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Champignons et Plantes Medicinales (Therapeutique par les Plantes): Petit Guide a l’usage des familles
$40.00 Add to cartR. Riguet; G. D’Hommee
Paris: Librairie Grund, 1943.
Mushrooms and Medicinal Plants (Plant Therapy): A Short Guide for Families. -
Researches, Chemical and Philosophical, Chiefly Concerning Nitrous Oxide, or Dephlogisticated Nitrous Air, and Its Respiration
$60.00 Add to cartHumphry Davy
London: Butterworths, 1972.
Researches, Chiefly Concerning Nitrous Oxide. First published in 1800, when Davy was only 22, outlining his experiments with nitrous, coining the term laughing gas, and suggesting to its anesthetic qualities, which were not regularly used in medicine for many years to come. Facsimile edition of a landmark work in chemistry and anesthesia. -
Die Gifte in der Weltgeschichte: Toxikologische, Allgemein-verstandliche Untersuchungen der Historischen Quellen
$250.00 Add to cartL. Lewin
Berlin: Julius Springer, 1920.
First edition of German pharmacologist Louis Lewin’s (1850-1929) important contribution to the history of medicine being a history of poisonings with innumerable citations from ancient and modern literature. -
Viavi Hygiene: Explaining the Natural Principles upon which the Viavi System of Treatment for Men, Women and Children is Based.
$50.00 Add to cart[Hartland Law]; [Herbert E. Law]; Almah Lawson
San Francisco: The Viavi Company, 1914.
Health guide published by the San Francisco based Law brothers, Hartland and Herbert, who throughout the late 19th century established a line of Viavi medicines growing to an international company with offices around the world, in the process making them two of San Francisco’s most wealthly citizens. This copy with the stamps of the NSW Viavi office and their office address at 350 George St, Sydney in manuscript. Also mounted in at the front endpaper is a 4 page booklet of the New South Wales Viavi Co., with an introductory pitch by branch manager Almah Lawson. -
Food of the Gods: Hypernutrition for Sport
$40.00 Add to cartHenry Osiecki
Kelvin Grove: Bio Concepts, 1989.
According to Henry Osiecki, his model of “hypernutrition does for sporting performance what turbocharging does for motor cars.” Aimed at democratising the knowledge required to turn your average Joe into a supercompetitor, this book charts a course from carb loading and weight control through to vitamins, electrolytes, overtraining and beyond. Filled with diagrams, statistics and plain English know-how, ‘Food of the Gods’ is a means to transform anyone into their ideal self. Foreword by Laurie Lawrence. -
The Practical Handbook of Plant Alchemy
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Reprint.
22.5cm x 15cm. ix, 264 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
An Herbalist’s Guide to Preparing Medicinal Essences, Tinctures, and Elixirs
Very minor crease to wrappers lower panel. Some foxing to edges. Very Good Condition. -
Dictionnaire Botanique et Pharmaceutique,
$200.00 Add to cart[Nicolas Alexandre]
Paris: Du Fonds de la Veuve Leconte, 1759.
Botanical and Pharmaceutical Dictionary containing the Principal Properties of Minerals, Plants, and Animals of use with the most used internal and external Pharmacy Preparations in Medicine, & in Surgery. All taken from the best Authors, especially the Moderns. Useful work for young Pharmacists & Surgeons, Hospitals, Communities, & charitable People who dress the Poor. Mid-eighteenth century edition of the portable medical dictionary attributed to the Benedictine Nicolas Alexandre (1654-1728). 24 editions appeared from 1716 to 1846. -
Ecole Pratique des Accouchemens.
$1,000.00 Add to cartJ. B. Jacobs
A Gand: Chez J. F. Vander Scheuren, 1785.
First French translation of the important Dutch obstetrics manual by Jan Bernard Jacobs (1734-1790). At the time of its appearance, it was one of the most complete treatises on the art of childbirth and remained a standard work into the middle of the nineteenth century being described as a pearl of scientific production from the last years before the French Revolution. -
Export Catalogue of Surgical Instruments
$150.00 Add to cartM. F. Elahi & Co.
Dacca, East Pakistan: M. F. Elahi & Co., No date.
