Becker R Frederick (11 results)

Softcover. xxviii, 882 pp. Softcover. LCC: 9513775 Very good condition; touches of wear on edges of covers and on bottom edges of papers.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a copy of the infamous textbook illustrated with pin-ups, aka "the pornographic anatomy book," written by three colleagues at Duke University's Department of Anatomy. The 907-page book, with green cloth-bound covers and an index, is organized by body region, from skin to limbs. They illustrated many of the chapters with 27 line drawings and pin-up photos of nude women, which caused immediate controversy. Dr. Estelle Raimey, a professor at Georgetown University and president-elect of the Association of Women in Science, denounced the book and called for a boycott. She later claimed the publisher agreed within a few months of publication to stop all advertising and promotion and take the book off the market. But the president of Williams & Wilkins said the ads were pulled because the book was not selling. The unsold copies were later destroyed. Source: "The pornographic anatomy book? The curious tale of the Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice," by Edward Halperin, Acad Med. 2009 Feb;84(2):278-83. Peter Gowland (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good; Hardcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; Pages are tanning slightly from age, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); Heavy (6.3 lbs); Light green cloth covers with drawing illustration of a heart, and title in gold lettering on a black background; 1971, Williams and Wilkins Publishing; 907 pages; "The Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice," by R. Frederick Becker.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 114 pages. Articles: Rampageous Reuther - an intimate appraisal of the United Auto Workers' (UAW) Walter Reuther; Heels Among the Heroes - there are too many Peck's bad boys in our occupation forces - article with nice photos of Americans serving in Germany; Stop, Look and Live! - Detroit's successful campaign to reduce auto casualties; Lady Killers - Lady Roller Derby participants - article with great color photos of Gerry Murray, Evalyn Karran and others; Circus Opera - Elephants trumpet and horses galumph when Salmaggi stages Aida; Lethal Lullaby - facts to know if you take sleeping pills; Big Tin God - the saga of Simon Patino of Bolivia and his vast Gold and Tin mining empire; Interesting back page editorial on Britain's Palestine problem. Fiction: The Hard Way Home; A Sense of Echelon; Clock Without Hands; What a Man Wants; Love is Kind of Fragile; Trouble on the Autobahn. Ads include: Studebaker trucks; Listerine; Ethyl; Shell agricultural research; Admiral phonographs; Philco phonographs - with Bing Crosby photo; Life Savers; Buick (nice 2-page photo Ford cars; Anso film; Camel cigarettes with photo of hospital intern and caption "More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette; Gillette razor ad features caricature of footbal player Steve Van-Buren ad); Rare full-page color ad for Wurlitzer Juke Boxes; GE light bulbs - with photo of George Burns and Gracie Allen; Clicquot Club sparkling water; Good Year (color centerfold); Garod radios; Mission Orange beverage; Carole Landis is featured for Dupont; Spertt Portable Sunlamps - with color photos; Dodge cars; Schlitz beer; "The Best Years of Our Lives" movie starring Fredric March and Myrna Loy; RCA Victor phonographs; Oregon tourism - with photos; Lucky Strike cigarette ad on back cover shows farmer holding huge golden leaf. Somewhat above-average external wear. Cover pulling from one staple. A worthy vintage copy. Darling, Gilbert; Pachner, William; Beall, C.C.; Peskin-, David; Forsberg, Howard; Karger, George; Collins, John; Siebel, Frederick; Baumgartner, Warren (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xv, 907 pp; illustrations. Original cloth. Name of former owner printed in ink on front flyleaf. Very Good, although I am tempted to write Near Fine, as this is one of the nicer copies I have come across. Included is a photocopy of the four page "Erratum". First Edition. Garrison-Morton (online) 14020. Edward C. Halperin, "The Pornographic Anatomy Book? The Curious Tale of 'The Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice'," (originally published in the journal Academic Medicine, vol. 84, no. 2, 2009, pp. 278-283). Halperin's excellent article can be read online for free. ABE Books will not allow me to give the url, but just search for the title of this book and the article will come right up. Another good article about this book is Rosalind A. Coleman & James Rolleston, "Anatomy Lessons: The Destiny of a Textbook, 1971-72", South Atlantic Quarterly, Vol. 90, no. 1, 1991, pp. 153-173.…