The Antiquarian Medical Book Trade: A Survey and Directory of Dealers and a List of Internet Resources
By Michael North

Over the past 15 years, three surveys of rare medical book dealers have appeared in the pages of The Watermark, all accompanied by directories of these dealers. The last was compiled by Elizabeth Borst White of the Houston Academy of Medicine in Winter, 1994 (Vol. XVIII, no. 1), just before the Internet began to make such a large impact on the rare book market.

The expectation is that this article and the accompanying directory will assist curators of history of medicine collections, private collectors, and other rare book dealers in adding to their collections, having books appraised, and generally getting to know who is selling rare medical material today. An added feature of this article not appearing in others in the series is a list of Internet book search engines.

A Survey of Dealers

I sent questionnaires to 70 antiquarian book dealers whose stock contained significant amounts of medical titles asking them for contact information and whether they issue catalogs or perform appraisals. I also asked if they had any insights into the rare medical book market, including Internet vs. catalog sales, who is buying and who is not, and what is popular.

I found the names of dealers by going through the membership directories of the Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association (ABA), Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association of America (ABAA), the Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association of Canada (ABAC), the International League of Antiquarian Bookdealers (ILAB), and ALHHS. I also asked colleagues who regularly purchase rare medical books for other dealers who do not appear in these sources.

By reading through responses and talking to several dealers on the phone, I gathered a fair amount of information about the state of the rare medical book market and how, in the opinion of many, it has changed over the past seven years.

In 1995, only a few book dealers listed an e-mail address, and websites were virtually unheard of. Today, nearly all rare medical book dealers have at least an e-mail address, if not their own website where their inventory can be searched. Many allow their inventories to be searched by larger search engines, such as those of ABE or ILAB.

Many dealers have chosen to perform virtually all of their business over the Internet, finding it to be much cheaper than issuing printed catalogs and keeping a shop open. From what I can tell, these are often dealers who sell low- to mid-priced items and are most interested in higher volumes of sales and reaching the widest possible market.

Some in the rare book collecting and selling fields, particularly in the low- and mid-ranges, commented upon the changing relationship between collector and dealer because of the Internet. Because so many dealers have stopped issuing regular catalogs and having open shops and buyers have increasingly found mid- and low-priced items on the Internet through impersonal web searches, bonds which used to exist between dealer and buyer are in many cases not developing. Buyers often show little loyalty to dealers they meet through the Internet and don’t get the same feel for a dealer’s strengths and interests they did when regular catalogs were mailed out. It was often through such bonds that collectors gained their education about rare book connoisseurship. This would happen as collectors spent time in a local antiquarian bookshop or several hours a month reading a dealer’s catalog descriptions of hundreds of books available in a field.

Dealers in higher end antiquarian books have not necessarily seen such dramatic changes. These dealers often still issue catalogs regularly, many of them never having decreased the number of catalogs issued on a yearly basis. According to several of these dealers, most buyers who are about to spend many thousands of dollars on a book are interested in knowing more about the book’s condition and history and more about the dealer. One dealer in particular said that while his stock is advertised on the Internet, he has never sold a book solely by e-mail and faxes-- he has always spoken to his customers on the telephone at least once during the transaction.

As far as pricing is concerned, some shifting has taken place because of the Internet. Many books, which were thought to be extremely scarce, existing in only one or two copies, were found to have several copies on the market when hundreds of book dealers’ inventories became instantly searchable. Such books went down in asking price. But still other books, once thought to have been common, were suddenly found to be rare, bringing up their prices. Book dealers, especially in the low- and mid-ranges, are now often able to see what other dealers are asking for the same item very quickly and easily and often adjust their prices accordingly, sometimes causing “reverse bidding wars.”

Many long-time, professional dealers commented that the Internet has brought into the marketplace a great number of “amateur” dealers. Such part-time dealers generally do not have to follow the ethical standards of the professional booksellers’ organizations; they merely set up an account with BookAvenue.com or offer something on eBay. They can often sell their books very cheaply because they do not live off the proceeds of their bookselling, bringing some prices down. Some expert dealers who describe their stock in great detail online have complained that less experienced dealers have been “lifting” their descriptions and attaching them to their own online entries. This could probably happen in the printed catalog world as well, but many seasoned book dealers have commented on such practices as if they were new or, at the very least, far more rampant.

