The RCPE is an independent standard-setting body and professional membership organisation. Our aim is to improve and maintain the quality of patient care. We help qualified doctors to pursue their careers in specialist (internal) medicine through medical examinations, education and training. We also provide resources and information to support and facilitate professional development for physicians throughout their careers. The Library was founded in 1682 when Sir Robert Sibbald, one of the...
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is a professional membership organisation of 20,000 UK and international members, and registered charity, which exists to advance surgical standards and improve patient care. The College received its first Royal Charter in 1800 but traces its origins to the Company of Barber-Surgeons, established in 1540. In 1745, the Barber-Surgeons were split by an Act of Parliament into two bodies and the Company of Surgeons was established. The Hunterian Museum ,...
Leeds University Library is one of the major academic research libraries of the UK, attracting students and scholars from around the world to its rich and extensive print, online and manuscript collections gathered during its 100 -year history. The Library has some of the UK's outstanding collections of rare books and manuscripts, and five of its premier Special Collections have been awarded "designated status" under the national scheme for recognising world class collections held in...
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is the professional body for physicians, with 40,000 members and fellows across the globe. The RCP heritage library preserves the institution’s historical book collections. The RCP has had a library since its foundation in 1518, but most of the original book collections were destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666. Since then the library has grown, incorporating a wide range of subjects not restricted to medical works. This...
This collection contains items from the University of Glasgow Library. Glasgow University is a broad based, research intensive institution with a global reach, and has been teaching medicine since 1714. The University's Libra ry's medical collections cover all subject areas and are particularly strong in anatomy, surgery, clinical medicine, public health, sanitation and homeopathic medicine.
Chemist and Druggist, the leading trade journal for the pharmacy community in the UK, has been in continuous publication since 1859. It contains a wealth of information for studying the history of medicine and pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Also contained in its pages are many striking visual examples from over 150 years of developments in advertising, packaging and graphic design. The Chemist and Druggist has been made available by the Wellcome Library , one of the greatest...
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1889
1889
by
Solomon, King of Israel. n 80024516; Mathers, S. L. MacGregor (Samuel Liddell MacGregor)
texts
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Limited ed. of 500 numbered copies
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Topic: Jewish magic
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health, with 3,900 students and more than 1,000 staff worki ng in over 100 countries. The School is one of the highest-rated research institutions in the UK, and was recently cited as the world's leading research-focused graduate school. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence...
This collection contains items from the Foyle Special Collections Library, King's College London. The Foyle Special Collections Library holds over 180,000 printed books and journals, as well as maps, slides, sound recordings and manuscript material, spanning the humanities, sciences and social sciences and ranging in date from the 15th century to the present day. The history of medicine is a notable strength of these holdings, which include the historical library collections of St. Thomas's...
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1861
1861
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Lévi, Éliphas, 1810-1875. n 50032513
texts
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t. 1. Dogme.--t. 2. Rituel
Topic: Magic
Owen Simmons is a pseudonym
Topics: Bread, Baked products
16,995
17K
Nouveau manuel complet des sorciers, ou la magie blanche, dévoilée par les découvertes de la chimie, de la physique et de la mécanique, contenant un grand nombre de tours dus à l'électricité, au calorique, à la lumière, à l'air, aux nombres, aux cartes, à l'escamotage, etc. Ainsi que les scènes de ventriloquie exécutées et communiquées par M. Conte [i.e. Comte] ...
1837
1837
by
Comte, M. (Louis Christian Emanuel Apollinaire), 1788-1859. nr2002007347
texts
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2 unnumbered leaves, 392 pages, 3 folded plates : (18mo)
Topic: Occultism
3,610
3.6K
1843
1843
by
Jones, George, 1810-1879. no 92006541
texts
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Added t.-p., engr.: An original history of ancient America. Founded upon the ruins of antiquity
Topics: Phoenicians, Indians, North American, Antiquities, Discovery and exploration, Phoenician, Indians
16,251
16K
1929
1929
by
Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947. n 80057223
texts
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"Published for subscribers only."
Topics: Occultism, Magic
The University of Bristol Library serves the needs of one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities. Its special collections reflect the broad scope of the institution’s research and teaching, ranging from important deposits of publishing archive, through leading geological collections to the library and archive of the National Liberal Club, a key source for public debate in the nineteenth-century. The present collection is drawn from the library of the Bristol Medical School...
