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Jersey City, N. J.: self-published, 1866. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Go back to he early days of organic healing & naturopathy with this self-published guide to medicinal plants, self-published by the author in 1866 (copyrighted the previous year, but never printed). Oliver Phelps Brown was born in the US & established a propriety medicine business in New Jersey (where he wrote & published this book), after which he moved to London & sold his remedies through an apothecary. In this book (his only published work), after offering a brief history of traditional medical practice & identifying its failings, "planetary & climatic influences on the herbal kingdom" are identified & the value of the "crude organic remedies" found in plants is touted. The majority of the book consists of an alphabetical listing of foreign & native (to the US) plants, their physical description, medical properties, history,… Leer más

Utica, New York: American Journal of Insanity, 1881. First Thus . Soft cover. VG-/G+. Monograph reproduction of an article that originally appeared in the American Journal of Insanity for April 1881, published quarterly at the State Lunatic Asylum in Utica, New York. This was an early effort by medical doctors to describe physiological changes in the brains of those afflicted with insanity, based on autopsy findings. The author was a speech pathologist at the asylum & on the editorial board of the journal. No publication date in book. In 32 pages with one full-page illustration. Softcover in light gray-green wrappers, sewn binding. Condition is VG-/G+: very clean inside, though slight darkening, small chips & short tears mar the exterior. Stitched binding is strong & secure. Pages show a hint of tanning. NO writing or highlighting or underlining; not ex-lib. Please see our photos: they show the exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Blue Ribbon Books, 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A comprehensive history of medicine & healing from ancient times to the present. Orig. published in 1929 by Harper & Bros, this is a later reprint from Blue Ribbon Books, identical in content, with 150 illustrations from original sources. Hardcover book has blue cloth-covered boards with faded lettering to spine. Condition is solidly Good: generally very clean, but pages are heavily foxed around edges & tanned overall, but unmarked. Text block secure, but binding cracked at half-title page. Summary of contents pasted inside front cover, causing discoloration to facing ffep. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1946. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good+/No Jacket. A comprehensive history of medicine & healing from ancient times to the present, with 150 illustrations from original sources. In 427 pages. Orig. published in 1929 by Harper & Bros, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition from Pocket (No. 379), the first printing from May 1946. Condition is Good+: completely clean & unmarked, binding secure but with rightward lean, light spine creases, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but completely supple. Clear acetate covering is peeling in many places, but largely intact. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1975. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Draws on & assimilates the psychic readings of Edgar Cayce into a comprehensive system for achieving & maintaining health through "natural" methods, including osteopathy, hydrotherapy, exercise, diet, nutrition, & massage. Foreword by Cayce's son, Hugh Lynn. In 348 pages with Index, illustrations throughout. A First Edition, first printing from 1975, this hardcover has black matte paper-covered boards. Condition is Fine: exceptionally clean, binding tight & square, hinges secure. Pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG, marred by tiny chips to corners, slight spine fading, & a small stain to spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific… Leer más

self-, 2005. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. As New. An M.D. & professor of Clinical Medicine draws on ancient Buddhist & Thai practices to show you how to become mindful & more self-aware through dynamic mediation & breath work. FIRST edition of this slim softcover in 96 pages with illustrations. Condition is Brand New: completely clean, pages white, NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Virtually flawless!Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