I asked a number of dealers if they felt that prices had changed because of the slowing economy, especially the slumping stock markets. Nearly all dealers agreed that most prices have not gone down over the past few years. If prices had stopped rising, they remained unchanged. The high points in medical collecting, such as works by Vesalius and William Harvey, are still going up in value, sometimes astronomically. This is perceived to be in part because collectors with large sums of money at their disposal are often focusing only on the most well known classics in medicine and science without going in depth into specialized areas.

There were a number of other interesting comments in the area of who is buying what. Many noted that there are fewer physicians collecting rare medical books. A number of factors have been suggested for this, including lower physician incomes and less leisure time.

Most of the comments on this trend seem to be highly speculative, however. While physician incomes have gone down a bit in some specialties, the expense of collecting rare medical books as opposed to other collectibles such as antique cars or art, has actually remained rather affordable, with the exception of the highest priced items. One dealer commented that even during Harvey Cushing’s time there was lament that not enough physicians were interested in the humanities. All of these ideas seem worthy of further pursuit by those watching the rare medical book trade. I myself have wondered if the trend is due to a decreasing interest in the printed page as opposed to electronic media over the past ten years.

Many dealers commented upon trends in institutional buying. While individual collectors are often focusing their collecting efforts on narrow fields of medicine, institutions with history of medicine collections are often looking to broaden their collecting interests. Books in areas such as cookery, chemistry, cosmetics, wine, anthropology, and voyages are recognized as having perspectives on health and medicine that many private collectors overlook. Scholars at such institutions are urging curators to delve into these tangential areas deeper and deeper. Many have noted that most institutions do not seem to be spending as much as they were in the 1960s and 1970s, as they have been forced to shift spending into electronic resources.

Because there is less buying by physicians and by institutions in the area of medicine proper, some dealers say that there has been a decrease in dealers who specialize only in medicine. Some point out that literature on modern technologies, such as computers and imaging, are gaining collectors. In general, interests in the rare book market appear to be moving towards literature, especially areas such as modern first editions.

A Directory of Online Search Engines for Antiquarian Books

The Internet has made the search for a specific rare or out-of-print book extremely quick and easy over the past seven years. The number of search engines has grown, and many of the most well known have been bought out by competitors and shut down. Many rare book dealers have chosen to list their stock in these databases rather than create their own websites with search engines, and some have stopped printing catalogs all together.

These search engines are often money-making ventures for their owners, charging a commission from book dealers for each sale. This often causes the price of the book to be automatically increased by the system without the customer being aware of it, and sometimes finding the same book from the same dealer via a different search engine can result in a slightly different price. Another result of this phenomenon is that some sites allow users to contact dealers directly in order to ask questions about a book’s condition, whereas others do not even give the name of the dealer, or insist that you send messages through their system. Some users believe this causes delays and confusion and can be a bit alienating.

As with the directory of dealers below, it is not my intention to recommend one search engine over another, although some attempt to describe the holdings or special features of each has been made. Many of the sites have a significant overlap of book dealers’ inventories, as many dealers have added their holdings to numerous databases. This list is only a portion of Internet book search engines; new ones are appearing every month and not every site could be mentioned here.

Advanced Book Exchange (ABE): http://www.abebook.com. Said by many to have the largest group of multinational independent booksellers on the web. Includes a special section for maps and prints.

Alibris: http://www.alibris.com. Alibris has become one of the best known search engines; some have claimed that the higher overhead due to mainstream advertising has led to higher commissions charged to dealers.

Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA): http://abaa.org. Contains the stock of many of ABAA’s members.

Antiqbook (NAN): http://www.antiqbook.com. Based in the Netherlands, with many of the same dealers as ABE, but includes some European dealers found in few other places.

Bibliology: http://www.bibliology.com. “The on-line bookfair,” includes information on bibliophilic events as well as a search engine.

