BERNARD, Charles (1652 – 1710)
Bibliotheca Bernardiana: Or, A catalogue of the library of the late Charles Bernard, Esq; Serjeant Surgeon to Her Majesty. Containing a curious collection of the best authors in physic, history, philology, antiquities ... With several MSS. Ancient and modern which will begin to be sold by auction on Thursday the 22nd of March, 1710-11. At the Black-Boy Coffee-House in Ave-Mary-Lane, near Ludgate-Street.
Catalogue compiled by Jacob Hooke. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13913 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16207
1572 MARTIUS, Jeremias [Hieremius] (1537 – 1585)
Catalogus bibliothecae.
The catalogue of the private library of the Augsburg physician Jeremias Martius may be the earliest printed catalogue of any private library. It is possible that only one copy survived.
GMN 8003 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10179
1655 RIOLAN, Jean The Younger (1577 – 1657)
Catalogus librorum rei medicae, herbariae, & chymiae bibliothecae Joannis Riolani medicorum Parisensium primarii.
The earliest sale catalogue of a private scientific or medical library may be that of Jean Riolan the Younger. John F. Fulton (1899-1960) owned a possibly unique copy of an inventory sale catalogue of Riolan’s library…
GMN 7121 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9288
1659 FUIREN, Thomas (1623 – 1675); FUIREN, Henrick (1614 – 1659)
Bibliotheca medical Henrici Fuiren.
Catalogue of the library of Henrick Fuiren compiled by his brother Thomas after Henrick's death. Henrick bequeathed the library to the University of Copenhagen.
GMN 13819 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16108
1665 LINDEN, Johannes Antonides van der (1609 – 1664)
Catalogus instructissimae bibliothecae...D. Johannes Antoinidae van der Linden...Professoris...in quae omne benus rariorum libris. Quorum auctio habebitur in aedibus Petri Leffen Bibliopolae.
GMN 13820 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16109
1670 BARTHOLIN, Thomas (1616 – 1680)
De bibliothecis incendio. Dissertatio ad filios.
As a result of the burning of his home and the destruction of his library, which included numerous unpublished manuscripts on a wide range of subjects, Bartholin published what was intended to be work of self-consolat…
GMN 7123 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9290
1679 SHERLEY, Thomas (1638 – 1678)
Catalogus librorum . . . Bibliothecarum . . . Stephani Watkins . . . Thomas Sherley . . . Per Gulielmum Cooperum . . .Little Britain.
GMN 13822 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16111
1695 SCARBOROUGH, Sir Charles (1615 – 1694)
Bibliotheca mathematica & medica Scarbughiana; or, the mathematical and physical parts of the famous library of Sir Charles Scarburgh, Kn.,M.D....All curiously bound. ... will be sold by auction on Monday the 18th of this instant February
GMN 13821 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16110
1698 BERNARD, Francis (1627 – 1698)
A catalogue of the library of the late learned Dr. Francis Bernard....Which will be sold by auction at the doctor's late dwelling house in Litttle Britain; the sale to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1698.
The most extensive library sold at auction in London during the seventeenth century, with almost 15,000 lots, of which only part was medical. Bernard was Physician to James II.
GMN 7124 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9291
1710 BROWNE, Sir Thomas (1605 – 1682); BROWNE, Edward (1644 – 1708)
A catalogue of the libraries of the learned Sir Thomas Brown, and Dr. Edward Brown, his son, late President of the College of Physicians. Consisting of many very valuable and uncommon books in most faculties and languages. Chiefly in physic, chirurgery, chemistry.... Which will begin to be sold by auction, at the Black-boy Coffe house....by Thomas Ballard bookseller.
Auction catalogue of the libraries of Sir Thomas Browne and his son Dr. Edward Browne. Digital facsimile of a xerographic copy from the Hathi Trust at this link.
GMN 7122 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9289
1727 RIVINUS, Augustus Quirinus (August Bachmann) (1652 – 1723)
Bibliotheca Riviniana sive catalogus librorum philogico-philosophico-historicorum, itinerariorum, imprimis autem medicorum, botanicorum et historiae naturalis scriptorum & c., rariorum....vendenda in vaporario collegii rubri a die xxvii. Octobr. mdccxxvii more auctionis consueto. Praemissa est vita Rivini descripta per Geo. Sam Hermannum...catalogi autorem.