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1941
1941
by
Scott, George Ryley, 1886-
texts
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Copy no. 631 of a limited edition of 775 numbered and signed copies
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Topics: Phallicism, Religion and Sex
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
7,620
7.6K
1902
1902
by
Sédir, Paul, 1871-1926. n 85184975
texts
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Bibliography: [173]-178
Topic: Materia Medica
14,204
14K
1801
1801
by
Barrett, Francis. n 87131016; Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516. n 82072962
texts
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Printer's imprint at foot of half-title: Knight and Compton, printers
Topics: Occultism, Alchemy, Magic
At head of title: To members of parliament and others
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Sexology Collection
64,922
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1934
1934
by
Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936.; Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936
texts
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"Notes and references": p. [433]-617. Bibliography: p. [624]-642
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Topics: Primitive societies, Sexual ethics, Sex, Culture
Edition limited to 300 numbered copies on French hand-made paper"
Topic: Sex
Issued in a limited edition of "only three thousand copies"
Topics: Erotic literature, Erotic art, Sex in literature, Pornography, Sex, Prostitution, Homosexuality,...
5,351
5.4K
1823
1823
by
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. n 79054933; Sonnini, M; Kirchenhoffer, H
texts
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xxxiv, 32 unnumbered leaves, folded plate ; (8vo)
5,389
5.4K
1912
1912
by
Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935
texts
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xviii, 84, 1711 pages ; 27 cm
Topics: Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English, Chinese language
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
University of Glasgow Library
2,203
2.2K
1832
1832
by
Kāzarūnī, Muhạmmad ibn Masʻūd, -1357; University of Glasgow. Library
texts
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"A commentary on the Moojuz-ool kanoon, known by the name of ... the Sudeedee" -- added t.p
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Topics: Ibn al-Nafīs, ʻAlī ibn Abī al-Hạzm, 1210 or 11-1288, Medicine, Arab
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1907
1907
by
Däath, Heinrich. n 2005181550
texts
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xi, 111 pages : 16 cm
Topic: Medical astrology
10,160
10K
1847
1847
by
Yates, William, 1792-1845
texts
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iv pages, 1 unnumbered leaf, 589, 19 pages ; (8vo)
Topics: Hindustani language, Hindustani language -- Dictionaries -- English
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
38,990
39K
1788
1788
by
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791. n 50032813
texts
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ESTC
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Topic: English language
8,418
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1912
1912
by
Moore, N. Hudson, 1857-1927. n 50004220
texts
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"List of English clockmakers": p. [163]-293; "List of American clockmakers": p. [295]-330
Topic: Clocks and watches
4,350
4.4K
1880
1880
by
Redhouse, James W. (James William), Sir, 1811-1892. n 84017854; Wells, Charles, 1838-1917. nr 91016759
texts
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Turkish caption at head of title
Topics: Turkish language, English language
University of Leeds Library
8,451
8.5K
1907
1907
by
Escoffier, A. (Auguste), 1846-1935; Gilbert, Philéas; Fetu, Emile; University of Leeds. Library
texts
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The University of Leeds Library
Topic: Cooking, French
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
7,585
7.6K
1910
1910
by
Le Vasseur, A
texts
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"La présente édition en français ... n'est autre chose que la rajeunissement complet de la traduction attribuée à A. Levasseur dans le catalogue Brunet." -- "Avertissement," t. 1, p. [v]
Topic: Magic
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library
2,831
2.8K
2003
2003
by
India. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee
texts
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volumes ; 27 cm
Topics: Pharmacopoeias, Medicine, Ayurvedic -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Medicine, Ayurvedic
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
4,022
4.0K
1884
1884
by
Everard, John, 1575?-1650?, translator. n 85028265
texts
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Translation of Poemander
Topics: Alchemy, Occultism
12,333
12K
1911
1911
by
Woodbury, William A
texts
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Includes index
Topic: Beauty Culture
2,988
3.0K
1794
1794
by
Mahomet, Sake Deen, 1759-1851. nr 93023003
texts
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Collation includes blank leaf at end of v. 1