Biblion: http://www.biblion.com. “The U.K.’s largest site for rare, antiquarian and out of print books,” although it contains the inventories of numerous international dealers as well.

Bibliophile.net: http://www.bibliophile.net Based in Switzerland, this site is small but growing quickly; includes searching capabilities in five languages.

Bibliopoly: http://www.bibliopoly.com. Boasts a search engine in five languages.

Bookavenue.com: http://www.bookavenue.com. Less international than ABE or Antiqbook; includes numerous small dealers found nowhere else

Bookfinder.com: http://www.bookfinder.com. An umbrella search engine that simultaneously searches a number of the other search engines on this list.

Galaxidion: http://www.galaxidion.com. Based in France, representing mainly with Francophone dealers in Europe.

International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB): http://www.ilab-lila.com. This international organization, which sets ethical standards for rare book dealers around the world, also includes a search engine of many of its members’ holdings.

Mare Magnum Librorum: http://www.maremagnum.com. Based in Milan, the site has searching capabilities five languages.

TomFolio.com: http://www.tomfolio.com. A growing search engine, named after the bibliophile and bibliomaniac Thomas Rawlinson (1681-1725).

Used Book Central: http://www.usedbookcentral.com. Small but growing quickly, mainly American bookdealers. Claims that there are no commissions charged.

WorldBookDealers.com: http://www.worldbookdealers.com. Small but growing quickly, mainly American and British dealers.

A Directory of Antiquarian Medical Book Dealers in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

The directory of antiquarian medical book dealers below is intended as a reference tool for archivists, librarians, collectors, scholars, and other rare book dealers. Each entry contains the most complete and up-to-date contact information available for each dealer who responded to the survey. It includes the name of the proprietor or medical book specialist (labeled “P.:”), the dealers’ specialties, and whether they produce catalogs and/or perform appraisals.

It is not the intention of the author, The Watermark, or the ALHHS to endorse any of these dealers in particular. Nearly all of these dealers are members of the following booksellers’ associations, which require their members to uphold certain ethical standards, viewable at the associations’ websites: The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA, http://www.aba.org.uk), The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA, http://abaa.org), The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB, http://www.ilab-lila.com), and The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of Canada (ABAC, http://www.abac.org). A dealer’s membership in each group is listed at the end of each entry.

The United States

The Antiquarian Scientist
P.O. Box 448
Southampton, MA 01073
P.: Raymond V. Giordano
Tel.: (413) 529-2731
Fax: (413) 529-0907
antiqsci@attbi.com
Science, medicine, technology, scientific instruments Catalogs issued; appraisals performed By appointment only

Antiquariat Botanicum
4606 Brandon Lane
Beltsville, MD 20705
P.: Eugene L. Vigil
Tel. & Fax: (301) 937-2561
vigile@Kreative.net
http://www.abebooks.com/home/319341911
Botany, gardening, horticulture, color plate books, science, medicine, travel, voyages, exploration
By appointment
ABAA, ILAB

Argosy Book Store, Inc.
116 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
P.: Judith Lowry, Adina Cohen, Naomi Hample
Tel.: (212) 753-4455
Fax: (212) 593-4784
argosy@argosybooks.com
http://www.argosybooks.com/
Numerous fields, including medicine, maps and prints
10:00 to 6:00, Monday through Friday
ABAA, ILAB

The Book & Tackle Shop
Winter:
29 Old Colony Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
Tel.: (617) 965-0459
Summer:
7 Bay Street
Watch Hill, RI 02891
Tel: (401) 596-0700
P.: Bernard L. Gordon
books@bookandtackle.com
http://www.bookandtackle.com/
Science, medicine, sport, nature, travel, art, cookery, biology, fish, and numerous other fields.
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

By the Book, L.C.
1045 East Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85014
P.: James Craig Manwarren, Samuel J. Hessel
Tel.: (602) 222-8806
Fax: (480) 596-1672
bythebooklc@worldnet.att.net
http://www.antiqbook.com/bythebooklc/
Numerous fields, including medicine, science, and illustrated books Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
10:00 to 6:00, Monday through Friday; 10:00 to 5:00, Saturday
ABAA, ILAB