Auction catalogue of Rivinus's library by Georg Samuel Hermann. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13407 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15679
1739 BOERHAAVE, Herman (1668 – 1738)
Bibliotheca Boerhaaviana, sive catalogus librorum instructissimae bibliothecae virum summi D. Hermanni Boerhaave
Boerhaave’s library contained about 3,300 volumes on a wide range of subjects, including many outstanding illustrated works in botany and fine illustrated works on anatomy. As one would have expected, Boerhaave, the e…
GMN 7129 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9296
1742 –1743 MEIBOM, Heinrich (1638 – 1700)
Bibliotheca Meibomiana hoc est Henrici Meibomii...supellex libraria....a Io. Nicolao Froesio. 2 vols.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13442 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15714
1749 PLATNER, Johann Zacharias (1694 – 1747)
Bibliothecae Platnerianae medicae sectio prior (posterior) auctionis lege distribuenda.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13437 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15709
1754 MEAD, Richard (1673 – 1754); BAKER, Samuel (1711 – 1778)
Bibliotheca Meadiana, sive catalogus librorum Richardi Mead, M.D. qui prostabunt venales sub hasta, apud Samuelem Baker ... Londini, die lunae, 18vo. Novembris, M.DCC.LIV., iterumque die lunae, 7mo. Aprilis, M.DCC.LV.
Mead's library consisted of upwards of 10,000 printed volumes, and many rare and valuable manuscripts. The collection was especially rich in medical works, and in early editions of the classics; it realized over £5,50…
GMN 7127 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9294
1763 FALCONET, Camille (1671 – 1762)
Catalogue de la bibliotheque de feu M. Falconet, medecin consultant du roi, et doyen des médecins de la Faculté de Paris. 2 vols.
Of the 19,798 lots in the auction catalogue of Falconet's library, which at its peak contained around 60,000 volumes, there were 3,672 lots of medical books, including a major cross-section of significant medical work…
GMN 10628 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12821
1775 ASKEW, Anthony (1722 – 1774)
Bibliotheca Askeviana, sive Catalogus librorum rarissimorum Antonii Askew, M.D. quorum auctio fiet apud S. Baker & G. Leigh....
The auction catalogue of the celebrated library formed by the physician and classical scholar Askew, third owner of the famous gold-headed cane. Askew attempted to secure a complete series of all the Greek classics ev…
GMN 7126 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9293
1778 BUC'HOZ, Pierre-Joseph (1731 – 1807); DEBURE, Guillaume (1734 – 1820)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliotheque de M. Buc'hoz. Disposé et mis en order par Guillaume De Bure.
Digital facsimile from BnF Gallica at this link.
GMN 13613 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15893
1781 FOTHERGILL, John (1712 – 1780)
A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of John Fothergill...Containing a fine collection of books in physick, natural history and classics; aslo some good prints, and an elegant collection of drawings in natural history, by some of the most approved masters.
Digital facsimile from wellcomelibrary.org at this link.
GMN 13421 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15693
1782 COBRES, Joseph Paul Edler von (1745 – 1823)
Deliciae Cobresianae. J. P. Cobres Büchersammlung zur Naturgeschichte. 2 vols.
Privately printed catalogue of Cobres’ natural history library, comprising descriptions, with collations and notes, of about 2500 books on botany, zoology, geology, etc. The catalogue is divided into subject sections …
GMN 11095 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13291
1783 GAUBIUS, Hieronymus David (1705 – 1780)
Bibliotheca Gaubiana, sive catalogus librorum, viri celeberrimi, Hieronymi Davidis Gaubii, dum in vivis esset medicinae doctoris, hujusque & chemiae professoris in academia Lugduno-Batava, serenissimi principis arausionensis & Nassaviae archiatri, variarum academiarum & societatum membri &c. &c. Quorum auctio siet per S. et J. Luchtmans.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
GMN 13423 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15695
1791 BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de (1707 – 1788)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu M. Mirabeau l'ainé.
Includes much of Buffon's library, pp. 160-212. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
GMN 13419 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15691
1793 LOUIS, Antoine (1723 – 1792)
Catalogue de la bibliothèque de feu M. Louis, Secrétaire perpétuel de l'Académie de chirurgie, &c. Dont la vente se fera dans une salle du Collège de chirurgie, rue des Cordeliers, le lundi 7 janvier 1793 & les jours suivans, trois heures de relevée.
