Written in the 1850s when its author was a young doctor, Gray's Anatomy was the most comprehensive and accessible medical textbook of its time. This edition comprises an abridged version of the classic 1860 text - the last to be published during Gray's lifetime - and the masterly wood-block illustrations that ensured the runaway success of the original book.A national and international treasure, the original Gray's Anatomy is a pleasure to dip into or to consult i...

MOST VALUABLE ANATOMY BOOK IN THE WORLD:Classic 1918 Publication Revised Edition, “1247 Coloured Engrawings” As Well As a “Subject Index” With 13,000 Entries Ranging from the “Abdomentum” to the “Zygomaticus”ByHenry GRAYFELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS &LECTURER ON ANATOMY AT ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL, LONDONREVISED & RE-EDITED –RE-ILLUSTRATED “1918” TWENTIETH EDITIONGray...

A scientific and artistic triumph, Gray's Anatomy is one of the most iconic anatomical texts ever to be printed. Rediscover the original 1858 text and illustrations republished in this stunning tribute to the renowned work.One of the most distinguished texts on medical anatomy, the thoroughly illustrated pages of Gray’s Anatomy have provided generations of readers with an invaluable reference to the human form. The volume was originally produced i...

In offering to the public the following pages, it may be necessary to state the motives which operated to my acceptance of that important command, which it will be their business to disclose. Though not born in the camp, nor altogether educated in the field, I have been early taught in that frankness which generally characterises the soldier, and, I trust, it will be found that, in all I describe, I have never deviated from strictly acting on that honourable and faithful basis. I had reach...

MOST VALUABLE ANATOMY BOOK IN THE WORLD Classic 1918 Publication Revised Edition, "1247 Coloured Engrawings" As Well As a "Subject Index" With 13,000 Entries Ranging from the "Abdomentum" to the "Zygomaticus" REVISED & RE-EDITED & RE-ILLUSTRATED "1918" TWENTIETH EDITION AND WHOLE IN ONE VOLUME Gray's Anatomy is an English-language textbook of human anatomy originally written by Henry Gray and illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter that may be most readable and popular anatomy book in the Worl...

This version of the original 1858 first edition of Gray’s Anatomy is ideal for students and those with a keen interest in medicine.In 1858, Dr. Henry Gray published the first edition of what has become known as “the doctor’s Bible," with assistance from his colleague at St. George’s Hospital in London, the anatomist and medical illustrator Henry Vandyke Carter. Their efforts led to the most famous reference book on human anatomy, which continues to be upda...

In all countries it is difficult to trace the history of their early discovery and settlement. That of Oregon is no exception. The Spanish claim, and it is generally conceded, that they were the discoverers of the coast, and gave names to the principal capes and to Fuca’s Straits. No evidence can be found in national archives, or among the native tribes of the country, that gives the discovery of the Columbia River to any civilized people but to the Bostons (Americans); so that, so far as ...

This highly readable history of the world's most populous country dates from the late nineteenth century, when its author, John Henry Gray, served as the Archdeacon of Hong Kong. His two-volume study, here bound into a single volume, begins with the earliest known legends of China as the "Middle Kingdom," around which all lesser states gathered like satellites, and ranges forward to an intriguing series of portraits of the author's Chinese contemporaries.Subjects include the functio...

First printing: 3000 copies.Documents was selected by D.A. Powell as the winner of the 17th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Prize. The poem “Maid Poem #7: HR” won a Lannan Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets in 2015.This title is part of BOA’s New Poets of America Series, which have seen strong sales in recent seasons. Previous Poulin winners in this series have seen outstanding attention from The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, The Rumpus...

This riveting suspense thriller explores the special bond between a brother and sister when Richard Baimbridge rushes back to his coastal hometown of Wilmington, NC, to assist with his sister's recovery after she's brutally attacked and crippled investigating the rape of a 13-year-old. Coming face to face with his tormented past and a dark family secret, he fights to stay above the flood of childhood trauma and, serving as his sister's legs, is drawn into the dark underside of this quiet c...

This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected…‘A flawless masterpiece’The TimesBilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day, to whisk him away on a journey ‘ther...

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENONHere is the first book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.A GAME OF THRONESIn a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are m...