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.
![Women’s Association for the Poor and the Sick] Siebenter Bericht über die Leistungen des...](/pictures/thumb/3725799_1.jpg?v=1534362322)
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...
![Patent Medicine:] The Codes of Medical Ethics…and Advertiser. A. M. C. Henri Leonard, compiler,...](/pictures/thumb/3726732_1.jpg?v=1534362452)
Compilation by a Detroit medical publisher, Dr. C. Henri Leonard, of medical codes of ethics for the American Medical Association, the American Institute of Homœpathy..... Read More about Patent Medicine:] The Codes of Medical Ethics…and Advertiser
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....
Interesting letter from Johns Hopkins Hospital co-founder and pioneering gynecological researcher and surgeon, Dr. Howard A. Kelly (1858–1943), in which he comments on his own..... Read More about 1891 TLS by Johns Hopkins Hospital Professor and Gynecology Pioneer, Dr. Howard A. Kelly,...
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,...
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....
![A Sketch of the Life and Character of Dr. John D. Godman [Two variant editions]. John Davidson...](/pictures/thumb/3725613_1.jpg?v=1534362313)
Upon the death of Dr. John D. Godman, the Quakers of Philadelphia memorialized him as a Christian philosopher. Godman was remembered as a naturalist, encyclopedist..... Read More about A Sketch of the Life and Character of Dr. John D. Godman [Two variant editions
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...
![L.G. Grund Co. Botanic Medicine Group]. L G. Grund Co](/pictures/thumb/3727776_1.jpg?v=1574180562)
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
Memorial or mourning album commemorating the life and death of German-American homeopathic physician Martin Deschere (1848–1902) of New York City. The album includes tributes and..... 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
![Two Legal Documents with Testimony concerning the Marriage of Lorenzo D. W_____ and his Spouse]....](/pictures/thumb/3725578_1.jpg?v=1534362312)
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...
Concert program of classical music and Negro Spirituals given by baritone Paul Robeson (1898–1976), celebrated actor, singer, and civil rights activist. The concert was performed..... Read More about Paul Robeson. Souvenir-Program. March 18, 1932. Academy of Music
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...
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
![The Life Boat. A Poem. [within:] A Discourse Delivered before the Humane Society of the...](/pictures/thumb/3727268_1.jpg?v=1534362507)
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...
Coroner’s appointment autographed by Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842), the 24th Governor of Maryland, in office from January 1836 to January 1839. Before becoming governor, Veazey..... Read More about Thomas Ward Veazey as Maryland Governor in 1836 Appoints as Medical Coroner Samuel McBride in...
Graduation address or valedictory given by Dr. Thomas D. Mitchell, Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Medicine: But..... Read More about Valedictory to the Graduating Class of the Philadelphia College of Medicine, Delivered in the...
Antiseptic surgical methods were first popularized after the publication of Dr. Joseph Lister’s paper, Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery (1867). By the 1930s..... Read More about Rules for Operating Room [caption title
Small handbill explaining the use of a homeopathic medical instrument called a lebenswecker or “life awakener,” a skin prick device developed by Prussian wood turner..... Read More about Anweisung für Kranke unter der baunscheid’schen Behandlung. [Instruction for Patients under...
