Lot # 65 - Antique Medical Reference Lot – 6 Volumes (1899–1919)

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 12-Nov-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 19-Nov-2025 8:06:00 PM
Current bid:

$41.00

Highest bidder:

Ballyhooseattle

Auction has ended

Description :

A curated selection of six early 20th-century medical and pharmaceutical texts, spanning pharmacopoeia, prescription safety, hygiene, compounding, and home nursing. These volumes offer historical insight into American medical education and practice, and are ideal for collectors, educators, or display.

Titles & Publishing Details:

  • Pharmacopœia of the United States of America – Ninth Decennial Revision Published by the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Pharmacopœial Convention, 1916. Printed by J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia.

  • Viavi Hygiene for Women, Men and Children by Hartland Law, M.D. & Herbert E. Law, F.C.S. The Viavi Company, San Francisco, 1904. Copyright 1899.

  • Incompatibilities in Prescriptions by Edsel A. Ruddiman, Ph.M., M.D. Third Edition, 1914. John Wiley & Sons, New York; Chapman & Hall, London. Copyrights: 1897, 1900, 1908. Printed by The Scientific Press, Brooklyn, NY.

  • The Art of Compounding by Wilbur L. Scoville, Ph.G. Fourth Edition, 1914. P. Blakiston’s Son & Co., Philadelphia. Printed by The Maple Press, York, PA.

  • The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser by R. V. Pierce, M.D. 77th Edition, 1909. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, NY.

  • Personal Hygiene and Home Nursing by Louisa C. Lippitt, R.N.

    1. World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson, NY. Copyright 1918.

Condition: All volumes show expected age-related wear: spine fading, edge wear, scattered foxing. Bindings intact. No major damage noted. Suitable for display or reference.

Provenance: From a Pacific Northwest estate with a focus on historical and medical literature.




Auction History

Highest bidder is Ballyhooseattle

Date Bid User
19-Nov-2025 8:01:45 PM $41.00 Ballyhooseattle
19-Nov-2025 8:01:45 PM $40.00 Ldpierson
19-Nov-2025 8:01:08 PM $36.00 Ballyhooseattle
19-Nov-2025 8:01:08 PM $35.00 Ldpierson
19-Nov-2025 11:50:28 AM $30.00 Ballyhooseattle
19-Nov-2025 11:50:28 AM $29.00 Dakiam
19-Nov-2025 8:56:45 AM $23.00 Ballyhooseattle
14-Nov-2025 1:53:27 AM $16.00 Dakiam
13-Nov-2025 8:41:50 PM $14.00 Rundownerreis
13-Nov-2025 8:41:44 PM $11.00 Dakiam
13-Nov-2025 8:41:44 PM $10.00 Rundownerreis
13-Nov-2025 8:41:36 PM $7.00 Dakiam
13-Nov-2025 8:41:36 PM $6.00 Rundownerreis
12-Nov-2025 3:59:43 PM $5.00 Dakiam

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