Mokelumne Hill, California: Health Research, 1969. Reprint . Spiral-bound softcover. Very Good+. Early 20th=century doctor describes the Magnetic Meridian, aka the "psychic compass'' " or Orientometer,'' revealing how "the energy that turns the compass needle & unerringly directs the navigator thru perilous seas of air and water [can be] used in diagnosing, preventing & curing un-health." Illustrated throughout with line drawings & black-and-white photos. Orig. published in 1929 when the author was practicing medicine in Los Angeles, CA, this is the first time the book was republished in 1969. Spiral-bound softcover in orange paper wrappers with black lettering, in 231 pages with ads for other health books by this publisher in rear. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean, spiral plastic binding strong, no cracks. Pages white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Only flaw is slight edgewear. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Fawcett Crest, 1958. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Good. A famous doctor's guide to folk medicine practices of Vermont--the nature secrets of honey, apple cider vinegar, & foods for health." Early contribution to the organic, natural foods movement & a bestseller in the early 1960s. Originally published in hardback in 1958, this is the FIRST mass market paperback edition, First Printing, from that same year. Condition is solidly Good: very clean, binding tight, pages moderately tanned but unmarked. Moderate edgewear all around. Protected in new collector bag Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1955. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Early scientific exploration of the theory that genetic inheritance is the predominant factor in the transmission of like forms of metabolism, focusing on the role of enzyme kinetics in complex, interrelated in vivo systems. In 444 pages with extensive References, Index, illustrated throughout. A First Edition, First Printing from 1955, this hardcover has bright burgundy cloth over boards lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Fine: part of a professor's estate, it is completely clean & bright except for his name stamp inside front cover. Binding straight & strong, both hinges secure, pages slightly off-white with a hint of tanning; no foxing. NO writing or underlining or highlighting; not ex-lib.The DJ is VG, with modest edgewear (including a few small tears to top edge) & rubbing, lightly soiled & faded spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from… Leer más

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1973. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. VG-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Introduction to body awareness for women at the dawn of the women's movement, with frank discussion of some previously taboo topics like sexuality, lesbianism, orgasm, therapy, & masturbation. Oversize paperback w/purple wrappers, in 290 pages, with photographic illustrations & line drawings throughout. Orig. published in 1973 in hardcover, this is the Fifth printing from June 1975 of the First Paperback Edition. Condition is VG-: very clean, binding strong & straight. Pages heavily tanned around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality. A few underlined words noted, nothing major; NO writing or highlighting; not ex-lib. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2021. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm (Noon… Leer más

Parker Publishing Co., 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Early guide to alternative healing introduces the notion of "Z zones"--alarm points that allow you to identify & heal where you need to! Also covers the use & techniques of phytotherapy, somatherapy, aquatonics, fasting, "magic minerals,'' mud packs, & more. In 217 pages with Index, illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1976, this hardcover book is in VG+ condition: light green cloth-covered boards show some light staining along the bottom front cover only, mild fading to top edge. Interior is completely clean, though pages are moderately tanned, heavier around edges. Binding straight & strong, hinges intact; NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The price-clipped DJ is VG+,with some tiny chips & light creasing at both ends of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Please see our photos--they show the exact book you… Leer más

New Caanan, Connecticut: Pivot Health/Keats Publishing, Inc., 1973. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Tells the story of acupuncture & the controversies surrounding it, drawing largely on case histories from its "pioneer practitioner, Dr. Louis Moss." The First Pivot Health mass market paperback edition from Oct. 1973, this slim book (137 pages) would be As New EXCEPT for heavy spotting to outside page edges (see photo 3). Very tight, feels never opened.Insides are completely clean & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

SAGE Publications, Inc, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine. Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions: we trust you'll know if a book is what you're looking for! You can be sure that, unless otherwise noted, ALL are LIKE NEW & unopened. This First Edition trade paperback in 329 pages is Near Fine: completely clean & unmarked, binding straight & strong, pages white. Only flaw is very mild warping & ding to fore edge from storage. A chance to build your library with essentially new books that have been long out of print or not seen the light of day in decades! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Balance House/G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Lovely, sumptuously illustrated guide to herbs, in 255 pages, with full-page woodcuts faithfully reproduced from the original 16th-century ones found in Pierandrea Mattioli's "Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides." These are well-regarded as "among the finest herbal illustrations every printed." All plates are present & pristine! Some colored pages throughout text as well, & each plate bears the family & genus names of the plant represented. A FIRST EDITION, first printing hardcover from 1965, this oversized hardcover has a light green quarter cloth-wrapped spine with gilt lettering & patterned paper over boards (in lovely mid-century modern burnt orange & harvest green colors!). Condition is VG: interior is exceptionally clean, appears unread. Pages are of a cream white vellum quality, binding is straight & strong, NO… Leer más

