpoint.
Published : E & S Livingstone, Edinburgh 1967, First Edition
£10.00

Eley D.D. (editor) - Adhesion

A very good copy. Previous owner's small inscription on front end-paper. 290pp. Plates, figures and tables.
Published : Oxford University Press 1961, First Edition
£15.00

Ellis Harold - Surgical Case Histories from the Past

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.v,235. Numerous illustrations. The book is divided into four sections: "Major Advances", ""The Surgeon at War," "Surgical Emergencies and Disasters," and "The Surgeon at Work."
Published : Royal Society of Medicine Press, London 1994, First Edition
£14.00

Elwood, J. Mark; Elwood, J.Harold - Epidemiology of Anencephalus and Spina Bifida

Hardbnack. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt in a good, priceclipped but otherwise comple, dustwrapper which is faded on the spine. Not foxed and no ownership inscription. Just a little side and under-lining. Pp.x,413. Tables. Figures.
Published : Oxford University Press 1980, First Edition
£18.00

Epstein Charles J. - The Consequence of Chromosome Imbalance: Principles, Mechanisms and Models

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear and tear. Ownership inscription on front fixed end-paper. Pp.xxi,486. Figures. Tables. This is the first book to consider in detail chromosome imbalance, a maor human problem.
Published : Cambridge University Press 1986, First Edition
£40.00

Faraday Michael - The Liquefaction of Gases Papers By Michael Faraday with an Appendix Consisting of Papers By Thomas Northmore on the Compression of Gases

A very good copy in grey boards. Two small University stamps. 79pp. No.12 of the Alembic Club reprints.
Published : Alembic Club, Edinburgh 1935,
£9.00

Feichtinger W. and Kemeter P. (Editors) - Future Aspects in Human in Vitro Fertilization

Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in white and red. Neat ownership inscription. Pp.xvi,285. 72 figures. 81 tables.
Published : Springer 1987, First Edition
£40.00

Ferguson Robert M. - Electricity

A very good copy in original green boards with gilt lettering. 287pp. Illus. in text. This early work on electricity was part of Chambers's Educational Course. It aims "at giving a popular and accurate view of the main principles of the science of electricity---".
Published : William & Robert Chambers, Edinburgh 1873,
£18.00

Findlater Andrew; Forsyth David - Physiography Advanced Course Adapted to the Syllabus of the South Kensington Science Department

Hardback. A good copy in brown boards lettered in black. Ring marks on upper board. Gift inscription to the Forsyth Association "With Dr. Forsyth's Compliments". This new edition is by David Forsyth and as the letters LL.D have been added in ink after his name on the title page this might well be the author's gift inscription. 227 pages. Folding coloured Table of Spectra. 95 figures. Includes much on different aspects of the solar system with several chapters on the terrestrial effects of the sun's radiant energy.
Published : W & R Chambers, London and Edinburgh 1892,
£15.00

Forrest Derek - The Evolution of Hypnotism

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 383pp. Frontispiece and 22 illustrations. This is "a survey of theory and practice and of prevailing medical attitudes from Mesmer to the present day". Foreword by Anthony Storr.
Published : Black Ace Books 1999, First Edition
£15.00

Fox Fortescue - Strathpeffer Spa Its Climate and Waters with Observations Historical, Medical and General, Descriptive of the Vicinity

Hardback. A good copy in the original cloth which is lettered in gilt. No ownership inscription. Little foxing. Pp.xvii,[2],165 + 2pp adverts. 6 illustrations including folding map. Deals in some detail with the medical aspects of the spa before describing the sights and antiquities of the area. An uncommon title.
Published : H.K. Lewis, London 1889, First Edition
£40.00

French R.K. - Robert Whytt, the Soul, and Medicine

A very good copy in a very good, price-clipped, dustwrapper (which is slightly too short for the book). A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 182 pages. Portrait frontispiece. This is the first detailed study of the life and work of a member of the 18th century Edinburgh medical school who "has long been accorded a significant place in the history of neurology."
Published : The Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, London 1969, First Edition
£20.00