Circa 1968 illustrated trade catalogue of Elahico surgical instruments by the Pakistan firm M. F. Elahi & Co. Founded in 1908 and exporting to Australia since 1937. From stethoscopes and blood letters to bone saws and nail cutters, over 1,000 instruments are illustrated with titles and order numbers. Includes index, biographies of company directors and a few photographs showing manufacturing. The firm entirely unrecorded in OCLC. This copy with local distributor stamp of Cardial Surgical Scientific Supplies, Canberra. -
A Treatise on Gonorrhea Virulenta, and Lues Venerea
$1,500.00 Add to cartBenjamin Bell
Edinburgh: G. Mudie and Son, 1797.
Primarily regarded as surgeon, Bell is considered to be the first Scottish scientific surgeon. His scientific approach is especially evident in this treatise in which he convincingly argues, against the prevailing medical opinion of the time, that gonorrhea and syphilis are separate diseases. Bell’s work is foundational to the modern understanding of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The rare Second Edition, corrected and enlarged. -
There’s A Bird In My Hand And A Bear By The Bed — I Must Be In ICU: The Pivotal Years of Australian Critical Care Nursing
$50.00 Add to cartValda Wiles; Kathy Daffurn
Sydney: Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN), 2002.
Foreword by Professor Ged Williams, National Director CACCN/ACCCN 1995-2001. -
Soil, Grass and Cancer: Health of Animals and Men is Linked to the Mineral Balance of the Soil
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Second Edition.
23cm x 15cm. xxviii, 370 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Notable farming text on soil and grass health by French farmer and pioneer of Rational Grazing Andre Voisin (1903-1964). Includes discussion of soil effects on Australian sheep. The Second Edition in English with a new foreword by Charles Walters
Creasing to spine. Good Condition. -
Murder, Magic and Medicine
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First Edition.
24cm x 16cm. [vii], 232 pages. Black cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
Study of poisons, psychoactives, and medicines.
Foxing to edges. Very Good Condition. -
Cellular Telephone Russian Roulette: A Historical and Scientific Perspective
$300.00 Add to cartRobert C. Kane
New York: Vantage Press, 2001.
A denouncing of mobile phones and the telecommunications industry by a former engineer. “They are everywhere, but should they be? While most consumers assume that cellular phones have been thoroughly tested and proven safe, that is not the case. You pick up the phone, once, twice, ten times a day- or only a few times a month. But, each and every time, you’re gambling that ‘this time’ won’t be the occasion when the radiation causes irreparable damage to your brain.” (from cover) -
Naturopathic Medical Series (3 Volumes: The Eclectic Materia Medica..; American Materia Medica..; A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology)
$400.00 Add to cartHarvey Wickes Felter; Finley Ellingwood; David M. R. Culbreth
Portland: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1983.
Complete series of the Naturopathic Medical Series, being high quality facsimile editions of: 1. The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Harvey Wickes Felter (A directory of medicine with further notes on their therapeutic actions and the role of the dispenser first published in 1922); 2. American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy: Developing the Latest Acquired Knowledge of Drugs, and Especially of the Direct Action of Single Drugs Upon Exact Conditions of Disease, with Especial Reference to the Therapeutics of the Plant Drugs of the Americas. With a Practical Consideration of the Principles of Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy by John Uri Lloyd (from the 11th Edition of 1919); 3. A Manual of Materia Medica and Phamacology Comprising the Organic Drugs Which Are or Have Been Recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Forumlary together with Important Allied Species Especially Designed for Student of Pharmacy and Medicine, as well as for Druggists, Pharmacists, and Physicians By David M. R. Culbreth. -
A Handbook of Traditional Chinese Gynecology
$40.00 Add to cartThe Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Zhang Ting-liang; Bob Flaws
Boulder: Blue Poppy Press, 1991. -
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Portable 3rd Edition)
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Portable Third Edition.
26.5cm x 20.5cm. xxxi, 1325 pages, black and white illustrations. Blue soft bonded leather wrappers, gilt lettering and decoration.
Very minor shelf and handling wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Traditional Bush Medicines: An Aboriginal Pharmacopoeia
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First Edition.
