John Gehweiler (3 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Trade Paperback. 272 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1975. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Tanned pages. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Medicine & Health; ISBN: 0838510728. ISBN/EAN: 9780838510728. Inventory No: 12072353. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. …

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).…

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.…