Lot 447
Indian Medicine, including Conwell, W.E.E.
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
Observations chiefly on pulmonary disease in India and an essay on the use of the stethoscope. Malacca: The Mission Press, 1829. Half calf, upper cover detached; Wade, John Peter Select evidences of a successful method of treating fever and dysentery in Bengal. London: J. Murray, 1791. Original boards, upper board detached; [Idem] A paper on the prevention and treatment of the disorders of seamen and soldiers in Bengal. London: 1793. Original boards, upper board detached; [Idem] Nature and effects of emetics, purgatives, mercurials and low diet in disorders of Bengal and similar latitudes. London: 1793. Lacking covers; Annesley, Sir James Researches into the causes, nature, and treatment of the more prevalent diseases of India... London: 1855. Third edition, contemporary half calf; Surgeon-General Regulations and orders for the medical department, H.M.S. Forces, in the Bengal presidency. Calcutta: 1882. Original green cloth gilt; Fayrer, Sir Joseph On the climate and fevers of India... London: 1882. Blue cloth gilt; McNally, C.J. The elements of sanitary science... Madras: Government Press, 1889. Black cloth gilt; Lawrie, Edward Selected tracings of experiments with chloroform and ether of the Hyderabad chloroform commission. Hyderabad: 1889. 24 albumen prints mounted on board with printed captions, red morocco gilt, g.e., lightly rubbed; with a 4 pp. folio printed letter from Surgeon Lt. Col. E. Lawrie, President of the Hyderabad Chloroform Commission to His Excellency Sir Asman Jah Bahadur, Prime Minister of Hyderabad, relating to the commission; Adams, Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald The western Rajputana states, a medico-topographical and general account... London: 1899. Photographic plates, blue cloth with gilt camel motif; mostly 8vo, RCSI all with RCSI library stamps; and 3 others, sold not subject to return (13)