Medicine
nurse, nursing, medical, medical journal, nursing journal, medicine, women in medicine
New York: Lakeside Publishing Co, Sep-26. 111 pp journal on nursing. The 'Trained Nurse and Hospital Review' was the pioneer nursing publication in American and it ran from 1893 to 1950. This item is the September 1926 issue. The front cover features a photograph of Stella Boothe Vail (a prominent.....
Price: $65.00
Laryngoscope, Tuberculosis, Sun Therapy
Colorado Springs, CO: Verba Laryngoscope Company, [1918]. Two pamphlets, the first 10 pp. with images from photos throughout is The Treatment of Laryngeal Tuberculosis by Reflected Sunlight developed by a Frank Verba who in 1914 had severe laryngeal tuberculosis and was told by many doctors his case was hopeless. It.....
Price: $225.00
arsenic, mercury, iron, medicine, analeptic, patent medicine
Louisville, KY: Henry Pharmacal Co., [1905]. A booklet describing the benefits of Analeptic Therapy, and the specific drugs used in the process: Henry's Three Chlorides and Henry's Tri-Iodides. Henry's Three Chlorides was made from iron, mercury, and arsenic, and was supposed used to treat chorea, chlorosis or anemia. The three.....
Price: $85.00
Parenting,Public Health,Vaccination and Immunization,Tuberculosis,Childhood Illness and Diseases
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, c.1928. A public health booklet educating American families and the general public on Tuberculosis. Addresses its causes, symptoms, treatment, and the prevention of its spread. Vaccination is not discussed, given the lack of a widely available option at the time. Notable for.....
Price: $150.00
Public Health,Syphilis,Gonorrhea,Sexually Transmitted Infections,Quack Medicine
Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Public Health, c.1935. Two (2) public health booklets on sexually transmitted infections (referred to here as venereal disease), covering Syphilis and Gonorrhea, published for the general public by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Describes what the infections are, what dangers they pose, and how.....
Price: $225.00
Birth Control and Family Planning,Feminine Hygiene,Pregnancy,Birth Control Methods,Sex Education
England: LeBrasseur Surgical Mfrg. Co. Ltd., 1941 and 1944. Two (2) booklets on birth control and family planning published in the U.K., both advertising products sold by LeBrasseur Surgical Mfrg. Co. Ltd. Offers frank advice for choosing the right birth control method for you and your family, and promotes their.....
Price: $150.00
Marketing to Families, Home Medicines, Advertising by Mail
Monticello, Illinois: Pepsin Syrup Company, 1920. Typewritten form letter advertising Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, an herb laxative compound marketed to families that "should be in every household" as it is "the best laxative for children and old people because of its gentle action". Includes pricing, directions for use, and money.....
Price: $80.00
Lice, Hair care, Pest Control, Toxins, Strychnine
France: E. Rousseau, 1920s. Uncut paper doll advertising La Vendalice, a highly toxic strychnine-laced shampoo produced for killing lice. The paper doll itself depicts a very chic-looking girl with dark pageboy haircut, along with three outfits and matching hats. Measures 7.5" by 8.5"
Price: $200.00
Sanatorium, health & welfare, medicine, tuberculosis, consumption,
Pittsford, VT: Vermont Sanatorium, [1916]. A small booklet that describes the rules and other important information on the Vermont Sanatorium presumably given to the patients as they arrived. The sanatorium specialized in treating patients who had tuberculosis, or consumption as it is sometimes called. The booklet contains the guidelines for.....
Price: $85.00
Patent Medicine, Vin Mariani, Cocaine, Advertising Post Cards, Artists
1900-1910. A collection of post cards introduced in five series of thirty created by renown artists of the day. Of the 150 cards this offering includes 119 original unused post cards and 31 photocopies of the original cards (place holders). The images were created by the artist, usually designed after.....
Price: $2,600.00
Anti-Vaccination, Public Health
The Pennsylvania State Vaccination Commission, 1919. An anti-vaccination incunable: a vehement booklet promoting Dr. E.R. Moras' controversial theory of "Autology", which asserts that all healthy bodies are self-immunizing, vaccination is harmful, and that "There is but one feasible way to mitigate the coming calamity [i.e. the flu epidemic] and to.....
Price: $350.00
Colonics, Health and wellness, Public health, women's health, constipation
New York: Tyrrell's Hygienic Institute, 1916. Photographically illustrated booklet promoting "Internal Baths", i.e. colonics, and advertising the J.B.L. Cascade treatment. Disease the treatment purports to treat or cure include appendicitis, eczema, indigestion, mental distress, obesity, painful childbirth, and "that tired feeling", among other afflictions. Includes several pages of testimonials from.....
