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Vesico-vaginal fistula from parturition and other causes: : with cases of recto-vaginal fistula
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
A collection of letters, with some related documents, bound into an eight-volume edition of John Sanderson's Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (New York, privately printed, 1906). This was Emmet's fourth set. Formerly Rare Book call number 39001
mssEM 1-97
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"Descartes' The World offers the most comprehensive vision of the nature of the world since Aristotle, and is crucial for an understanding of his later writings, in particular the Meditations and Principles of Philosophy. Above all, it provides an insight into how Descartes conceived of natural philosophy before he started to reformulate his doctrines in terms of a skeptically driven epistemology. Of its two parts, The Treatise on Light introduced the first comprehensive, quantitative version of a mechanistic natural philosophy, supplying a theory of matter, physical optics, and a cosmology, and The Treatise on Man provided the first comprehensive mechanist physiology. This volume also includes translations of material important for an understanding of the work: related sections from The Dioptrics and The Meteors, and the first English translation of the complete text of The Description of the Human Body."--Jacket.
655829
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Sir William Osler (1849-1919), one of the world's most influential physicians at the turn of the century, remained popular long after his death largely due to his publications. Regrettably, changing times and literary tastes have lessened the impact of Osler's writings despite the timelessness of his ideals and practical advice. Charles S. Bryan has successfully mended the situation with this book. Framing the great physician's message in contemporary, easily accessible terms, he allows today's readers to rediscover the immense appeal and pragmatism of Osler's stimulating writings. This book is based on the author's conviction that Osler was, above all, a motivator. He set high personal goals, achieved them, and inspired others to do the same. Dr. Bryan merges what Osler wrote, said, and did with the main themes of today's motivational literature, such as time management, finding mentors, positive thinking, caring, and seeking a balanced life.
642952
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Publisher: White Star Video (West Long Branch, N.J.) Notes: This video portrait of Sir Winston Churchill's "second career" as a painter is told in his own words, and through anecdotes by Paul Maze (who taught him to paint). Based on Sir Winston's book, "Painting as a pastime". Narrated by Paul Scofield.
609303
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Carlyle, Swinburne, John Stuart Mill, Rossetti, Whistler, Lewis Carol and and other characters come vividly to life in this extraordinary novel. Set along the Thames, in Chelsea, this is a glorious re-creation, based on historical fact, of the private and working lives of many of the 19h century's greatest writers and artists.
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This account of the 1775 expedition to the Northwest Coast of America is based on the diary of Francisco Antonio Mourelle, pilot of the schooner "Sonora" under the command of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Cuadra. In Spanish.
mssHM 161