GMN 13435 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15707
1796 –1800 BANKS, Sir Joseph (1743 – 1820); DRYANDER, Jonas Carlsson (1748 – 1810)
Catalogus bibliothecae historico-naturalis Josephi Banks, auctore Jona Dryander. 5 vols.
Digital facsimile of the 5 vols. from the Hathi Trust at this link.
GMN 7093 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9260
1802 L'HERITIER DE BRUTELLE, Charles Louis (1746 – 1800)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu C. L. L'Héritier de Brutelle... par G. Debure, l'aîné. Avec un extrait de l'eloge du Citoyen l'Héitier par le Citoyen Cuvier...
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13434 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15706
1808 VENTENAT, Étienne Pierre (1757 – 1808)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu M. E.P. Ventenat…Suivi de la description de différens herbiers, graines, fruits étrangers, etc., et objets de curiosité.
Besides Ventenat's library of botanical works lots 603-11 included Ventenat’s collections of botanical specimens (lot 603 contained 14- 15,000 specimens from all over the world!). The auction catalogue was prefaced by…
GMN 13040 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15290
1810 FOURCROY, Antoine François, comte (1755 – 1809)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu M.A.F. de Fourcroy... avec la table des auteurs, et celle des anonymes.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13422 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15694
1812 WATT, Robert (1774 – 1819)
Catalogue of medical books, for the use of students attending lectures on the principles and practice of medicine; with an address to medical students, on the best method of prosecuting their studies.
This is the catalogue that Watt prepared of his own very carefully chosen medical library, and published for the use of his students. Because Watt chose the roughly 1000 books with great care the library is representa…
GMN 8409 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10586
1816 PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733 – 1804)
Catalogue of the library of the late Dr. Joseph Priestley, containing many scarce and valuable books. For sale by Thomas Dobson.
Digital facsimile from U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.
GMN 13438 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15710
1816 SANDIFORT, Eduard (1742 – 1814)
Bibliothecae Sandifortianae pars, continens collectionem pretiosam librorum, ... Opera, tabulis artificiose sculptis historiam ... : Quorum omnium publica fiet auctio....
Excludes Sandifort's medical books, which presumably he bequeathed to his son Gerard, who contributed a preface to this catalogue.
GMN 13439 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15711
1835 KLOSS, Georg Franz Burkhard (1787 – 1854)
Catalogue of the Library of Dr. Kloss, of Franckfort a M., Professor; including many original and unpublished manuscripts and printed books with ms. annotations by Philip Melanchthon. Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Sotheby and Son. on Thursday, May 7th, and nineteen following days, Sundays excepted).
"The Kloss library was the most important collection of early printed books ever made by a medical man." (Note by William Osler in Bibliotheca Osleriana No. 7150). Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13433 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15705
1840 BLUMENBACH, Johann Friedrich (1752 – 1840)
Verzeichniss der vom weil. Obermedicinalrath Blumbach nachgelassen Bucher. . . .
Catalogue of the library of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, prepared for its sale at auction. Books were listed for sale individually, organized by size. Author and title and place published were listed, as were the numb…
GMN 6946 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9111
1845 GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE, Étienne (1772 – 1844)
Catalogue des livres de sciences particulièrement de zoologie, d'anatomie comparée et d'anatomie philosophique composant la bibliothèque de feu M. Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire,...: dont la vente se fera le jeudi 20 novembre 1845, et jours suivants, à midi précis, au Jardin des Plantes, rue Cuvier, n° 33.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13424 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15696
1846 BRESCHET, Gilbert (1784 – 1845)
Catalogue des Livres composant la Bibliothèque de feu … Gilbert Breschet.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13418 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15690
1849 TIEDEMANN, Friedrich (1781 – 1861)
Friedrich Tiedemann’s Bücher-Sammlung.
"After resigning his professorship of anatomy and physiology at Heidelberg due to deteriorating eyesight, Friedrich Tiedemann (1781-1861) sold his extensive personal library—over 4,600 volumes, assembled over fifty ye…
GMN 11432 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13631
1849 SANDIFORT, Gerard (1779 – 1848)
Catalogus librorum cum medicorum, anatom., chirurg., artis obstetr., materiei medicae et chemiae, tum historiae natural., geogr, itin. litteraturae, historiae, item effigierum, nec non praeparatorum ad anatomen tum sanam tum morbosam pertinentium, et partem musei efficientium, quibus usus est ... Gerardus Sandifort ... quorum publica fiet auctio ... die XXIX Octobris MDCCCXLIX et seqq. Lugduni Batavorum per E.J. Brill ...
