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ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN MEDICINE: THE GROLIER CLUB, NEW YORK
Norman, Haskell F.
One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine seeks to chronicle the importance of medical history through the books selected by Haskell F. Norman for exhibition at the Grolier Club. It provides complete bibliographical accounts of the first publications, in an effort to illustrate of the history of printing and publishing in the field of medicine.
Every entry provides the title, publication information, a bibliographical description, and an essay stating the medical and historical significance of the book. Some publications also include notes on the provenance. This catalogue serves as a complete record of first appearances by including descriptions of the initial manifestations of each work. It also describes later versions and distinguishes differences between fascicles and combined volumes. The catalogue accompanied the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from September 20 to November 23, 1994.
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> Auchincloss, Kenneth, FINE PRINTING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KENNETH AUCHINCLOSS
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PREDATORS IN MY GARDEN.
by Macgregor, Miriam
Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Macgregor of which this is one of 50 bound thus and containing the extra suite of plates (Bradbury, Lorson's, 21). With 14 woodcuts of insects in the garden which are hand-colored.
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