Simpson Sir James Y (22 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 562 Pages. Works Of Sir James Y Simpson. Vol. Ii. Four Sq In Stain On Front Cover. Appleton Publications Ad Tipped Onto Front End Paper.

hardcover. Condition: very good(-). First Edition. Edited by John Stuart. Illustrated with 5 plates and 19 other in-text figures. Small 4to, original 3/4 leather, crudely re-backed in red cloth; uncut edges, t.e.g. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1872. A sturdy but not beautiful copy, internally clean. Very good (-). Collection of antiquarian essays by the Scottish physician who discovered the advantages of chloroform in surgical anaesthesia (GM 5657) and introduced many important procedures in gynaecology and obstetrics (GM 6035). Included are studies on leprosy and leper hospitals in Scotland and England, and on the history of syphilis in Scotland.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. dust jacket not issued. Two Volumes. Sir James Young Simpson was a Scottish obstetrician and a significant figure in the history of medicine. He was the first physician to demonstrate the anesthetic properties of chloroform on humans and helped to popularize its use in medicine. Simpson looked to archaeology as a way of relaxation and of benefit to his medical knowledge. He attended meetings of Archaeological Societies and Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. CONDITION: Half bound burgundy boards, gilt title on green leather spines. Gilt page edges, brown endpapers. Tight bindings, some fading to front cover of Volume II. Normal shelf wear. Owner's name written in both volumes; Vol. I has notations on front flyleaf. Black and white illustrations Laid in is a letter from Hospital Sant-louis, Paris. Vol. I: xxi, 274 pp. Vol II: vi, 344 pp. Very Good condition. Full refund if not satisfied.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. A very good copy in a half-leather binding lettered in gilt on the spine. A littlw wear to spine ends. All edges gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xxi,[3],274. 19 figures. Five essays by the famous physician, including essays on an oratory in the island of Inchcolm, the cat-stane at Kirkliston, some Scottish magical charm-stones or curing-stones etc.…

Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Handsome two volume set bound in 3/4 leather, with raised bands, gilt-stamped, all edges gilt. First collected edition of Simpson's important archaeological writings. Sir James Y. Simpson (1811-1870), better known as a pioneering physician who introduced chloroform into medical practice, also pursued wide antiquarian interests. These essays gather his research on topics ranging from ancient sculpturings, early Christian monuments, and prehistoric relics of Scotland, to broader comparative studies in archaeology and ethnology. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. Owner's signature in both volumes. Very good.…

Original Half Morocco. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Two volumes. Highly regarded essays on archeological subjects concerning Scotland and beyond, with substantial efforts into obscure branches of medical interest. 185 pages are devoted to leprosy and leper hospitals in Scotland and England., 43 pages to Syphilis in Scotland and 20 pp to Scottish magical charm stones. A very attractive set , all edges gilt, in half straight-grained morocco, with just a touch of sunning to one cover.…

Series: The Works of Sir James Y. Simpson, volume II. 8vo. x, 562, [4] pp. 2-page ad from Appleton tipped onto front pastedown. 19 figs. (all relating to hermaphroditism), index. Original brick-red blind- and gilt-stamped cloth, gentle kozo repairs to spine ends and rear joint. Very good. First American edition from the collected works of Simpson, edited by the author's son. This volume contains three sections: The Papers on Anaesthesia, Hospitalism, and concludes with the author's work on Hermaphroditism. / This is the second volume (only) of a three volume set of Simpson's collected Works, issued 1871-73. Each is entirely complete and their topics differ. Volume I: (not offered here), contains: Selected obstetrical and gynaecological works of Sir James Y. Simpson, bart. Containing the substance of his lectures on midwifery. Volume III: Clinical lectures on the diseases of women, edited by Alexander R. Simpson.…

First Edition. In between being the pioneer of the use of chloroform as anaesthetic and the design of Obstetrical forceps, Simpson also published several learned essays on archaeology and ancient history, here collected shortly after his death. A nice set int he original half leather with gilt titles. A few light marks to covers and slightly worn to spine edges but binding tight. VG.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two Volumes. Small Quarto. xxi. 274pp. vi. 344pp. Half green morocco gilt with purple boards, some very minor surface wear. AEG. Volume two illustrated with several b&w plates. An attractive set.

hardcover. Condition: very good(-). Edited by John Stuart. 2 volumes, square 8vollustrated with sepia plates, 3/4 green leather, red cloth, gilt edges; corners & tops of spines rubbed. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1872. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 2 volumes. Small 4to., xxi, [1], [1], errata, 274p.; vi, 344p., 5 plates. Original half green morocco over burgundy buckram boards with gilt impressed designs to the front of each board, and gilt titling to the spines. Board corners are worn, light rubbing to the edges and the leather heavily rubbed around the spine joints and ends. All edges gilt, bookplate to the paste-downs and endpapers in each volume, with a gift inscription to the first blank in volume one. Top right corner of the text block stained right at the edges, margins only, throughout about half of the first volume. With black and white in-text illustrations throughout and 5 plates.…

