Rare books, pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, correspondence, journals, archives, ephemera, etc. concerning: Alcoholism, Autism, Botanic Medicine, Diseases, Health and Hygiene, Homeopathy, Human Sexuality, Hydrotherapy, Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Nursing, Patent Medicine, Pharmaceutical, Phrenology, Physical Culture, Psychology, Quackery, Receipts and Remedies, Temperance, Etc.
Rare books, pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, correspondence, journals, archives, ephemera, etc. concerning: Alcoholism, Autism, Botanic Medicine, Diseases, Health and Hygiene, Homeopathy, Human Sexuality, Hydrotherapy, Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Nursing, Patent Medicine, Pharmaceutical, Phrenology, Physical Culture, Psychology, Quackery, Receipts and Remedies, Temperance, Etc.
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This pamphlet on nursing and charity work by German philanthropist and social reformer Amalie Sieveking (1794–1859) reports on the activities of the Weiblichen Vereins für..... Read More about Women’s Association for the Poor and the Sick] Siebenter Bericht über die Leistungen des...
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Substantial gathering of the printed output of the American Academy of Medicine from its first 15 years: from its founding 1876 to 1891. The wide..... Read More about 1876 to 1891 American Academy of Medicine Sammelband
Rare address by Dr. Chapin A. Harris (1806–1860)—the “Father of American Dental Science”—to the American Society of Dental Surgeons. Founded in 1840, the ASDS was..... Read More about Address Delivered Before the American Society of Dental Surgeons, At the opening of its Fourth...
Unrecorded homeopathic medical tract—whose title roughly translates as “Rules of Conduct during a Homeopathic Treatment.” It was written by Dr. Arthur Lutze (1813–1870), an important..... Read More about Verhaltungsregeln während einer Homöopathischen Kur [Rules of Conduct during a Homeopathic...
Three letters, all incoming to Philadelphia attorney J. Whitaker Thompson, United States attorney. The bulk of the material is from Henry Martyn Hoyt, Jr. (1856–1910)..... Read More about Solicitor General and Acting U.S. Attorney General Henry M. Hoyt Officially Opines on Medical...
German-language medical treatise on epilepsy, gynecology, and obstetrics by Dr. Hermann Nerlinger, medical assistant at a sanatarium in Pforzheim in southern Germany. Entitled Über die..... Read More about Uber die Epilepsie und das Fortpflanzungsgeschaft des Weibes in Ihren Gegenseitigen Beziehungen....
Controversy regarding the uproar made underclassman at the University of Pennsylvania made when their preceptor John Redman Coxe (1773–1864) was removed. Coxe was a respected..... Read More about An Examination of Certain Charges Preferred Against the Medical Class of the University of...
Health and deep breathing exercises for the benefit of tuberculosis patients written by Methodist clergyman, lecturer, and editor, Rev. James Monroe Buckley (1836–1920). Outdoor exercises..... Read More about A Hereditary Consumptive’s Successful Battle for Life. [with promotional fold-out for lung...
Text of a lecture delivered by Dr. James McClintock, Professor of Surgery and Anatomy at the Philadelphia College of Medicine. As the animal machine, although..... Read More about Introductory Lecture to the Winter Course of Instruction in the Philadelphia College of Medicine,...
Printed in small type and densely filled with the doings of the College. The announcement summarizes the upcoming course of lectures on medical, anatomical, and..... Read More about Fiftieth Annual Announcement of the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. The Session of...
Text of a lecture delivered by Dr. Jesse R. Burden, Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics at the Philadelphia College of Medicine. Burden urged the..... Read More about Introductory Lecture, delivered at the Winter Session of the Philadelphia College of Medicine....
One of the earliest American publications on the structure, function and disorders of the nervous system. John Richard Woodcock Dunbar (1805-1871) Native of Winchester, Virginia..... Read More about An Essay on the Structure, Functions, and Diseases of the Nervous System, Defended before the...
An autograph souvenir from Joseph J. Hatlinger, a self-proclaimed “Hungarian Exile.” During the Civil War, Hatlinger, as a first lieutenant, would direct African-Americans serving in..... Read More about 1860 Autograph Souvenir of Hungarian Exile, Yale Graduate, Directing African-American Troops in...
Doctoral dissertation by Philadelphia physician and surgeon Joseph Parrish (1779–1840), submitted to the trustees and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Parrish here investigates..... Read More about An Inaugural Dissertation on the Influence of the Passions upon the Body, in the Production and...
Medical dissertation on comparative anatomy and physiology by Julius Rucco (1778–1852), Italian homeopathic physician and scientist. In a two-page introduction by the author for American..... Read More about A Dissertation on the General Principles of Anatomy and Comparative Physiology, as Applied to the...
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Three items issued by L.G. Grund Co. of Philadelphia, wholesale buyers of medicinal roots, barks, herbs, leaves, seeds, &c. Here the company solicits the public..... Read More about L.G. Grund Co. Botanic Medicine Group
Note: Proceeds from the sale of this item will be donated to the Milwaukee Soldiers Home’s donation campaign on behalf of the buyer, either in..... Read More about PTSD by Postcard? Disabled Veteran and Cachet Designer Leonard Borkowski’s Hand-Illustrated...
A useful and packed album providing fine insight into the life of the German-American homeopathic physician Martin Deschere (1848–1902) of New York City. Deschere’s widow..... Read More about In Memoriam, Martin Deschere, July 21, 1902 [cover title of a manuscript memorial album for a New...
Martin Luther Holbrook (1831-1902) was a 19th century medical doctor, a health reformer, and follower of the vegetarian creed. He authored, and published under his..... Read More about 1887 Martin Luther Holbrook, Vegetarian and Health Reformer, Autograph Manuscript Quotation Signed
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It took Mrs. Lorenzo D. W_____ only three typed pages to describe her 18-year marriage. In short, she married an alcoholic lout. [Nb., surname redacted..... Read More about Two Legal Documents with Testimony concerning the Marriage of Lorenzo D. W_____ and his Spouse
Letters on “pestilential cholera” by Dr. Nathaniel Chapman of Philadelphia, reprinted from newspapers and private correspondence. Includes a fold-out statistical table of “Hospital Reports to..... Read More about Observations on a Letter from Dr. N. Chapman, of Philadelphia, to Dr. W.B. Tyler, of Frederick...
Medical, biological, and pathological investigations in Liberia and the Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo) with an emphasis on infectious and tropical diseases in humans..... Read More about The African Republic of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. Based on the Observations Made and...
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Confederate General Order issued in Gettysburg’s aftermath. In their retreat South, across the Potomac, Confederate force suffered 5,000 casualties, including 3500 captured troops. The Order..... Read More about Confederate Virginia Imprint] Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, Richmond, August 1,...
Scarce advertising booklet for “Diamond” brand eyeglasses, issued by the Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. of New York City, manufacturers of “Gold, Silver, Steel, and Plated..... Read More about Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book
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Of drownings, and lifeboats, and lifesaving: “As you peruse the interesting details, with tears of joy you will thank God for the discovery which led..... Read More about The Life Boat. A Poem. [within:] A Discourse Delivered before the Humane Society of the...
