D Sappington (17 results)

Condition: New.

PAPERBACK. 1st edition. 63pp, quarto. Manuscript Series, No. 71. tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good.

Condition: New. pp. 96 1st Edition.

Condition: New. pp. 96.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. pp. 96.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. David Besanko, David E M SappingtonExamines policy design when the policy maker in imperfectly informed, focusing on cases where the regulated firm possesses better information about its technology than the regulator.1. Background: History and Relat.

Condition: New. pp. 96.

Condition: New. In English.

Gebunden. Condition: New. David Besanko, David E M SappingtonExamines policy design when the policy maker in imperfectly informed, focusing on cases where the regulated firm possesses better information about its technology than the regulator.1. Background: History and Relat.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Examines policy design when the policy maker in imperfectly informed, focusing on cases where the regulated firm possesses better information about its technology than the regulator.

Old Brown Calf. Condition: General Wear. No Dust Jacket. First And Only Edition. Rebacked with brown cloth lettered in gilt. New endpapers. Moderate foxing to text block. A kindly-preserved copy. This book is apparently the first medical book published in Missouri and possibly the first medical book printed in English to be published west of the Mississippi River. John Sappington (1776-1856) was a Missouri physician who used quininie extracted from the cinchona tree bark to treat a variety of fevers including malaria which was endemic to the Missouri Valley. He sold his "anti-fever pills" nationwide and made quite a fortune doing so. 216pp. Size: 6 3/4" x 4 1/2".…

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Full contemporary calf, spine panel lettered in gilt. xx,21-216 pp. Leather typically rubbed, with some exposure/rounding to corners. Front flyleaf and adjacent blank show creasing closed tears near binding from a former repair attempt. Interior typically foxed. Sappington was the first physician in Missouri to publish a book (cf. Perotti, Important Firsts in Missouri Imprints). Former owner's signature in pencil on upper front flyleaf. Dr. Sappington, although practicing frontier medicine, had a sophisticated understanding of new developments. While refuting the drastic methods of purging and bleeding still prevalent in his profession, early on he recognized the importance of the commercial synthesis of quinine for the malaria-ridden districts of the Southern and Western states. He devoted his life to making it available to these areas, through the wholesale distribution of anti-fever pills containing this drug, and his published writings. Sabin 76909. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.…

1/4 Brown Calf, Marbled Boards. Condition: Rebound. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Rebound by a master binder. New endpapers. A very clean copy without the usual moderate to heavy foxing. This book was the first medical book published west of the Mississippi River. Dr. John Sappington (1776-1856) used quinine taken from cinchona bark in the treatment of a variety of fevers. He sold his "anti-fever pills" nationwide. 210pp. Size: Small Octavo. …

Condition: New. pp. 96 This item is printed on demand.

Condition: New. pp. 96 This item is printed on demand.