Webb Dordick
15 Ash Avenue
Somerville, MA 02145
P.: Webb Dordick
Tel.: (617) 776-1365
Fax: (617) 629-0621
Medicine, history of medicine Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only ABAA, ILAB

Elgen Books
336 DeMott Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
P.: Esther Geller
Tel.: (516) 536-6276
Fax: (516) 536-0848
egeller@worldnet.att.net
http://www.abebooks.com/home/ELGENBKS/
Medicine, science, mathematics Catalogs issued
By appointment only
ABA, ILAB

W. Bruce Fye
1533 Seasons Lane, SW
Rochester, MN 55902
P.: W. Bruce Fye, M.D.
Tel. (507) 285-5893 Fax (507) 285-1601
wbfye@aol.com
http://www.fyebooks.com
Antiquarian medical books
Catalogs issued
By appointment only

John Gach Books, Inc.
10514 Marriottsville Rd (rear building)
Randallstown, MD 21133
P.: John Gach
Tel.: (410) 465-9023; (800) 465-9023
Fax: (410) 465-0649
staff@gach.com
http://www.gach.com
Psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy, neuroscience
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

The Gemmary
P.O. Box 2560
Fallbrook, CA 92088
P.: Faye Blankenhorn, Rick Blankenhorn
Tel.: (760) 728-3321
Fax: (760) 728-3322
rcb@gemmary.com
http://www.gemmary.com/
Scientific and medical instruments and books, esp. books on scientific and medical instruments
Catalogs issued on CD-ROM twice yearly
By appointment only

Bennett Gilbert
P.O. Box 46056
Los Angeles, CA 90046
P.: Bennett Gilbert, Mitchell Pendleton
Tel.: (323) 876-8677
Fax.: (323) 876-8934
info@gilbooks.com
http://www.gilbooks.com
Early printed books to 1800 in philosophy, theology & science, Renaissance & Reformation, the history of ideas, incunabula & illustrated books
Catalogs issued
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Edwin V. Glaser Rare Books
P.O. Box 755
Napa, CA 94559
P.: Edwin V. Glaser
Tel. (707) 258-6281
Fax (707) 258-8625
glaserrare@aol.com
http://www.glaserrarebooks.com
Science, medicine, and technology
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

James Tait Goodrich
Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts
125 Tweed Boulevard
Grandview-on-Hudson, NY 10960
P.: James Tait Goodrich
Tel.: (845) 359-0242
Fax: (845) 359-0147
jtg@jamestgoodrich.com
Medicine, science; antiquarian medical and scientific instruments
Catalogs issued
By appointment only

Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.
325 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10023-8145
P.: Jonathan A. Hill
Tel. (212) 496-7856, (917) 294-2678 Fax (212) 496-9182
JAHillBooks@aol.com
http://bookmarque.net/j.hill
Science, medicine, natural history, bibliography, fine printing, early printed books, wine books
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Ben Kinmont, Bookseller
83 Murray Street
New York, NY 10007
P.: Ben Kinmont
Tel.: (212) 964-7132
Fax: (212) 964-9367
bkinmont@aol.com
http://www.kinmont.com
Gastronomy, food, wine, domestic economy, perfume, early printing, agriculture, farming, bibliography
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

H.P. Kraus
16 East 46th Street
New York, NY 10017
P.: Mary Folter
Tel.: (212) 687-4808
Fax: (212) 983-4790
hpkraus@hpkraus.com
http://www.hpkraus.com/
Illuminated & text manuscripts, incunabula, early science, early Americana, early printed books, bibliography, medicine
Catalogs issued
9:30 to 5, Monday through Friday; appointment recommended
ABAA, ILAB

