A History of Organized Medicine in Harris County, Texas

The item was written by the Historical Committee of the Harris County Medical Society and signed on October 28, 1948. A brief history of medicine in Texas is given before the focus shifts to the Harris County and Houston area. Information on the early years is taken from various sources such as Pat Ireland Nixon’s The Medical Story of Early Texas and the writings of George Plunkett (Mrs. S. C.) Red. Significant information comes from the Minutes of the Harris County Medical Society.

A catalogue of books [donated by Jasper Mauduit] in the library of Harvard College [at]: Cambridge in New England, 1765

This leatherbound volume lists books donated to the Harvard College Library by Jasper Mauduit, who served as an agent in London on behalf of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay. Entries are arranged alphabetically and by format; i.e. the first page lists all folios whose author, title, or keyword begin with "A," the next page lists all quartos beginning with "A," and the following page lists all "octavo &ca" volumes beginning with "A." The volume continues in a similar manner for each letter of the alphabet. Following a devastating fire in 1764 which destroyed most of the books in the Harvard College Library, Mauduit donated books, as well as money for the purchase of books, to the College. He also acted as an agent of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in New England and Parts Adjacent, using the £300 they donated for the rebuilding of the College library to select and purchase a large number of books. It is not known if the books listed in this catalog are those donated by Mauduit himself, or if they are the donations he purchased on behalf of the Society. The creator of this volume is unknown; although all entries are made in the same hand, the identity of the writer has not been determined. The label attached to the front cover, which refers to the Lime Street address of Mauduit's business in London, suggests that the list might have been prepared by Mauduit himself.

A catalogue of books in the College library: [which Benjamin Welles wished to read], 1797

In this small paper-bound catalog, Benjamin Welles (1781-1860) listed books in the Harvard College Library which he wished to read. He presumably compiled the list by consulting the Library's 1790 printed catalog, as the works are categorized according to subjects outlined in that catalog (Antiquities, Astronomy, Ancient Authors, Biography, Sacred Criticism, Ethics, Geography, Geometry, History, Nature, Travels / Voyages, Natural Law, Logic, Metaphysics, Miscellaneous Works, Dramatic, Phililogy, Natural Philosophy, Poetry, Rhetoric, and Theology). The final pages of Welles' catalog, which he titles "Another Selection," list additional volumes he wished to read. These are listed alphabetically, A - G. Some titles throughout the catalog have been marked with a "+" perhaps to indicate that Welles had read them.

A history of the Jewish people,

Includes bibliography.

How to look at pictures; a short history of painting.

Mode of access: Internet.

Far West and gateway literature, rare California broadsides, western laws and history, rare books on Mormonism, California acquisition, overland railroad and travel, western bandits, pioneers and adventures, etc. etc. to be sold by auction Monday, Tuesday afternoons, February fifth, sixth at two-thirty.

Sale number 1706; 741 items.

The history of the Catnach press, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials. London.

"A collection of juvenile books printed and published by James Catnach": p. [95]-215.

The history of Rome

v.1. The first eight books. Tr. by D. Spillan. --v.2. Books 9-26. Tr. by D. Spillan and Cyrus Edmonds. --v.3 Books 27-36. Tr. by Cyrus Edmonds. --v.4 Books 37 to the end, with the epitomes and ragments of the lost books. Tr. by William A. M'Devitte.

The natural history of a mountain year.

"Only 50 copies of this four-books-in-one ... were ever issued ... This is no. 27."

The history of Rome,

[I] The first eight books, literally translated, with notes and illustrations by D. Spillan. 1854.--[II] Books nine to twenty-six, literally translated, with notes and illustrations, by D. Spillan and Cyrus Edmonds. 1856.--[III] Books twenty-seven to thirty-six, literally translated, with notes and illustrations, by Cyrus Edmonds. 1850.--[IV] Books thirty-seven to the end, with the epitomes and fragments of the lost books, literally translated by William A. M'Devitte. 1850.

The Biblical history of the Hebrews to the Christian era,

"Books recommended" : p. lxxi-lxxii.

A history of British birds /

Includes index.

A text-book of the history of painting,

"Books recommended" at the head of each chapter.

The friendship of books, and other lectures,

Fourth edition, 1889; reissued 1893.

A short history of Italian painting,

Most of the plates printed on both sides.