The Strange Library: Oddities, Curiosities, Crime, Medical & Sciences Books

Timed auction by KJK Auction Hub

Starts May 22, 2026 11:15 PM EDT. Ends Jun 9, 2026 8:06 PM EDT

Step into a fascinating world of strange knowledge, forgotten medicine, and unusual history in this curated auction of antique and vintage medical, oddity, and curious books. Featuring anatomical studies, quack medicine guides, crime scene books, antique medical & surgical instrument catalogs, post mortem photography publications, scientific texts, mortuary and funeral-related publications, bizarre illustrations, unusual reference works, and other wonderfully peculiar volumes. BIDDING IS NOW OPEN! Lots begin closing on Tuesday, June 9th at 8pm Eastern Time In person previews are available by appointment. Please call us at (267) 923-5047 All items are eligible for in-house shipping within the U.S. You'll receive a separate invoice for the shipping charge. KJK Antiques, 1014 Gravel Pike, Back Building, Palm, PA 18070. Ph:(267) 923-5047 Email: info@kjkauctionhub.com ALL PICK UPS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Lots

#1 • A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities by Jan Bondeson (High bid $110.00)
#2 • Chamberlain’s Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine (High bid $7.00)
#3 • Bats: A Natural History by John Hill & James Smith (High bid $110.00)
#4 • Tutankhamen by C. Desroches Noblecourt (High bid $6.00)
#5 • Science Preserved (High bid $18.00)
#6 • The Practice of Science in the 19th Century by G. L’E Turner (High bid $9.00)
#7 • Human Anatomy- From the Renaissance to the Digital Age (High bid $40.00)
#8 • Christaan Barnard: The Body Machine (High bid $16.00)
#9 • Pharmacy, An Illustrated History by David Cowen & William Helfand (High bid $50.00)
#10 • Dentistry, An Illustrated History by Malvin Ring (High bid $45.00)
#11 • Medicine, An Illustrated History by Albert Lyons & R. Joseph Petrucelli (High bid $24.00)
#12 • American Surgical Instruments: An Illustrated History (High bid $45.00)
#13 • Elisabeth Bennion: Antique Medical Instruments (High bid $18.00)
#14 • Antique Medical Instruments by C. Keith Wilbur (High bid $12.00)
#15 • Antique Medicine Chests by Anne Mortimer Young (High bid $14.00)
#16 • Great Ideas in the History of Surgery by Leo Zimmerman & Ilza Veith (High bid $10.00)
#17 • Atlas of Surgical Techniques by Marvin Gliedman (High bid $20.00)
#18 • Science Through the Ages (High bid $6.00)
#19 • Principles of Surgery Vol 1&2 (High bid $12.00)
#20 • Taschen: Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery by J.M Bourgery & N.H Jacob (High bid $85.00)
#21 • The Sacred Heart by Max Aguilera-Hellweg (High bid $20.00)
#22 • Autographed Early Medical Photography in America by Stanley Burns (High bid $70.00)
#23 • Doctors | The Illustrated History of Medical Pioneers by Sherwin Nuland (High bid $10.00)
#24 • A Case of Curiosities by Allen Kurzweil (High bid $14.00)
#25 • Hardy’s Textbook of Surgery by James Hardy (High bid $5.00)
#26 • Physical Signs by Hamilton Bailey (High bid $9.00)
#27 • The Face of Mercy | A Photographic History of Medicine at War by Matthew Naythons (High bid $12.00)
#28 • The Dental Office by Richard Glenner (High bid $5.00)
#29 • A Morning’s Work by Stanley Burns (High bid $45.00)
#30 • A Century of Service to Dentistry by The S.S White Dental MFG.Co (High bid $5.00)
#31 • One Hundred Years of Osteopathic Medicine (High bid $12.00)
#32 • 1947, Restorative Dentistry by Jerome Schweitzer (High bid $8.00)
#33 • Signed Copy of Antique Hearing Devices by Elisabeth Bennion (High bid $28.00)
#34 • Signed Copy of The American Dentist, Stanley Burns (High bid $50.00)
#35 • Body Piercing by Andrew Dunbar & Dean Lahn (High bid $20.00)
#36 • Infection Control by Chris Miller (Starting at $5.00)
#37 • An Atlas of Erectile Dysfunction by Roger Kirby (High bid $40.00)
#38 • Atlas of Colonoscopy by Helmut Messmann (Starting at $5.00)
#39 • Masterpieces of Medical Photography by Witkin & Burns (High bid $45.00)
#40 • The Knife and Gun Club by Eugene Richard (High bid $9.00)
#41 • Surgery An Illustrated History by Ira Rutkow (High bid $14.00)
#42 • Children of Prometheus A History of Science and Technology by James MacLachlan (High bid $20.00)
#43 • Dissection | Photographs of a Rite of Passage in American Medicine by John Warner & James Edmonson (High bid $35.00)
