Brock Claude (18 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. longitudinal crease to rear jacket flap, otherwise a nice, clean copy, oblong octavo, 160 pages, stated first printing.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Gift inscription on front fly leaf dated 1998 and signed by 16 children. Dust jacket is bumped at spine tips and bottom two inches of back panel with a 1&1/2 inch tear at bottom back corner. 160 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 54 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.13 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. Wrappers. xvi, 787-1023pp. Tear in gutter of preliminary page, scattered foxing on pages, spine age-toned and creased, about very good. Featuring "Uncle Remus and the Ubiquitous Rabbit" by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.; "An Interview with William Styron" by Ben Forkner and Gilbert Schricke. Poetry by Wendell Berry entitled *Song*; *The Cold Pane*; *Goods*; *A Dance*; and *A Purification*. Contributions by Louis D. Rubin, Jr., William Bedford Clark, William C. Havard, William F. Steirer, Jr., Jerry H. Bryant, Speer Morgan, Richard P. Adams, Andre Malraux, Max Webb, Edwin Mims, Donald Davidson, Ben Forkner, Gilbert Schricke, Wendell Berry, Thomas H. Landess, Pinkie, Gordon Lane, Kathryn Stripling, Frank Manley, Van K. Brock, Claude Koch, Larry Rubin, Michael Cass, Louis Dollarhide, and Ingrid Smith.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. vi + 197 pp; 60 text figures. Original cloth. Very Good, in soiled dust jacket (lower corner of the front flap of the dust jacket has been clipped). This copy does NOT have any library markings. First American Edition, published simultaneously by Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd. Oxford. "His best known publications were: The Anatomy of the Bronchial Tree, The Anatomy of Congenital Pulmonary Stenosis, The Life and Work of Astley Cooper, and Lung Abscess [offered here]. He wrote succinctly and would not tolerate misuse of the English language--to the patient who asked 'Do I need surgery, Sir?' he replied, 'Everyone needs surgery, Madam, what you need is an operation!' In teaching and training students and young surgeons he expected the same dedication which he displayed himself, and would not tolerate laziness nor suffer fools gladly. Those who passed successfully through the fire could be sure of his continued interest and encouragement" (Plarr's Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons).

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brock, C.E. & Browne, Gordon & et al., (illustrator). 1921. Good condition with no wrapper. Cloth spine, green boards with front showing a lad with a fishing rod. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Jealous in Honour" by Benson. 13th year. 176 pages Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Splits to spine edges, backstrip possibly glued into place, a little loss of cloth from top of spine. Cover a bit grubby, front cover scratched. Endpapers browned and foxed. Q1441 in pen to front endpaper and small smudge to top corner. Foxing, mainly to text block and prelims. A few marks to contents. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

1st edition. Signed by the author. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 176 pages illustrations, portraits. Contents: Parentage and boyhood -- Apprenticeship and early achievements -- The years of professional development -- Surgeon to Guy's Hospital -- His daily work -- Final years at Broad Street and his move to the West End -- Astley Cooper the practitioner -- The surgeon -- Astley Cooper and arterial surgery -- Amputation at the hip-joint -- Publications -- Publications (continued) -- Lecturer and teacher -- A lecture by Astley Cooper -- Astley Cooper's museum and specimens -- Retirement from hospital work : the founding of Guy's Hospital Medical School -- Recreations and amusements -- John Hunter and Astley Cooper -- The man and his personality -- The final scene -- The work goes on : the Astley Cooper studentship. Subjects: Cooper, Astley Sir 1768-1841. Surgeons England Biography. General Surgery history. Hospitals, Teaching. Surgery England History. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pp. 115-136; pp. 40-47; pp. 99-139; pp. 141-168. Original wrappers. Very Good. First Separate Edition. I. Staphylococcal Lung Abscess. II. Friedländer Abscess of the Lung. III. Anaerobic (Foetid) Lung Abscess. IV. Aerobic (Non-Foetid) Lung Abscess. V. The Aetiology of Lung Abscess. Parts III and IV are bound together, as issued. "His best known publications were: The Anatomy of the Bronchial Tree, The Anatomy of Congenital Pulmonary Stenosis, The Life and Work of Astley Cooper, and Lung Abscess [offered here]. He wrote succinctly and would not tolerate misuse of the English language--to the patient who asked 'Do I need surgery, Sir?' he replied, 'Everyone needs surgery, Madam, what you need is an operation!' In teaching and training students and young surgeons he expected the same dedication which he displayed himself, and would not tolerate laziness nor suffer fools gladly. Those who passed successfully through the fire could be sure of his continued interest and encouragement" (Plarr's Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons).

Paperback. Condition: New.

1st edition. Signed by the author. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 176 pages illustrations, portraits. Contents: Parentage and boyhood -- Apprenticeship and early achievements -- The years of professional development -- Surgeon to Guy's Hospital -- His daily work -- Final years at Broad Street and his move to the West End -- Astley Cooper the practitioner -- The surgeon -- Astley Cooper and arterial surgery -- Amputation at the hip-joint -- Publications -- Publications (continued) -- Lecturer and teacher -- A lecture by Astley Cooper -- Astley Cooper's museum and specimens -- Retirement from hospital work : the founding of Guy's Hospital Medical School -- Recreations and amusements -- John Hunter and Astley Cooper -- The man and his personality -- The final scene -- The work goes on : the Astley Cooper studentship. Subjects: Cooper, Astley Sir 1768-1841. Surgeons England Biography. General Surgery history. Hospitals, Teaching. Surgery England History. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Softcover. 96 S. 96 S., kt. (1967). Text in Englisch und Griechisch. Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit den entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschildchen, Signatur, Stempel). Einband berieben und hinten leicht knickspurig. Innen gut. Die Leseseiten sind sauber und ohne Anstreichungen. Guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. de Walton, John; Cleaver, Reginald; East, Laurence; Illingworth, L.G.; Wenban, R.; Holloway, Cyril; Leigh, Conrad; Brock, H.M.; Bendall, Claude (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1909 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 36 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.