Baxter, Alan G. Germ Warfare: Breakthroughs in Immunology. Allen & Unwin, 2000. 220 pp. Softcover book in close to fine condition. Fascinating account for the general reader of the human body's immune system, the infections and autoimmune diseases which can attack it (with a particular focus on the Ebola virus), and the scientists who work in the field of immunology. $8.00
Linksz, Arthur, M.D. An Ophthalmologist Looks at Art. San Francisco: Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Foundation, (1980). 8 1/4" x 10 1/4", 125 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Excellent condition overall; trivial wear from handling; label on front endpaper ("Dartmouth Eye Institute/Commemorative Symposium/September 1994/Compliments of /Allergan"). Clean, firmly bound. This scholarly yet readable and engaging book examines "the magic relationship that exists between the painter's eye and the viewer's eye," with insights into the visual idiosyncrasies of great artists. Black & white illustrations throughout. $40.00
Manton, Jo. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. Dutton, 1965. First Edition. 382 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Owner name on front endpaper. Book is in very good condition; jacket is moderately worn/rubbed with some scuffing. A biography of England's first woman doctor, who qualified to practice medicine in 1865 in the face of great male opposition. $8.00
Mathison, Richard. The Eternal Search: The Story of Man and His Drugs. Putnam's, 1958. First. 21.8 cm, 381 pp. Mottled discoloration/fading along spine; otherwise very good in edgeworn, chipped dustjacket. Anecdotal history of drugs and medicines through the centuries. $15.00
Mermann, Alan C. To Do No Harm: Learning to Care for the Seriously Ill. Prometheus Books, 1999. 162 pp. Softcover book in close to fine condition. A study of the ways people experience serious and life-threatening illnesses, the types of suffering they endure, and how we can come to understand their lives. $9.50
Walker, Kenneth. The Story of Medicine. Oxford University Press, 1955. 2nd printing. 343 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Book in very good condition, jacket is price-clipped, with some general wear/rubbing and faded spine. Entertaining and informative story of medicine from the earliest times up to the era of 20th century medical science. $12.00
Wheeler, Susan. Five Hundred Years of Medicine in Art: An Illustrated Catalogue of Prints and Drawings from the Clements C. Fry Collection . . . Ashgate, (2001). 7 3/4" x 10 1/2", 363 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Slight bumping of bottom corners; jacket shows a little wear, with a bit of wrinkling to spine. A handsome copy overall. A well-produced presentation of this large and important collection of medical imagery in the popular media, housed in the Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale. Arranged by theme, including Doctor and Patient; The Professions and Trades; Anatomy; Human Anomalies; Diseases and Injuries; Diagnosis; Therapeutics; Faith and Medicine; Mental Illness; Hospitals; Physiology and Hygiene; Childbirth and Children; Life Cycle; and Miscellany. Typically, there will be a page containing several black & white images, with a facing page of annotated text. Includes an introductory essay, indexes of artist, title, publisher, name, and subject, as well as a concordance of inventory and catalogue numbers. $125.00