Pearn Editor (21 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is an ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. This book is inscribed by the author on the first end paper. There is very little shelf wear. The spine remains free of creasing. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING. Signed by Author.…

Hardback. 1996, First edition. A fine, unmarked copy. {"length"=>["22"], "width"=>["15"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. xx, 423pp, index, references,bw ills. Or laminated boards. Historical vignettes of the development of health care in rural Australia. Includes railway ambulances, flying doctor, Aboriginal medicine and more with much on pre-Federation medicine. Size: 8vo. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None, as Issued. First Edition. xxviii, 292pp, index, references/notes, appendices, bw ills, 1 col plate. Or boards. SIGNED and numbered (739/1000) on title page. Further inscribed (to John) and SIGNED by John Pearn on front free endpaper. Sections of the foundation of medicine in Queensland (including Flying Doctor Service); pioneers; milestones of discovery and invention (Qld tick typhus, epidemic polyarthritis, apoptosis, discovery of the taipan, thyroid xenograft transplant in 1891, pancreatic transplant in 1911, introduction of insulin to Australia etc). Size: 8vo. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A collection of articles pertaining to the history, development and the personalities involved in outback healthcare in Australia. None.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear along edges and at corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout, a 5cmx2cm rectangle has been neatly snipped off the top of the title page (presumably to remove previous owner's name). All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Hardback. 1994, First edition. A near fine copy only marked by very minor foxing on the front endpapers and a small price sticker on the rear board.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 308 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 226 pages. 6.00x0.52x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xiv, 324pp, index, bibliography, notes/references, tables, bw ills. Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing to endpapers and edges, small stain to top edge. The history of medicine in colonial Queensland. Size: 8vo.

Hardback. 1991, First edition. A very good copy only marked by light tanning/soiling of the edges and a previous owners bookplate on the front pastedown. {"length"=>["21"], "width"=>["15"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}.

423 pp including index, b&w plates, illustrations, diagrams, girft inscription on end-paper, else mint copy in pictorial, laminated boards. First edition.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 250pp, illustrated with photos, line drawings, maps, notes, references, index. Illustrated light card cover with matching jacket. Jacket faded on spine with tear/crease at top of front flap fold. 'Coochiemudlo Island, in the southern waters of Moreton Bay, remains a special, quiet place close to the busy metropolis, Brisbane. People from all walks of life comprise the island population. They range from poets to physicians and from painters to potters. This book chronicles some facets of the past and some aspirations for the future.' Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Dark blue hardback with gilt lettered spine, complete with original dustjacket, just ever so lightly shelf-worn. In nearly new, if not new condition: firm and square with strong joints, no bumps. Contents are crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks. Thus a very nice copy that looks and feels unread, now offered for sale at a very reasonable price.…

First Edition. Pp. [ii]+x+276, text illustrations and decorations (some full page), references and notes, index; demy 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; Amphion Press, Brisbane, 1990. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. US SELLER SHIPS FROM USA.

Hardbound. Condition: VG. Black cloth boards w/ green DJ, [xl] 655pp, numerous BW illustrations. From the publisher--Charles Darwin's health improved substantially in 1866 under a dietary and exercise regime prescribed by his physician Henry Bence Jones. With renewed vigour, he worked steadily on his manuscript of Variation of Plants and Animals under Domestication, submitting all but the final chapter to his publisher in December. He also worked on the fourth, and much revised, edition of Origin which was delivered to printers in July, and preparations were begun for a third German edition of Origin. His improved health allowed him a more active social life. At Down, Darwin entertained a number of scientific colleagues whom he had known previously only through correspondence. He also made his first appearance in London scientific society in many years, touring the Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park, and appearing at a soirée at the Royal Society.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 356 pages. 9.25x6.10x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 736 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.75 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. Pp. [x]+438, text illustrations and figures, references, index; cr. 4to; laminated boards; Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Brisbane, 1996. First edition.

Brisbane 1992. 8vo. Original laminated boards. xx 424pp. Title vign. frontisp. and num. b/w illusts. throughout.