Annual address of the president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia / by James Cornelius Wilson.
- J. C. Wilson
- Date:
- 1916
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Annual address of the president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia / by James Cornelius Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Jung, Ambrosius. [Tractatus perutilis de pestilentia ex diversis auctoribus congregatus.] Augsburg, Schonsperger, 1494. 4°. [Hain no. 9473.] A rare German incunabulum. Presented by Drs. James M. Anders, Thomas G. Ashton, George M. Boyd, Charles W. Burr, Barton Cooke Hirst, David Riesman, Joseph Sailer, James C. Wilson, George Woodward and Sir William Osier, Bart. Lactantius Firmianus, L. C. [Opera.] [Venice], 1471. F°. [Hain no. 9809.] Fund for Rare Books. Rodericus Sanctius. Bishop of Zamora. [Speculum vitae humanae.] Augsburg, Zainer, 1471. F°. [Hain no. 13940.] A verjr rare and beautiful specimen from the first press at Augs¬ burg. This is the earliest dated book in the Library of the College, and, while not a medical work, contains a number of passages relating to medical subjects. Presented by Drs. George E. de Schweinitz and Richard H. Harte. Serapion [Joan] the younger. [Liber Serapionis aggregatus in medi- cinis simplicibus.] Venetiis, Raynaldus de Novimagio, 1479. F°. [Hain no. 14692.] Fund for Rare Books. Wirecker, Nigellus. [Speculum stultorum.] [Leipzig, Kachelosen, ca. 1494.] 8°. [Hain no. 16217.] Fund for Rare Books. Works of Special Interest Bayle, Pierre. Dictionnaire historique et critique. 3 ed. Rotterdam, Bohm, 1720. 4 vols. F°. This bibliographical dictionary is considered Bayle’s masterpiece. It was first issued in 1695-97 and has become quite rare. Presented by Dr. Richard H. Harte. Brandt, Sebastien. [Stultafera navis.] [Basel, Joh. Bergmann de Olpe, 1505.] 8°. This book is a Latin version, by Jacobus Locher, of Sebastien Brandt’s famous “Das Narrenschiff” (Ship of Fools), which first appeared in 1494. This copy lacks the title page and several pages of text. Presented by Dr. Edward B. Krumbhaar.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30800948_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