M & S Rare Books
P.O. Box 2594, East Side Station
Providence, RI 02906
P.: Daniel G. Siegel
Tel.: (401) 421 1050
Fax: (401) 272-0831
dsiegel@msrarebooks.com
http://www.msrarebooks.com/
History, reform, literature, science, and medicine
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Jeffrey D. Mancevice, Inc.
P.O. Box 20413, West Side Station
Worcester, MA 01602
P.: Jeffrey D. Mancevice
Tel. (508) 755-7421
Fax (508) 753-2317
incipit@sprynet.com
http://www.abebooks.com/home/INCIPIT/
Incunabula, early printed books, mathematics, early science, medicine, emblem books, Renaissance
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Martayan Lan
48 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
P.: Seyla Martayan, Richard Lan, Seth Fagan
Tel.: (212) 308-0018
Fax: (212) 308-0074
info@martayanlan.com
http://www.martayanlan.com/
Science, travel and discovery, and art and architecture
9:30-5:30, Monday through Friday, and by appointment
ABAA, ILAB

Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
43 Sabine Avenue
Narberth, PA 19072-1741
P.: Bruce McKittrick
Tel.: (610) 660-0132
Fax: (610) 660-0133
mckrare@voicenet.com
http://www.worldbookdealers.com/dealers/brucemckittrick/index.asp
Literature, history, medicine, Greek and Latin classics, science, bibliography and children's books
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Howard S. Mott, Inc.
P.O. Box 309
170 South Main Street
Sheffield, MA 01257
P.: Donald Mott
Tel.: (413) 229-2019
Fax: (413) 229-8553
mottinc@vgernet.net
First editions, Americana, literature, unusual imprints, Caribbean
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABA, ABAA, ILAB

The 19th Century Shop
1047 Hollins Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21223
P.: Tom Edsall
Tel.: (410) 727-2665
Fax: (410) 727 2681
rarebooks@19thcenturyshop.com
http://www.19thcenturyshop.com
Science, literature, Americana, history, economics and philosophy
Catalogs issued
By appointment only

Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 867
Novato, CA 94948-0867
P.: Jeremy M. Norman
Tel. 415-892-3181 Fax. 208-692-8553
jnorman@jnorman.com
http://www.historyofscience.com
Science, medicine and technology
By appointment only
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
ABAA, ILAB

Old South Books
4639 Peppertree Lane
Memphis, TN 38117
P.: D. J. Canale, M.D.
Tel. (901) 767-1514
Fax (901) 682-8315
dj.canale@gte.net
http://www.oldsouthbooks.com/
Medical books and related books, including works by physician writers Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only

Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Box 2237
Jenkintown, PA 19046
P.: John Hellebrand
Tel. (215) 884-2297
Fax (215) 884-2531
palbook@voicenet.com
http://www.palinurusbooks.com
Science, medicine, engineering, technology
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Manuscripts
P.O. Box 504, 2205 Nut Tree Lane
McMinnville, OR 97128
P.: Phillip J. Pirages
Tel.: (503) 472-0476, (800) 962-6666
Fax: (503) 472-5029
pirages@onlinemac.com
http://www.pirages.com
Early printing, bindings, fine illustrated books, English and American literature, illuminated manuscripts, press books, rare books
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Bruce J. Ramer
Experimenta Old & Rare Books
401 East 80th Street, Suite 24-J
New York, NY 10021
P.: Bruce J. Ramer
Tel.: (212) 772-6211; (212) 772-6212
Fax: (212) 650-9032
bjramer@mindspring.com
Medicine, occult, science and technology, natural history, early printing
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

B. & L. Rootenberg
P.O. Box 5049
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
P.: Barbara Rootenberg, Howard M. Rootenberg
Tel. (818) 788-7765
Fax (818) 788-8839
blroot@rootenbergbooks.com
http://www.rootenbergbooks.com
The sciences, medicine, natural history, technology and related areas
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABA, ABAA, ILAB

E. K. Schreiber
285 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
P.: Fred Schreiber, Ellen Schreiber
Tel.: (212) 873-3180
Fax: (212) 873-3190
ekslibris@aol.com
http://ekslibris.com
Early printed books, incunabula, Humanism and Renaissance, early
illustrated books, Continental books
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Scientia Books
Mail: P.O. Box 433
Shop: 432A Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
P.: Malcolm Jay Kottler
Tel.: (781) 643-5725, (781) 646-7336
Fax: (781) 643-0163
scientiabk@aol.com
http://www.abebooks.com/home/SCIENTIABOOKS/
Medicine, science, evolution
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Tesseract
Box 151
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
P: David Coffeen, Yola Coffeen
Tel.: (914) 478-2594
Fax: (914) 478-5473
coffeen@aol.com
http://www.etesseract.com/
Early scientific instruments, books
Catalogs issued
By appointment only