Hardcover. Octavo, [4], 5-28, [4], 3-34, [8, incl, plate], 5-29, [4], 5-16, [2], 3-7, [4], 25, [2], 3-66, [6], V-XIV, 15-86, [4], 3-12, [4], [handwritten note], [4], 5-56, [folding plate], [2], 3-12, [2], 3-16, 3, 532-544, 633-640, 665-670, 697-702, 729-734, 794-798, 845-846 [torn and cut away], [6], VI, 7-118, [2], 3-11, [2, torn], 3-28, [2], 3-16, [2, plate], [2], 3-7, [2], 11-28, 19 [followed by two plates and hand-written notes bound-in with pressed plants], [2], 3-12, [2], 3-12, [2], 12, [4], 63, 14 [catalog], [4], 3-17, [2], 3-17, [4], 3-10, [2], 3-23, [4], 6-32, [2], 3-16, [2], 3-24, [2], 31, [2], 26, [2], 3-35, 377-400, [handwritten note bound-in] 401-424, 513-544. Good-; bound in contemporary green cloth, rebacked in blue cloth with gilt titling and decorations to spine, some fading and discoloration to covers, with extensive wear to corners and front edges; first several pamphlets loosened, binding else tight; text block uneven but clean; contents handwritten in ink on ffep (see Note); MF consignment. Contents numbered in ink and listed on ffep: 1. Lecture on the History of Medicine (Begbie) 2. The Study of Medicine (Struthers) 3. The Medical Officers of the Roman Army (Simpson) 4. Address to Medico-Chirurgical Society (Miller) [Case of Fracture of the Pelvis (Taylor)] 5. Principles of Theory in Practice of Medicine (Seller) 6. Pathology, Practical Medicine & Therapeutics 7. Lecture on Respiration (Hopley) 8. Adolphus on Indian Bael in Dysentery 9. Asiatic Cholera (Pairman) 10. Malignant Cholera. Abercrombie 11. Edinbro. Board of Health 12. Magendie on Thoracic and Cardiac Sounds 13. Nature of Fever (Black)[SIGNED] 14. Pulmonary Consumption (Bennett) 15. Williamson on Perforations of the Stomach[SIGNED] 16. Case of Intestinal Concretions (Turner) [Intestinal Concretions (MacLagan)] 17. Blood Vessels of the Mother & Foetus (Reid) 18. Disinfecting Powers (Henry) 19. Pelvic Articulations (Duncan) 20. Duration of Pregnancy (Duncan) 21. Sickness & Mortality in W. Indies 22. Address - School of Medicine Edin. 23. Case of Catalepsy (Coldstream) 24. On the immediate cause of sleep (Cappie)[SIGNED] 25. Nature of Inflammation (Cappie)[SIGNED] 26. Tuburcles of the Brain (Adams)[SIGNED] 27. Cholera in Glasgow (Adams)[SIGNED] 28. Fever in Glasgow (Adams)[SIGNED] 29. Cases of Poisoning (MacLagan) 30. Adulteration of Drugs 31. Acute Pleurisy (Beilby) 32. Life of Dr. Jenner 33. Bell on the Natural System of the Nerves 34. Lecture on Surgery (Carmichael) 35. Collection of Medical Facts, &c &c Handwritten letter bound in between pamphlets 8 and 9, on letterhead from "Dispensing Establishment, 198 Oxford Street" and dated "Feb'y 20th 1851." The letter pertains to the recipient's request for Bael and (possibly) instructions for taking it and the expected result. Handwritten letter bound within pamphlet 32, dated 2 May 50, in which the writer (Dr. Ahern?) describes examining the recipient's patient and his impressions thereof. The recipient's name and much of the letter are illegible. 1359886. Special Collections. …

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One page, c.11 x 13cm, apparently trimmed, staining (perhaps glue from previous laying down?), text clear and apparently complete. Text: "please call here (12[ .?]) - as I cannot escape at present". See Image.

First Edition. First edition, 2 volumes, small 4to, pp. xxi, [3], 274; [4], 344; original half green straight-grain morocco over red cloth, gilt-lettered direct on spines, a.e.g.; a fine, bright copy. Simpson was one of Her Majesty's physicians for Scotland, and professor of medicine and midwifery at the University of Edinburgh, as well as the discoverer of the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic agent. These essays concern medical subjects pertaining to the ancients, including those on magic charm-stones, Greek medical vases, and leprosy and leper hospitals.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1911 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 178 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. 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. Pages: 178 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1854 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 320 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. 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. Pages: 320 Language: English.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1854. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 320, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 320 320.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1911. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 178, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 178 178.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1872. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 823, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 823 823.…