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Hardcover. Condition: Good. [A massive 73 volume set of incredibly important medical and scientific material.] Tipped in signature of Owsei Temkin. Interesting provenance, previously owned by Arthur Earl Walker, and later by Owen and Caroline Hannaway. Printed 1933-2017. Mixed set with mostly hardcovers. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Library stamps and markings. Shelf wear. Bookplate of A.E. Walker inside many volumes. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Contents: Vol. I, 1933; Vol. II, 1934; Vol. III, 1935; Vol. IV, 1936; Vol. V, 1937; Vol. VI, 1938; Vol. VII, 1939; Vol. VIII, 1940; Vol. IX, 1941; Vol. X, 1941; Vol. XI, 1942; Vol. XII, 1942; Vol. XIII, 1943; Vol. XIV, 1943; Vol. XV, 1944; Vol. XVI, 1944; Vol. XVII, 1945; Vol. XVIII, 1945; Vol. XIX, 1946; Vol. XX, 1946; Vol. XXI, 1947;Vol. XXII, 1948; Vol. XXIII, 1949; Vol. XXIV, 1950; Vol. XXV, 1951; Vol. XXVI, 1952; Vol. XXVII, 1953; Vol. XXVIII, 1954; Vol. XXIX, 1955; Vol. XXX, 1956; Vol. XXXI, 1957; Vol. XXXII, 1958; Vol. XXXIII, 1959; Vol. XXXIV, 1960; Vol. XXXV, 1961; Vol. XXXVI, 1962; Vol. XXXVII, 1963; Vol. XXXVIII, 1964; Vol. XXXIX, 1965; Vol. XL, 1966; Vol. XLII, 1968; Vol. XLIII, 1969; Vol. XLIV; 1970; Vol. XLV, 1971; Vol. 46, 1972; Vol. 47, 1973; Vol. 48, 1974; Vol. 49, 1975; Vol. 50, 1976; Vol. 51, 1977; Vol. 52, 1978; Vol. 67, No. 3, Fall 1993; Vol. 69, No. 3, Fall 1995; Vol. 71, No. 4, Winter 1997; Vol. 72, No. 1, Spring 1998; Vol. 76, No. 2, Summer 2002; Vol. 82, No. 1, Spring 2008; Vol. 82, No. 3, Fall 2008; Vol. 84, No. 1, Spring 2010; Vol. 84, No. 3, Fall 2010; Vol. 85, No. 2, Summer 2011; Vol. 86, No. 1, Spring 2012; Vol. 86, No. 3, Fall 2012; Vol. 86, No. 4, Winter 2012; Vol. 87, No. 2, Summer 2013; Vol. 89, No. 1, Spring 2015; Vol. 91, No. 2, Summer 2017; Index to Volumes I-XX 1933-1946; Index to Volumes XXI-XXXVI 1947-1962; Index to Volumes and Supplements 1933-1982; Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Vol. XIII, No. 3, Jul. 1958; Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Vol. XIII, No. 4, Oct. 1958; Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Index I-XXX 1946-1975. Interesting essays in this collection include: Medical Practice Among the Somalis by Leon Brotmacher; Medicine and Graeco-Arabic Alchemy by Owsei Temkin; Stomach and Psyche: Eating, Digestion, and Mental Illness in the Medicine of Philippe Pinel by Elizabeth W. Williams; The Beauty of Anatomy: Visual Displays and Surgical Education in Early Nineteenth Century London by Carin Berkowitz; On Anecdote and Antidotes: Poison Trials in Sixteenth Century Europe by Alisha Rankin; The Scientific Personality of Galileo by Leonardo Olschki; Primitive Medicine and Culture Patterns by Erwin H. Ackerknecht; James Rush, Pioneer in American Psychology, 1786-1869 by Stephen G. Kurtz; Milton's Gout by Edward A. Block; Cultures of Death and Politics of Corpse Supply: Anatomy in Vienna, 1848-1914 by Tatjana Buklijas; Aphasia Studies and Language Theory in the Nineteenth Century by Otto M. Marx; Cortisone and the Politics of Empire: Imperialism and British Medicine 1918-1955 by David Cantor; The Campaign for Medical Microscopy in Antebellum America by Deborah Jean Warner; When Ice Cream Was Poisonous: Adulteration, Ptomaines, and Bacteriology in the United States, 1850-1910 by Edward Geist; A View from the Streets: Women and Medical Work in Elizabethan London by Deborah E. Harkness; Blood and Expertise: The Trials of the Female Medical Expert in the Ancien-Regime Courtroom by Cathy McClive; Amatus Lusitanus and the Obturator in Cleft Palates by Joshua O. Leibowitz; Early History of Pulmonary Surgery by Horace Herbsman; Development and Use of the Rubber Glove in Surgery and Gynecology by Curt Proskauer; The Legend of Jesse Bennet's 1794 Caesarian Section by Arthur G. King; Michel Foucault: The Knowledge of Power and the Power of Knowledge by Jean-Claude Guedon; Veterinary Medicine and Rural Health in Pre-Revolutionary. Signed.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. Second issue of 1960s literary magazine published by Loujon Press of New Orleans; This issue featuring work by William S. Burroughs, Charles Bukowski, Gregory Corso, Jean Genet, Jack Kerouac, Henry Miller and many more; This particular copy from the personal library of American novelist and short story writer Barry Hannah w/ 'Barry Hannah' and 'Meridith Hannah' (one of Barry's three wives during lifetime) inked at title page; Binding sensitive though intact; Covers significantly worn w/ chipping/creasing present; Some tearing to front free end-page; Very mild bracketing in red ink, presumably by Barry Hannah, else free of markings; A Fair yet unique copy, Barry Hannah milk receipt included.

First Edition. First edition. Very good+ copy in printed wrappers. Photo of Charles Bukowski on front cover. (Paper in text lightly age toned. Trace of mild shelf wear at nap of covers) Also features work by: William S. Burroughs, Kenneth Patchen, Gary Snyder, Jean Genet, Henry Miller, Michael McClure, Robert Creeley, Anselm Hollo, Harold Norse & others.

Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Very good+ copy in printed wrappers. Photo of Charles Bukowski on front cover. (Text lightly age toned. Hint of shelf wear at nap of covers) Features work by: William S. Burroughs, Kenneth Patchen, Gary Snyder, Jean Genet, Henry Miller, Michael McClure, Robert Creeley, Anselm Hollo, Harold Norse & others. Sharp copy.