Antique brass and cast-iron rack-and-pinion microscope in wooden case

Late 19th century - Early 20th century

Anatomie de L'Homme - 1831

Anatomy of Man

Volume 2 with its black and white Atlas - 99 lithography

By Dr Bourgery and the illustrator Jacob

Le corps de l'Homme

Anatomical colour plates with cut-out superimposed leaves

By Edmond Perrier - Schleicher Frères & Cie Editeurs

No date, circa 1900

Antique Skull and crossbones - Accessory for coffin handle

1900-1930 period

Skull and crossbones

Antique cast iron coffin handle 

1900-1930 period

Skull and crossbones

Ref A

Man - Anatomical chart that can be disassembled

By Fernand Nathan Editeur publisher

Coloured chart with movable, cut-out and superimposed leaves

There are defects on the superimposed boards; the outer board, which was the man's torso, is missing, as are the lungs, which were above the heart. The left hand is missing, the arm being torn.

Metal box of breath mints with cocaine.

MBC - Menthol Borate and Cocaine 

From Laboratoires GOY in Paris

1920/1930

EMPTY

L'art de procréer les sexes à volonté - The art of procreating sexes at will 

By Millot - With illustrated plates 

Antique book from 1802 (Year X of the Republic) - Third edition

The author explains how to procreate boys and girls, and gives his recipes for treating sterility and malformations...

Manuel d'Anatomie descriptive du corps humain - Atlas

Anatomical Atlas - Manual of Descriptive Anatomy of the Human Body

In quarto

By Dr Cloquet - 1831 - IN COLOUR - Volume III only

Atlas consisting of 172 lithographed plates, most in colour

Binding very damaged, the leather has been torn from the boards, the first few leaves are fragile, even loose, but the rest is in good condition, the plates are very beautiful.  see photos.

Attention this is Volume 2 of the Atlas, there are no plates from Volume 1 of the Atlas. The title pages at the beginning of the book are missing.

Butterfly - Natural History color plate 

Entomology

You buy 1 plate, not the whole set

Rare military folding amputation saw - 18th century inspired model, late 19th century German manufacture

Late 19th century German reinterpretation of a pre-existing British model from 1780

Witness to a transition between two eras of military surgery

Amputation saw - First half of the 20th century - USSR medical material

Origin: Most likely USSR or Eastern Europe

Estimated time : 1930-1960