Berkowitz Julie S (12 results)

Paperback. Condition: As New. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).…

Hardcover. Condition: Used Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This item is oversized, and may require additional shipping for some destinations. Please contact us for shipping estimates. Dust Jacket is clean and intact, with minor edge and corner wear. Front and back covers have very light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (in protector) ; Red cloth hardcover, color and B&W illustrations, map endpapers, indices ; 4to (8.8 X 1.6 X 11.3 inches); 725 pages.

Hardcover. Evergreen cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Glossy, white dj with color portratis and black lettering. 244 pp. with approximately 150 portraits, all in bw. Contents include a preface, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Talent and Treasure Since 1787 by Fred B. Rogers, M.D.; an introduction by Berkowitz; an essay on the history of the collection, by Gretchen Worden; the portraits, each annotated; and two indeces: subjects and artists. Includes such luminaries as Benjamin Rush, Walter Reed, William Shippen, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and many more. Mainly American physicians but with several European and a few others. Fine/VG- (dj has some wear at top edge).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG WITH DUSTJACKET. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, decorative end pages, 725 pp, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, profusely illustrated in bw and color. Contents; The collection as a whole -- Historical survey. The early years (1824-40) ; Mid-nineteenth-century period of growth ; Thomas Eakins as a scientist and his relationship with Jefferson Medical College ; The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins ; Late nineteenth century : growth of clinical and laboratory facilities ; The turn of the century : expansion of the Medical School and Hospital ; The Nineteen-twenties through World War II ; Postwar period through the Nineteen-sixties ; The Seventies to the mid-Eighties ; Late Eighties through the Nineteen-nineties -- Nonmedical art objects -- European medicine and its practitioners. …

Softcover. White & illus. wraps, 244 pp., BW illus. Presents the portrait collection at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. "Although the large majority of the subjects are Philadelphia physicians who were fellows (especially officers) of the College of Physicians, several portraits of local non-fellows and of non-Philadelphians are included. In addition, there are historical portraits of eminent ancient and Renaissance physicians and of 17th, 18th, and 19th century contemporary foreign physicians and scientists." (intro) Conveniently arranged in alpha order by subject surname. With historical annotations accompanying the BW portraits. Nice! VG (Covers have slightly aged; otherwise clean.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Stiff unmarked book in clean red cloth; in bright dust jacket.; 8.8 X 1.6 X 11.3 inches; 725 pages.

Condition: Good. Staplebound, illustrations in b/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A clean and unmarked, large red-boards hardback with a dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. This copy has an "opened-only-a-few-times" look and feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Black-and-white and color plates. Stored in sealed plastic-wrap and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy cardboard box. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Due to the book's heavy weight and price; international orders are subject to a postal surcharge. Serving satisfied customers since 1999. Photographs by Rick Echelmeyer (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 725 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good +. 1st edition. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good + dust jacket. Tall 4to., 725 pp., illustrated with map end papers, b&w photographs, and color plates. Red cloth in dark, photo-illustrated dust jacket. Light shelf wear to the jacket. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket has very light shelf wear, a 1/2" tear on the rear, upper edge. The red cloth boards are in fine condition as is the book's interior. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011. …