30cm x 22.5cm. 256 pages, colour illustrations, map. Red cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
Tribal elders and community advisers have identified plants used in bush remedies, and have described and demonstrated their use. Each plant and substance used has been identified. The book includes a location map, photograph, and botanical drawing of each plant, along with habitat, local names, and uses.
Very Good Condition in Good Jacket. Minor shelf wear. Foxing to top edge. Discolouration to jacket spine. Very Good Condition. -
Soil, Grass and Cancer: Health of Animals and Men is Linked to the Mineral Balance of the Soil
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Second Edition.
23cm x 15cm. xxviii, 370 pages. Illustrated wrappers.
Notable farming text on soil and grass health by French farmer and pioneer of Rational Grazing Andre Voisin (1903-1964). Includes discussion of soil effects on Australian sheep. The Second Edition in English with a new foreword by Charles Walters
Spine slightly cocked and creased. One dog-eared page. Good Condition. -
Australian Weeds: A Source of Natural Food and Medicine
$120.00 Add to cartGai Stern
Sydney: Harper & Row, 1986. -
Farmacist Desk Reference: Encyclopedia of Whole Food Medicine (2 Volumes)
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First Edition.
30cm x 22.5cm. 629; 943 pages, 2 volumes, colour illustrations. Illustrated glossy papered boards, no slipcase.
“The FDR is the definitive encyclopaedia of wholefood medicine – a detailed compendium, linking humanity’s relationship to life and vitality using plant wholefoods as preventative and re-missive medicine. Volume 1 – contains what Don Tolman refers to as the ‘treasures and nuggets’. Wisdom and information that ancient long-lived cultures wanted you to know about health and longevity and why disease is not a mystery that should be fought. It also exposes many of the common pitfalls of the modern day health care industry; Volume 2 – is your A-Z guide of plant wholefoods and the specific signature (sign-of-nature) that each food targets. It also contains a list of the most common ailments and diseases, including suggested protocols for healing with whole foods and nature’s principles of health. The FDR contains handed down wisdom from the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, Chinese, Native Americans, Incas and others, who experienced vitality and longevity by embracing principles of nature and health and the power of plant whole food.” (publisher’s blurb)
Very minor general wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Bush Sense: Australian Essential Oils & Aromatic Compounds
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First Edition.
23cm x 15cm. 128 pages, [8] pages of colour illustrations, black and white illustrations in the text. Pictorial wrappers.
Previous owner’s stamp. Creasing to upper joint. Very Good Condition. -
Plant Language Part I, II, II: Reader, Protocols and Recipes, Essential Oil Journeys
$300.00 Add to cartKurt Schnaubelt
San Rafael: Terra Linda Scent and Image, 2009.
3 part aromatherapy / essential oil coursebook. -
Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy: Modern Herbal Medicine
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Sixth Printing.
25cm x 20cm. xx, 643 pages. Illustrated glossy papered boards.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient
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First Edition.
24cm x 20cm. 532 pages. Pictorial glossy papered boards.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Clinical Applications of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs
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Fourth Printing.
24cm x 17cm. viii, 152 pages. Pictorial wrappers.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Marijuana: Medical Papers, 1839-1972
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First Edition.
24cm x 15.5cm. xxviii, 465 pages. Green cloth, gilt lettering.
Collection of 19th and 20th century medical papers on cannabis edited by Tod H. Mikuriya. Includes contributions by Alexander Shulgin, William Brooke O’Shaughnessy, J. B. Mattison, Hobart Amory Hare, and others.
Minor shelf wear, foxing, and soiling to edges. A few leaves with a very marginal fore-edge crease. Good Condition. -
Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine
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First Edition.
30.5cm x 25cm. x, 325 pages, colour illustrations. Blue cloth, silver lettering, illustrated jacket.
“The first comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the triangular relationship among the Tibetan art and science of healing (Sowa Rigpa), Buddhism, and arts and crafts.” (publisher’s blurb)
. Fine Condition. -
Outback Medicine: Some Vignettes of Pioneering Medicine
$40.00 Add to cartJohn Pearn
Brisbane: Department of Child Health, University of Queensland, 1994. -
A Doctor in the Garden: Nomen Medici in Botanicis: Australian Flora and the World of Medicine
$40.00 Add to cartJohn Pearn
Brisbane: Amphion Press, 2001.