Trotting Hill Park Books
Mail: P.O. Box 60866
Longmeadow, MA 01116
Shop: Whately Antiquarian Book Center
13 State Rd.(Rte. 5)
Whately, MA 01066
P.: Rocco and Barbara Verrilli
Tel.: (413) 567-6466
Bookrock@aol.com
http://www.abebooks.com/home/24237326/
Science, natural history, occult, Americana, medicine
10:00 to 5:30, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday; 12:00 to 5:00, Sunday; closed Wednesdays

An Uncommon Vision
1425 Greywall Lane
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Tel.: (610) 658-0953
Fax: (610) 658-0961
uncommvisn@aol.com
http://www.abebooks.com/home/uncommonvision
Women's history, lesbian & gay, medicine & nursing, esp. ephemera
By appointment only

Jeff Weber Rare Books
P.O. Box 3368
Glendale, CA 91221-0368
or
2731 Lompoc Street
Los Angeles, CA 90065
P.: Laurence J. Weber
Tel.: (323) 344-9332
Fax: (323) 344-9267
weberbks@pacbell.net
http://www.bookmarque.net/abaalinks.cfm?Dealer=weber
Bibliography, California, fore-edge painting, medicine, natural history, science and technology
Catalogues issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABAA, ILAB

Wentworth & Leggett Rare Books*
905 West Main Street, Brightleaf Square
Durham, NC 27701
P.: Barbara L. Wentworth, David Wentworth
Tel.: (919) 688-5311; (919) 479-1938
http://abaa.org/findbookseller/bookseller.cgi?firmid=458
Medicine, science, bindings, illustrated books, Southern Americana
11 to 6, Monday through Saturday

United Kingdom

Simon Finch Rare Books Ltd.
53 Maddox Street
London W1R 0PN
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. (+44 207) 499-0974
Fax (+44 207) 499-0799
rarebooks@simonfinch.com
http://www.simonfinch.com
Catalogs issued
Early printing, medicine, science, first editions, etc.
By appointment only
ABA, ILAB

Roger Gaskell
17 Ramsey Road
Warboys, Cambridgeshire PE28 2RW
UNITED KINGDOM
P.: Roger Gaskell
Tel.: (44 0 1487) 82 30 59
Fax: (44 0 1487) 82 30 70
roger@rogergaskell.com
http://www.RogerGaskell.com
Early books on science, medicine and technology
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABA, ILAB

Rebecca Hardie Rare Books
28 Pavilion Terrace
Wood Lane
London W12 0HT
United Kingdom
P.: Rebecca Hardie
Tel. & Fax: (44 0 20) 8749 3675
rebecca.hardie@btopenworld.com
Medicine, especially women’s and family medicine
Catalogs issued

Andrew Hunter, Rare Books
Box 9
34 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 0RH
UNITED KINGDOM
P.: Andrew Hunter
Tel. & Fax: (44 0 20) 7834 4924
Andrew@rarebookhunter.com
http://www.rarebookhunter.com/
Science, medicine, literature, ‘the Scot abroad’
Catalogs issued
By appointment only

Ruth Kidson
31 Western Road
Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1RL
UNITED KINGDOM
P.: Ruth Kidson
Tel.: (44 0 1273) 487 087
ruth.kidson@virgin.net
http://www.ruthkidson.co.uk
Medicine, literature
ABA, ILAB

Maggs Brothers Rare Books, Ltd.
50 Berkeley Square
London W1J 5BA
UNITED KINGDOM
Natural History and Medicine Specialist: John Collins
Tel.: (44 0 20) 7493 7160
Fax: (44 0 20) 7499 2007
nathist@maggs.com
http://www.maggs.com/
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
Numerous fields, including science, medicine, and natural history
9:30 to 5, Monday through Friday
ABA, ILAB

