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MEAD, Richard (1673-1754). De imperio solis ac lunae in corpora humana, et morbis inde oriundis . London: Raphael Smith, 1704. 8 o (190 x 112 mm). (Some very minor occasional soiling to text). Contemporary panelled tooled calf, red leather spine label. Provenance : Dr. Ramsay (gift inscription from Archibald Pitcairne (1652-1713), fellow of the College of Surgeons, Edinburgh from 1701, cited in Mead's work). FIRST EDITION. A leading influence on Mesmer's works (see lots 688-673), Mead emphasised the effects of atmospheric tides on the human nervous system. Norman 1475. -- MEAD. A short discourse concerning pestilential contagion and the methods to be used to prevent it . London: Sam Buckley and Ralph Smith, 1720. 8 o. Contemporary red morocco gilt, gilt edges. Provenance : engraved armorial bookplate. FIRST EDITION. "Almost a prophecy of what was to develop as the English public health system" (Garrison-Morton 5123). Norman 1476. -- Museum Meadianum sive, catalogus nummorum, veteris aevi monumentorum ac gemmarum, cum aliis quibusdam artis recentioris et naturae operibus; quae vir clarissimus Richardus Mead, M.D. nuper defunctus comparaverat - Pars prior; Pars altera. London: A. Langford and S. Baker, 1755. 8 o (198 x 121 mm). Half red morocco gilt, green spine label, marbled boards, FIRST EDITION. Norman 1477. -- [ Bound with :] Bibliotheca Meadiana, sive catalogus librorum Richardi Mead, M.D. qui prostabunt venales sub hasta ... 18 Novembris, MDCCLIV ... 7 Aprilis, MDCCLV . London: n.p., n.d. 8 o. Provenance : Some prices marked in ink, in a contemporary hand. FIRST EDITION. Catalogue of English Book Sales 1676-1900 in the British Museum, pp. 65-66; Norman 1478. -- [ Bound with :] A catalogue of the genuine, entire, and curious collection of prints and drawings, (bound and unbound) of the late Doctor Mead . London: n.p., n.d. 8 o. FIRST EDITION. Norman 1479. -- [ Bound with :] A catalogue of the genuine and capital collection of pictures, by the most celebrated masters, of that great and learned physician, Dr. Richard Mead, dec. ... which were sold by auction ... with the price which each lot sold for annexe . London: n.p., n.d. 5 sheets, trimmed and mounted. FIRST EDITION. Norman 1480. (3)