New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Hardcover first edition - A book by this surgeon who is also an award-winning writer - "an inspiring search - within the interior of our bodies - for the biologically elusive quality of life that defines us. . . a portrait of the tumultuous universe within us - and shows how, amazingly, the stability of health rides on these tempests." Glossary, Index. xxiv, 395 pp. ISBN: 0-679444076.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). Hardcover first edition - A book by this surgeon who is also an award-winning writer on how human have perceived the organs of our bodies over the centuries - he "shows us how we came to understand the organs from which we've derived the strongest and strangest mythology--stomach, liver, heart, spleen, and uterus. After reading this book, you'll be able to smile appreciatively when someone expresses a 'gut feeling'." Index. 286 pp. ISBN: 0-684854864.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Nutrition Research, nd (ca 1950). A book which essentially claims that all disease is caused by poor diet - and this focuses on how to get more natural nutrients. Includes specific suggestions for longevity, overweight and underweight, eye problems, children's illnesses, etc. Charts and photographs. 128 pp.

New York: Herald Publishing Company (National Library Press), (1934.). Hardcover - Although modern women do not need to be reassured that their life is not over at age 40, this book still contains some useful advice as well as unintentional humor, along with a vivid reminder of just how far we have come in the past 75 years. 250 pp. Uncommon.

Berkeley, CA: Ronin Publishing, (2014). A book which "explains how researchers believe that the stress response creates an environment that promotes physiological breakdown, while the relaxation Response creates a healing environment. [It] offers specific things you can do, and do today, to turn on your body's innate healing mechanisms, including meditation, prayer, laughter, listening to music and rocking, Qi Gong, gratitude and forgiveness, and more." Index. 235 pp. ISBN: 978-1579511739.

San Francisco: San Francisco Medical Society. 1858. Hardcover first edition - Preface, introduction, includes chapters on the legal regulation of the medical profession, the development of the xray as well as biographies of 16 prominent doctors. Illustrated with photographs. Appendices, references, index. Large format. ix, 190 pp.

Taunton [Massachusetts]: Published by the Author, 1835. Hardcover first edition - "P.E. Sanborn was a practitioner of the botanical system of medicine in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Likely a member of the burgeoning "Eclectic" school of medico-botanics, Sanborn credits Wooster Beach as a major influence throughout the work. THE SICK MAN'S FRIEND... is divided into four parts, on "human structure," medical botany, "art of healing," and recipes. Of note is an admonition in the third part against tight lacing in women's fashion: "Multitudes of our women ruin themselves by this foolish practice...Desection [sic] has shown in many cases that the ribs had actually lapped over each other, and the internal organs were attached to the walls of the viscera" (p.234).

New York: Harper & Row, (1965.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A highly technical monograph on the extent of mortality and morbidity among children resulting from consanguineous marriage in Japan." Chapters include Statistical Methods; The Comparability of the Consanguinity Groups; Inbreeding & Mortality in the Japanese; Medical Histories; Physical Disease; Anthropometries; Radiological Studies of Growth & Development; Dental Characteristics; Laboratory Studies; Neuromuscular & Mental Status; School Data; The 'Average' Child of Inbreeding; The Interpretation of the Effects of Inbreeding; Appendices. Includes charts & tables.Quarto. xii, 419 pp.

Deerfield Beach, Florida Health Communications, Inc (HCI), (1999.). First edition - Advice on a balanced eating plan - high protein, low carbohydrate, moderate fats - and examples of its effect, especially on those with Type II diabetes. Includes recipes, notes, index. 364 pp. ISBN: 1-558746803.

New York: Penguin / Plume, (2006). SIGNED - A books which "lays out the scientific and ethical issues surrounding stem sell research, one which discusses the latest advances in stem cell research in clear, accessible language, telling the stories of the researchers who are exploring the potential of stem cells to cure cancer, grow new organs, and repair the immune system. He also leads readers through a discussion of the question at the heart of the explosive ethical debate: How, as a society, do we balance our responsibilities to the unborn and the sick?" SIGNED on the title page. Foreword by Donald Kennedy. Glossary, further reading, index. xiii, 251 pp. ISBN: 0-452287855.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1984) dj. Hardcover - Adetailed look at the life of an 80 year old woman, an Irish immigrant used to hard work and being independent, who now faces illness and dependency - the focus is on the services it took to keep her out of a nursing home and in her own apartment. 158 pp. ISBN: 0-395-362202.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. dj. Hardcover first edition - Volume One only of this work which is part of Stekel's 'Disorders of the Instincts and the Emotions." Authorized English translation based on the third German edition. Notes. viii, 304 pp.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1954) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The answers to give when your child asks about sex." Illustrated. A slim, slightly oversized book. Reading list. 96 pp

New York: Bermingham & Co., 1882. Hardcover - In his preface to this edition, the British author makes the statement that gynacology is the youngest branch of medical literature, and in discussing surgery, he comments that "it is difficult for us simple-minded Englishmen to withstand American advocacy of surgical operations." Index. 250 pages. Bound in dark green embossed cloth with gold lettering on the spine.

New York: The London Lancet, 1859. Hardcover first edition - The first New York volume for American doctors, although The Lancet had been published in England since 1823. Six issues bound in a single volume - each issue includes significant original papers - for example, Walter Hayle Walshe on Human Progress, James Martin on Heat Apoplexy, Coup-de-Soliel or Sunfever; brief case studies, book reviews and more. Printed in double columns, illustrated. Index. 520 pp.

New York: Public Affairs, (2007). First edition - A chronicle of her more than 20 years as an activist devoted to women's reproductive health. An honest and compassionate portrait of the clinics that opponents denigrate as slaughterhouses. 268 pp.

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1987. First edition - A hand-lettered tour of medical history via the doctors' instruments, illustrated with careful and detailed drawings by Wilbur, who is both a physician and an artist. Depicts a wide range of medical instruments from the mid-1700s through current usage, including microscopes, reflex hammers, stethoscopes, blood pressure instruments, electro-cardiographs, ophthalmoscopes, otoscopes, endoscopes, vaginal specula, thermometers, forceps, bullet probes, bloodletting instruments, vaccination lancets, trepanning tools, and others. Includes a price guide, a list of museums, index. Large format, 149 pp. ISBN: 0-88740-0949.