Nigel Phillips Rare Books
5 Burleigh Place, Putney
London SW15 6ES
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: (44 0 20) 8788-2664
Fax: (44 0 20) 8780-1989
Nigel@nigelphillips.com
http://www.nigelphillips.com
Science and medicine
Catalogs issued
By appointment only
ABA, ILAB

Pickering & Chatto
36 St. George Street
London W1R 9FA
UNITED KINGDOM
Medical book specialist: Deborah Coltham
Tel. (44 0 207) 491-2656
Fax (44 0 207) 491-9161
d.coltham@pickering-chatto.com
http://www.pickering-chatto.com/
Social sciences, science and medicine, Literature
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
9:30 to 5:30, Monday to Friday; and by appointment
ABA, ILAB

Patrick Pollak Rare Books
Moorview, Plymouth Road
South Brent, Devon TQ10 9HT
UNITED KINGDOM
P.: Dr. Patrick M. Pollak
Tel.: (44 0 13) 647 3457
Fax: (44 0 13) 64 64 91 26
patrick@rarevols.co.uk
http://www.rarevols.co.uk
History of medicine and science, natural history, philosophy, exploration
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
By appointment only
ABA, ILAB

Bernard Quaritch, Ltd.
5-8 Lower John Street
Golden Square
London W1F 9AU
UNITED KINGDOM
Science and medicine director: Detlev Auvermann
Tel.: (44 0 20) 7734 2983
Fax: (44 0 20) 7437 0967
d.auvermann@quaritch.com
http://www.bernardquaritch.com/
Numerous fields, including science and medicine
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
9:00 to 6:00 Monday to Friday; and by appointment
ABA, ILAB

Thornton’s Bookshop
Wightwick
Fox Lane
Boars Hill
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 5DR
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: (44 (0) 18) 6524 2939
Fax: (44 (0) 18) 6520 4021
P.: W. A. Meeuws, J. S. Meeuws
Thorntons@booknews.demon.co.uk
http://www.thorntonsbooks.co.uk
Catalogs issued
Books on most subjects including social sciences, history, science and medicine
By appointment only

W. P. Watson Antiquarian Books
P.O. Box 29745
London NW3 7ZW
UNITED KINGDOM
P.: Rick Watson
Tel.: (44 0 20) 74 31 04 89
Fax: (44 0 20) 74 31 04 95
watsonbooks@dial.pipex.com
http://www.worldbookdealers.com
Science and technology, medicine, natural history, incunabula, early printing, illustrated books
Catalogs issued
By appointment only
ILAB

Graham Weiner
78 Rosebery Road
London N10 2LA
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: (44 0 20) 88 83 84 24
Fax: (44 0 20) 84 44 65 05
graham_weiner@msn.com
Medicine, science and technology, transportation
Catalogs issued
ABA, ILAB

Canada

Robert Campbell, Bookseller
Ex Libris Books
1628-B Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC H3H 1C9 CANADA
P: Robert Campbell
Tel.: (514) 932-1689
Fax: (514) 932-1749
rcampbell@securenet.net
http://www.abebooks.com/home/rcampbel/
History of ideas, economics, radicalism, medicine, science, technology
11 to 6, Monday through Thursday; 11-9, Fridays; 11 to 5, Saturdays
Catalogs issued; appraisals performed
ABAC, ILAB

Greenfield Books
217 Academy Road
Winnipeg, MB R3M 0E3 CANADA
P.: Michael Park
Tel.: (204) 488-2023
Fax: (204) 488-3508
mail@greenfieldbooks.com
http://www.greenfieldbooks.com
Fine bindings, law, medicine, nautical, polar, maps & prints
10:00 to 5:30, Monday through Saturday
ABAC, ILAB

Dr. Hoff's Therapeutic Bibliotheca
763 Sammon Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4C 2E6
CANADA
P.: Tory Hoff
Tel.: (416) 429-9767
Fax: (416) 429-8162
hoff@ca.inter.net
http://www.drhoff.com/books.htm
Psychology, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, theology, Church history