THE NEW MEDICAL FOLLIES
Fishbein, Morris
Published by New York, Boni And Liveright, 1927
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1st Edition. Original Boards. 8vo. 235 ; 20 cm. A nice copy of Fishbein's second book. "Morris Fishbein M. D. (1889 -1976) was a physician who became the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) from 1924 to 1950. In 1961 he became the founding Editor of Medical World News, a magazine for doctors. In 1970 he endowed the Morris Fishbein Center. He was also notable for exposing quacks, notably the goat-gland surgeon John R. Brinkley, and campaigning for regulation of medical devices. " (Wikipedia, 2017) Contents: An encyclopedia of cults and quackeries -- The cult of beauty -- The craze for reduction -- Rejuvenation -- Rejuvenation : the mechanical and glandular methods -- Bread and some dietary fads -- The end of eclecticism -- Physical and electric therapy -- Psychoanalysis : a cultist movement? -- Ethics : Medical and otherwise -- The physician of the future. SUBJECT(S) : Medicine. Quacks and quackery. Boards are slightly worn but otherwise in very good condition. (KH-3-30). Seller Inventory # 38895
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Title: THE NEW MEDICAL FOLLIES
Publisher: New York, Boni And Liveright
Publication Date: 1927
Binding: Hardback
Edition: 1st Edition
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New medical follies - an encyclopedia of cultism & quackery in these United States.
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Boni & Liveright, 1927
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Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. New edition - enlarged & rewritten. Black cloth boards are well-bound, sunned at spine, lightly rubbed at spine ends & corners, rear gutter is starting, previous owner's signature on front fly-leaf. Pages clean & bright throughout. Seller Inventory # WS26689
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The new medical follies; an encyclopedia of cultism and quackery in these United States, with essays on the cult of beauty, the craze for reduction, rejuvenation, eclecticism, bread and dietary fads, physical therapy, and a forecast as to the physician of the future. By Morris Fishbein . 1927 [Leather Bound]
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 248. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1927 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. 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 Pages: 248. Seller Inventory # LB100157042987
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The New Medical Follies
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Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. used hardcover copy lacking a dust jacket. book is somewhat shelfworn and corners a bit bumped. covers may be a bit scuffed and outer edge of page block somewhat dusty/discolored with age. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight otherwise. there are no marks to the text. FORMER OWNER'S BOOKPLATE TO INSIDE COVER. Seller Inventory # 1454342
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THE NEW MEDICAL FOLLIES: CULTISM & QUAKERY
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Boni & Liveright, New York, USA, 1927
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Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in smart black cloth with gilt titles to spine, this dated 1927 hardcover First Edition is VG. 235pp with Preface, and 11 chapters. Condition VG. Seller Inventory # 0019400
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The New Medical Follies
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Boni and Liveright, New York, 1927
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Seller: Eel River Books, McKinleyville, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8 vo., 235 pages. Black cloth covers with gold insignia on front and faded gold lettering to spine. Binding cracked page 46 but remains tight. 1" tear page 55. Page 82-83 with browning from old newspaper. Pencil marks on few pages. Seller Inventory # 004356
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The New Medical Follies
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Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Nat Falk dustjacket art. "New excursion into the borderlands of medical science including the beauty shop industry, the diverting history of the fickle perfect thirty six; a study of rejuvenation, the weight reduction craze; Bread and the Dietary Fads". Uncommon. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 31027
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The New Medical Follies; An Encyclopedia of Cultism and Quackery in These United States, with Essays on The Cult of Beauty, The Craze for Reduction, Rejuvenation, Eclecticism, Bread and Dietary Fads, Physical Therapy, and a Forecast as to the Physician of the Future
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Boni and Liveright, New York, 1927
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Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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First edition. 8vo, 235pp; Fine in a fine graphic dust jacket with a small abrasion to the spine. Seller Inventory # 204987
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