Fulton John F. - Aviation Medicine in Its Preventive Aspects an Historical Survey

Hardback. A very good copy in the original cloth. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.viii,174. 43 figures. Deals with altitude and decompression sickness, the effects of acceleration etc.
Published : Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press 1948, First Edition
£10.00

Futty D. W.and Dry F. T. - The Soils of the Country Round Wick (Sheets 110,116 and part117) with an Account of the Vegetation By E. L. Birse and J. S. Robertson

A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. In a good dustwrapper which has smallish edge tears and some inner strengthening to the edges. Corner clipped from front end-paper. Pp.[x],287. Plates (including four colour plates), figures and tables. Two large folding colour maps in rear pocket.
Published : The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen 1977, First Edition
£18.00

Gambell Ray - Seasonal Cycles and Reproduction in Sei Whales of the Southern Hemisphere

4to. A very good copy in light grey card covers. Stamp of previous owner on front cover. Comprises pages 31-134 of Volume XXXV of the "Discovery Reports." 68 figures. 17 tables. The Discovery Reports were funded by the British Colonial Office and were intended to provide the scientific background to stock management of the Antarctic whale fishery.
Published : Cambridge University Press 1968,
£12.00

Gamble F.W. Et al - Worms Rotifers and Polyzoa

A good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Bookplate. School library label on front end-paper but no other markings. Some foxing. Pp.xii,560. 257 figures. This is volume 2 of the Cambridge Natural History.
Published : Macmillan & Co, London 1896, First Edition
£18.00

Geddes W.G.N. et al - Structural Engineering in Scotland : A Review of Developments 1931-1981

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Lettering on spine of wrapper a little faded. A nice clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 143 pages. Illustrated. Five chapters by different authors on dams, buildings, foundations, offshore structures and bridges. Prepared for the golden jubilee symposium of the Scottish branch of the Institution of Structural Engineers. Uncommon.
Published : Pentech Press, London 1981, First Edition
£18.00

Geikie James - Fragments of Earth Lore Sketches and Addresses Geological and Geographical

A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. Bookplate on front paste-down. Front end-paper clipped and with previous owner's name etc. Book tight but starting to go at rear hinges. 428pp. 6 folding maps. Deals mainly with the history of glacial times and the origin of surface-features.
Published : John Bartholomew & Co, Edinburgh 1893, First Edition
£20.00

Geikie Sir Archibald - Landscape in History and Other Essays

A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Small ownership inscription. Pp.viii,352. 10 essays of which five deal with scenery in its geological relations and in its influence on human progress, others being biographical, discussing the age of the earth etc.
Published : Macmillan, London 1905, First Edition
£20.00

Gibson Tom - The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow: A Short History Based on the Portraits and Other Memorabilia

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 301 pages. Illustrated with many in colour.
Published : Macdonald Publishers 1983, First Edition
£9.00

Goldsmith Arthur - The Camera and Its Images

A fine copy in a fine, protected, dustwrapper. 240pp. Many illus. in colour and black and white. An informal history of photography.
Published : The Ridge Press 1979, First Edition
£5.00

Golebieweski Dr. Ed. - Atlas and Epitome of Diseases Caused By Accidents

A good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. 549pp. 40 colour plates. 143 illustrations in black and white. This is one of Saunders' Medical Hand-Atlases.
Published : W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia 1900,
£50.00

Gooding F. J. and Meigh Edward (Editors) - Glass and W. E. S. Turner 1915 - 1951

Hardback. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in white on the upper board. Signed and dated (September 22nd 1951) by W. E. S. Turner on the front end-paper. 144 pages. 30 tables. This is a series of essays in honour of Turner, the founder and "guiding star" of the Society of Glass Technology. "The object of the contributors is to depict --- a picture of the progress of the glass industry from the day Turner first "invaded" it in 1915 to his seventieth birthday, 22nd September 1951".
Published : The Society of Glass Technology, Sheffield 1951, First Edition
£25.00

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