Price: $185.00
Optician, Advertising and Promotion, Eye Chart
Rochester, NY: [1930]. Two (2) different 8 3/4" x 4 1/4" promotional flyers presented by Dr. A. D. Haines, Eye and Ear Specialist. Each titled Test Your Eyes! with a different graphic at top to quickly determine the need to seek the care of an eye specialist. One also has.....
Price: $100.00
medical treatments] [indigestion, symptoms and causes
Philadelphia: James Crissy, 1824. 195 pp. Brown leather cover, no illustrations, Fourth Edition with some additional observations. A Treatise on Indigestion contains information and observations relating to the physical ailments. The chapters list the symptoms, causes, treatments of first, second, and third stages of indigestion. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2".....
Price: $35.00
Venereal Disease, Sex Education, Strand Theatre, Cinema, Social Welfare
New York City: Siebel Co., 1919. A single-fold pamphlet promoting "Fit to Win" a feature film on venereal disease. The tile page depicts a pert woman and is captioned "Did Dad Ever Warn You Against Her? The pamphlet captions read "SOWING WILD OATS IS EASY--IT IS THE REAPING THAT MAY.....
Price: $150.00
death, hospital, funeral, medical, autopsy
[1926]. This booklet contains a speech that was first delivered by Arthur H. Chandler at the New England Hospital Association Conference in May 1925. This speech gave a fictional telling of the death of Mr. Bank's niece and the subsequent miscommunications between the hospital and funeral home in regards to.....
Price: $100.00
Sex Education,Birth Control,The American Family,Venereal Disease,Sex Ed in the Roaring 20's,Film Censors,Albert Dezel,Marriage,Sex and Marriage
Chicago, Illinois. Sex Educational Films, 1928. A sex education booklet for married couples in 1928, written in a friendly casual tone. Warns against bringing venereal disease into a marriage, and urges men to "move cautiously, considerately, [and] humanely" on his wedding night in respect of his young wife's "maidenly modesty".....
Price: $150.00
Sex Education,Birth Control,The American Family,Venereal Disease,20th cent. Perceptions of Homosexuality
Chicago, Illinois: Budlong Press Company, 1964. A printed sex education guide for married couples, written from the point of view of a doctor, broken into three parts: "Some Facts of Life" (sex anatomy, modern attitudes towards sex); "The Sexual Act" (desire, coital positions, hygiene); and "Conception and Pregnancy" (how conception.....
Price: $325.00
festival, Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, fund raiser, classical music, hospital, charity
Birmingham, England: B. Hunt and Sons, September 1849. A broadside for the the Birmingham Musical Festival, more often called the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, which was the longest-running classical music festival. It was founded in 1787, it is several day musical festival, that ran in September every three years. The.....
Price: $85.00
medicine, pharmacy, elixir, medicated wine, schools & universities, Louisville College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Chicago, IL: J. J. Spalding & Co., 1872. A printed copy of a paper read before the Louisville College of Pharmacy by Conrad Lewis Diehl (1840-1917) during a pharmaceutic meeting at the College. Diehl was a prominent pharmacist of his time, and the paper includes information on how to make.....
Price: $125.00
medicine, notes, skeletal system, anatomy, foot, leg, bones, drawings
March 1888. A wonderfully detailed notebook which features notes on the skeletal system of the leg and foot, including all of their bones, cartilages, and ligaments that support and give shape to the body structures. The notes are legible, though not easily understood, unless one is familiar with the skeletal.....
Price: $150.00
bathhouse, medicine, business history, correspondence, Sanitarium, homeopathic
Lowell, MA: September 26, 1849. Stampless post. A letter between two doctors, Dr. Bulter Wilmarth and Dr. John Hero that discussing the various patients at a local sanitarium in Lowell, MA, that Wilmarth is treating. There is also some talk about the possibility of the pair working together, either at.....
Price: $225.00
correspondence, medicine, Mississippi river, horse
Poplar, Mississippi: April 7, 1890. A two page letter from Howard G. Thornton, a physician and surgeon located in Poplar, MS. He is writing his younger brother, Ed, who lives in Commerce, TX, with their parents. Thornton describes a busy winter in Mississippi, with lots of sickness, and a rainy.....
Price: $75.00
coil and static club, medicine, electro-therapeutics, science & technology
New York, NY: [1900]. A single-fold brochure announcement of a medical society Monell was forming, called the Coil and Static Club, whose purpose was to "carry out a practical plan for keeping an up-to-date revision of clinical methods and new work constantly at the command of all physicians who use.....
Price: $85.00