Vintage Medical Books
Item Details
A collection of vintage and antique medical books. This collection includes The Physicians Formulary: Things a Doctor Ought to Make and How to Make Them (Newark: Physicians Drug News Co., 1912), Practical Bacteriology, Blood-Work, and Animal Parasitology by E.R. Stitt (Philadelphia: P. Blakiston’s Son & Co., 1920), the eleventh edition of Gould’s Pocket Pronouncing Medical Dictionary (Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1939) and Xylocaine: Chemistry-Pharmacology and Clinical Applications (Worcester, MA: Astra Pharmaceutical Co., c. 1950)—Xylocaine being the trade name for lidocaine. The Pocket Pronouncing Medical Dictionary has a flexible leatherette cover, while the other volumes are bound in cloth-covered boards.
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Number of Books | 4 |
Condition
- extreme sun fading to cloth of Xylocaine; handwriting; page yellowing; corner and edge wear; wear and marks to covers; general wear throughout consistent with use.
Dimensions
- measures largest.
Item #
17IND109-027
