Description :

Offered here is a curated set of six vintage medical reference volumes spanning anatomy, legal medicine, pharmaceutical education, and general health guidance. These books reflect the evolution of medical knowledge and instructional practices from the early 1900s through the mid-century. Ideal for collectors, educators, or display in a historical or academic setting.

Included Titles:

1. Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body

   • 27th Edition, Centennial Edition (1859–1959)

   • Edited by Charles Mayo Goss, M.D.

   • Published by Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia

   • Contains 1173 illustrations, mostly in color

   • Reprint dates: 1960, 1961, 1962

   • Condition: Very good. Red cloth hardcover with embossed centennial emblem. Light shelf wear; interior clean and intact.

2. A Text-Book of Legal Medicine by Frank Winthrop Draper, M.D.

   • Published 1912 by W. B. Saunders Company

   • Fully illustrated

   • Condition: Good. Moderate edge wear and fading to spine; interior pages show age toning but remain legible and complete.

3. The Home Physician and Guide to Health

   • Edited by Newton Evans, M.D., Peter T. Massey, M.D., and George Thomasson, M.D.

   • Published 1924 by Canadian Watchman Press

   • Includes color frontispiece titled “The Doctor” by F. Henshall

   • Condition: Good. Green cloth cover with gold embossed title and decorative border; minor scuffing and corner wear.

4. Gray’s Pharmaceutical Quiz Compend

   • Dark green cloth hardcover with gold embossed title

   • Condition: Fair to good. Cover shows wear and discoloration; binding remains sound.

5. A Condensed Compendium of Pharmaceutical Knowledge: A Quiz Book by H. C. Gray, Ph.G.

   • 14th Edition, 1909

   • Published by M. M. Gray & Co., Chicago

   • Revised to conform with the U.S. Pharmacopoeia, Eighth Decennial Revision

   • Condition: Fair. Olive green cloth cover with frayed edges and faded spine; interior pages show age but are complete.

6. The American Pocket Medical Dictionary by Dorland

   • 18th Edition

   • Published by W. B. Saunders Company

   • Compact maroon hardcover with gold embossed text

   • Condition: Good. Minor corner wear; blue ribbon bookmark intact; pages clean and legible.

Overall Condition: Books range from fair to very good condition, with expected signs of age including edge wear, fading, and toning. All volumes are intact and suitable for display or reference.

Display Note: This collection presents well as a shelf grouping, with varied spine colors and gold embossing contributing to visual interest.