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Topic: Travel
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
3,546
3.5K
1928
1928
by
Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943. n 50008333
texts
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Bibliography: p. 315-316
Topics: Magic, Witchcraft
4,783
4.8K
1845
1845
by
Bréteau, Madame
texts
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xiv, 309 pages : (12mo)
Topic: Le Normand, M. A. (Marie-Anne Adélaide), 1772-1843
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3.2K
1897
1897
by
Cheiro, 1866-1936
texts
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xv, 162 pages : 26 x 22 cm
Topic: Palmistry
4,288
4.3K
1877
1877
by
ʻAlī ibn al-ʻAbbās, al-Majūsī al-Arrajānī, 930-994
texts
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Topic: Medicine, Arabic
11,281
11K
1897
1897
by
Kent, J. T. (James Tyler), 1849-1916
texts
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Issued in 10 parts
Topics: Homeopathy, Materia Medica
University of Glasgow Library
10,717
11K
1896
1896
by
Barrett, Francis, F.R.C., Prof. of Chemistry; University of Glasgow. Library
texts
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Unabridged reprint of Barrett's Magus, London, 1801
Topics: Magic, Occultism, Alchemy
6,562
6.6K
1889
1889
by
Hartmann, Franz, 1838-1912. n 50026762
texts
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136 pages : 22 cm
Topic: Astrology
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
9,786
9.8K
Amulets and superstitions : the original texts with translations and descriptions of a long series of Egyptian, Sumerian, Assyrian, Hebrew, Christian, Gnostic and Muslim amulets and talismans and magical figures, with chapters on the evil eye, the origin of the amulet, the pentagon, the swastika, the cross (pagan and Christian), the properties of stones, rings, divination, numbers, the Kabbâlâh, ancient astrology, etc., bySir E. A. Wallis Budge ...
1930
1930
by
Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. n 80057205
texts
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xxxix, 543 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 25 cm
Topics: Amulets, Superstitions, Superstition
10,680
11K
1911
1911
by
Yatindranatha, Sena
texts
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1145 pages ; 23 cm
Topic: Urdu language
5,926
5.9K
1904
1904
by
Archer, Ethel
texts
eye 5,926
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Includes index
Topic: Cooking
7,046
7.0K
1889
1889
by
Barrère, Albert. nr 95011693
texts
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"Authorities consulted and quoted": p. [xi]-xii
Topic: French language
5,756
5.8K
1935
1935
by
Churchill, W. A. (William Algernon), 1865-1947
texts
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94 pages cdxxxii pages : 30 1/2 cm
Topics: Paper industry -- History, Papermaking -- History, Watermarks, Papermaking
University of Leeds Library
1,493
1.5K
1907
1907
by
Suzanne, Alfred; Senn, Charles Herman, 1862-1934; Buckmaster, J. C. (John Charles), 1820-; University of Leeds. Library
texts
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Includes index
Topic: Cooking (Potatoes)
3,252
3.3K
1948
1948
by
Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505
texts
eye 3,252
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xxi, 277 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 23 cm
Topics: Criminal procedure, Demonology, Witchcraft, Criminal Law, Criminal law
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals
3,329
3.3K
1900
1900
by
Maitland, Agnes C. (Agnes Catherine), 1849-1906
texts
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Includes index
Topic: Afternoon teas
7,307
7.3K
1926
1926
by
Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947. n 79058622
texts
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xii, 304 pages
Topic: Science
183
183
1870
1870
by
Girard, Jules, 1839-1902
texts
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comment 0
volumes : 22 cm
Topics: Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary medicine
Published by 'A virtuoso of the good fashion'
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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
4,051
4.1K
1909
1909
by
Burke, Bernard, 1814-1892
texts
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clxxxv, 2570 pages : 27 cm
Topics: Genealogy and Heraldry, Baronetage, Nobility, Great Britain
11,298
11K
1896
1896
by
Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath. no 92023686
texts
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Includes bibliographic footnotes
Topics: Caste, Hinduism
Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.
Digitised and made available online as part of a collaboration between the National Library of Medicine and Wellcome
Topics: Medicine, Medicine
3,410
3.4K
1891
1891
by
Papus, 1865-1916. n 50012137; Frank, Ad. no2008047655
texts
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Includes index
Topic: Occultism
12,278
12K
1938
1938
by
Sahagún, Bernardino de, -1590. n 79122689
texts
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Descriptive letterpress on versos facing all plates except one
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Topics: History, Aztecs, Calendar, Indians of Mexico, Nahuatl language, Natural history