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13440 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15712
1850 BLAINVILLE, Henri Marie Ducrotay de (1777 – 1850)
Catalogue des livres de géologie, botanique, zoologie, médecine, anatomie, physiologie, physique, littérature, histoire, français et étrangers … de Feu M. H. D. de Blainville.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13417 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15689
1857 JUSSIEU, Antoine Laurent de (1748 – 1836); JUSSIEU, Bernard de (1699 – 1777); JUSSIEU, Antoine de (1686 – 1758); JUSSIEU, Adrien-Henri de (1797 – 1853)
Catalogue de la bibliothèque scientifique de MM. de Jussieu, dont la vente aur lieu le lundi 14 janvier 1858 et jours suivants, à sept heurs du soir....
Auction catalogue of the library of the de Jussieu dynasty of botanists. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 12973 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15221
1858 MÜLLER, Johannes Peter (1801 – 1858)
Catalog der hinterlassenen Bibliothek des am 28 April 1858 verstorbenen Geh. Medicinal-Rathes, Professors der Anatomie und Physiologie, Dr. Johannes Müller.
Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link.
GMN 13436 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15708
1860 VROLIK, Gerardus (1775 – 1859)
Catalogue de la bibliothèque d’histoire naturelle, de médecine et d’ autres sciences de feu M. G. Vrolik.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 11434 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13633
1861 AMMON, Friedrich August von (1799 – 1861)
Verzeichniss der hinterlassenen Bibliothek des Geh. Medicinalrathes Dr. v. Ammon in Dresden, welch nebst mehreren anderen Bibliotheken, sowie einem Anhange von Musikalien und Büchern über Musik....
GMN 13416 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15688
1863 HUMBOLDT, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769 – 1859); STEVENS, Henry Jr. (1819 – 1886)
The Humboldt Library. A catalogue of the library of Alexander von Humboldt. With a bibliographical and biographical memoir by Henry Stevens.
GMN 13431 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15703
1865 VROLIK, Willem (1801 – 1863)
Catalogue de la superbe bibliothèque d'ethnographie, de zoologie, d'anatomie comparée, etc....
The auction catalogue of Vrolik's library, sold two years after his death, organized by subject. Prefaced by an essay about Vrolik's life and work by J. van der Hoeven, and a chronological list of Vrolik's publication…
GMN 6938 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9103
1867 GOODSIR, John (1814 – 1867)
Catalogue of the very extensive and valuable library of works on anatomy, physiology, medicine, natural history, and relative sciences, which belonged to the late Professor Goodsir, comprising ... to be sold by auction, by Mr. Dowell, within his book rooms, 18 George Street, Edinburgh, on Thursday and Friday, 28th and 29th November, 1867. Commencing at twelve o'clock each day. On view on Tuesday and Wednesday, 26th and 27th November.
Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link.
GMN 13481 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15755
1868 FOLLIN, Eugène (1823 – 1867)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu M. de Docteur E. Follin.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13492 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15766
1868 SERRES, Antoine Étienne Renaud Augustin (1786 – 1868)
Notice de livres d'histoire naturelle, de médecine et de la litérature composant la bibliothèque de fe M. E. R. A. Serres.
GMN 13493 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15767
1869 HOEVEN, Johannes van der (1802 – 1868)
Catalogue de la bibliotheque delaissé par Mr. J. van der Hoeven.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 13430 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15702
1871 GRAEFE, Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von (1828 – 1870)
A. von Grafe's hinterlassene medizinische u. ophthalmologische Bibliothek, sowie ein Anhang von diversen medizinischen Werken und Suiten von medizinischen Journalen zu Antiquarpreisen durch die Hirschwald'sche Buchhandlung in Berlin.
GMN 13426 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15698
1871 LONGET, François Achille (1811 – 1871)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu Docteur Longet.
GMN 13489 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15763
1871 DUMÉRIL, Auguste Henri André (1812 – 1870)
Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu M. Aug. Duméril.
GMN 13494 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15768