Sydney, Australia: Bhaktivedanta Books, 1983. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Collection of 60+ recipes from the Hare Krishnas designed to guide you toward meatless living.and beyond vegetarianism, based on the teachings of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. ,In 161 pages + 8 pages of color photos, some of which show mild dampstaining to top edges. A First Printing from 1983, this mass market paperback with colorfully decorated wrappers is in VG condition: clean & unmarked, binding straight & strong, pages modestly tanned, heavier to edges. Moderate rubbing to extremities & mild corner creasing to both covers. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Moore, Anderson & Company, 1853. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Good+. Basic introduction to the new science of homeopathy for mid-19th-century practitioners & patients, by Dr. Joseph H. Pulte (1811-1884), a pioneering homeopathic physician who was the second of his profession to come to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked to establish a community of like-minded medical practitioners & would eventually be fundamental in establishing the Pulte Medical College & co-founding the American Institute of Homeopathy. Orig. published in 1850,this is the Enlarged & Illustrated Fourth Edition from 1853, including "special hydropathic directions & anatomical plates." In 576 pages including List of Medicines in front & Prefaces to the preceding three editions dated 1851-1852; Index & Glossary in rear. 576 pp, missing 2 free front endpapers. Hardcover small 8vo is bound in brown cloth with stamped design to front & a quarter brown leather wrapped spine,… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 2015. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Biography of the award-winning scientist (1914-1995) who discovered the cure for polio. A First Edition, third printing, this is an association copy, SIGNED by the author in black pen on half-title page with the inscription, "To Geri--in memory of Joe, Best regards, Charlotte 10/25/15." Ownership stamp of Geri Ann Warnke (a friend & noted orthopedic therapist who had lived near Salk in La Jolla, CA) inside front cover. Hardcover book is in Near fine condition, marred by light shelfwear, scrape to front board, pushing to lower spine. Else, completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white. The unclipped DJ is Fine, virtually flawless & protected in new mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2… Leer más

London, England: Paternoster Press, 1958. First Edition Later Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Wade, Graham. Book #13 in a series of 20 books published 1940s-1970s about the famous "jungle doctor" written by Paul White (1910-1992), based largely on his own experiences 1939-1941 in Central Tanganyika as a missionary. He also turned the series into a popular radio show, with all episodes set in Africa, often with a moral. Orig. published in 1955, this is the Second Printing of that First Edition from 1958, in 121 pages with decorative map endpapers + 20 illustrations throughout the text by Graham Wade. Small hardcover 12mo (5" x 7.5") had jungle green cloth-covered boards stamped with the Jungle Doctor logo to front/lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean but heavily foxed to all outside page edges & endpapers. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white & completely unmarked, corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is VG-,… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Golden Press, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Plummer, William. Book #13 in the vintage girls' series featuring young nurse Kathy Martin. In 188 pages, with duotone illustrations by William Plummer throughout. With matte decorative paper over boards, no DJ as issued (these editions never came with them). A First Edition from 1963 (unknown printing), this hardcover book is in Good condition: generally clean with very moderate rubbing to extremities & bumping to both ends of spine & all corners. Binding strong & straight; front hinge starting to split at top. Pages show moderate tanning, heavier around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality. Small pen scribble inside front cover; else, clean & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Golden Press, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Plummer, William. Book #11 in the vintage girls' series featuring young nurse Kathy Martin. In 188 pages, with duotone illustrations by William Plummer throughout. With matte decorative paper over boards, no DJ as issued (these editions never came with them). A First Edition from 1963 (unknown printing), this hardcover book is in Good condition: generally clean with very moderate rubbing to extremities & bumping to both ends of spine & all corners. Binding strong & straight; front hinge starting to split at top. Pages show moderate tanning, heavier around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality. Small pen scribble inside front cover, else clean & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays… Leer más