Dewees M D (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Maroon leather w/gilt lettering and design.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837. 655p. Octavo. Full leather chipped and worn with scatter loss of leather (reading copy). Contents good and generally free of foxing. Former copy of Stapleton Coates (1/19/1807-6/2/1890) a Physician of Tuckahoe, Henrico County Virginia. Medical.

leather. Condition: As New. ***Please Read*** limited edition #681 - brown leather with gold edges - No marks on text - My shelf location bn10-e-22.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1847. 532 pages, 32pp Catalogue of Medical & Surgical Books. 12 engraved plates, 2 folding, of anatomy, instruments, pessary. 9.25 x 5.75", leather, black spine label, gold title & fillets. 'J. Crowell, Jr' on blank. Cover worn, else VG.…

Full Brown Calf. Condition: Moderate General Wear. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition, with Corrections. Rebacked, black leather spine label. New endpapers. About 1" paper loss top of title-page snf dedication page, professionally repaired, but with loss of "A Treatise" on tgitle-page. Please see photos. Peripheral browning of front and back preliminary pages. Light evidence of old water-stain top corner of a few initial pages. Occasional foxing, usually peripheral and not heavy. 508pp. A fine early text on American pediatrics. The author (1768-1841) was a Philadelphia physician, best known for his works on obstetrics and midwifery. First edition of this book was published in 1825. Size: Large Octavo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION- Full LEATHER HARDCOVER binding, GOOD-; light wear, edge wear, age toning, neat po name on fep and title page. GYNECOLOGY, GYNECOLOGICAL, OBSTETRICS, MEDICAL, SCIENCE, MEDICINE, WOMENS HEALTH, WOMEN, PREGNANCY, CHILDREN, CHILDBEARING, MIDWIFE, MIDWIFERY, MIDWIVES reference. 479 pp. Gold bands on spine, slightly faded, but still with luster. A collection of essays by this noted Philadelphia physician, who is considered as changing the history of obstetrics in the US; he was among the first to contend with professional prejudice against doctors delivering babies, and his work helped to make it a respected branch of medicine. Topics include blood-letting; premature birth; rupture, inversion, haemorrhage and retroversion of the uterus; a reply to Dr. Peachy Harrison re impregnation; observation on Burns' "History of the Gravid Uterus;" sudden alteration of the color of the hair; use of volatile tincture of guaiacum in Catamenia; puerperal convulsions; dysmenorrhoea; suppression of menses; Bell's paper on the muscularity of the uterus and more. A solid vintage leather MIDWIFERY REFERENCE; ideal collectible for a MIDWIFE, DOCTOR, or OBSTETRICIAN. …

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1854 edition. 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. Pages: 233 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. 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. Pages: 233.…