#44 • Masterpieces of Medical Photography by Witkin & Burns (High bid $75.00)
#45 • Surgical Instruments by The Lawton Company Inc (High bid $5.00)
#46 • Reinhold Wappler an the American Cystoscope Makers, Inc (High bid $5.00)
#47 • Technique in the Use of Surgical Tools by Robert Anderson & Richard Romfh (Starting at $5.00)
#48 • Operative Hysteroscopy by Hubert Guedi & Rafael Valle (Starting at $5.00)
#49 • Apparatus and Supplies for Chemical and Biological Laboratories by Bausch & Lomb Optical Conmany (High bid $26.00)
#50 • General Industrial Catalog of Tycos Instruments by Taylor Instrument Companies (High bid $6.00)
#51 • Standard Surgical Instruments by E.F. Mahady Company (High bid $16.00)
#52 • Microscopes and Other Scientific Instruments by Bausch&Lomb Optical Co. (High bid $14.00)
#53 • Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (High bid $16.00)
#54 • Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Silvio Bendini (High bid $30.00)
#55 • Surgical and Dental Instruments Catalogues (High bid $6.00)
#56 • Catalogue of Microscopes by Gerard L’E Turner (High bid $24.00)
#57 • Welch Catalog B Biological Equipment, 1880-1930 Fifty Years of Service to School (High bid $10.00)
#58 • Catalogue of Instruments and Models by Robert Multhauf (High bid $35.00)
#59 • Catalog of General Surgical Supplies from Sharp and Smith (High bid $18.00)
#60 • Drawing Instruments 1580-1980 by Maya Hambly (High bid $16.00)
#61 • Illustrated Catalogue of Surgical Instruments and of Allied Lines by Powers and Anderson (High bid $18.00)
#62 • Instruments of Science- An Historical Encyclopedia by Robert Bud & Deborah Warner (High bid $30.00)
#63 • Illustrated Catalogue of Surgical Instruments and Physicians Supplies by E.F. Mahady Company (High bid $18.00)
#64 • Antique Scientific Instruments by Gerard L’E Turner (High bid $6.00)
#65 • Catalogue of Surgical Instruments & Appliances, Aseptic Hospital Furniture and Surgical Dressings Etc by S. Maw, Son&Sons (High bid $5.00)
#66 • Design for Scientific Conservation of Antiquities by R. M. Organ (High bid $5.00)
#67 • Catalogue of Surgical Instruments, Hospital Furniture, Physicians Supplies, Etc by The McDermott Surgical Instrument Co. (High bid $22.00)
#68 • Illustrated Manual of Operative Surgery and Surgical Anatomy by Claude Bernard & Charles Huette (High bid $12.00)
#69 • The Garland Collection of Classical Physics Apparatus at Vanderbilt University (High bid $18.00)
#70 • Catalogue of Keuffel & Esser Co. Manufacturers and Importers, Drawing Materials, Surveying Instruments, Measuring Tapes (High bid $22.00)
#71 • Scientific Handicraft, An Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Scientific Apparatus by John Griffin & Sons (Starting at $5.00)
#72 • The Journal of a Civil War Surgeon by J. Franklin Dyer (High bid $6.00)
#73 • Images of Civil War Medicine by Gordon Dammann & Alfred Jay Bollet (High bid $18.00)
#74 • Charles Truax: The Mechanics of Surgery (High bid $35.00)
#75 • Van Marum’s Scientific Instruments in Teyler’s Museum Descriptive Catalogue by G. L’E. Turner (High bid $9.00)
#76 • Dietzgen Drafting & Surveying Supplies (High bid $50.00)
#77 • Walter Coulson: The Diseases of the Bladder and Prostate Gland (High bid $26.00)
#78 • S.S. White’s Catalogue of Dental Instruments and Equipment (High bid $9.00)
#79 • Tools of the Trade and Rules of the Road, A Surgical Guide by Edwin Deitch (Starting at $5.00)
#80 • Pikes Illustrated Catalogue of Scientific Instruments by Benjamin Pike Jr (High bid $24.00)
#81 • George Tiemann & Co. American Armamentarium Chirurgicum (High bid $50.00)
#82 • Scientific Instruments Laboratory Apparatus and Supplies for Physics, Chemistry and General Science by W.M. Welch (High bid $16.00)
#83 • Equipment and Supplies for Hospitals & Physicians by T.J. Noonan Company (High bid $40.00)
#84 • Science Laboratory Equipment Catalog from the Chicago Apparatus Company (Starting at $5.00)
#85 • Public & Private Science, The King George III Collection by Alan Morton & Jane Wess- Oxford Science Museum (High bid $5.00)
#86 • ACMI Catheters and Accessories (Starting at $5.00)
#87 • Scientific Instruments and Laboratory Supplies from the Central Scientific Company (High bid $8.00)
#88 • Urological and Allied Diagnostic Instruments and High Frequency Equipment (Starting at $5.00)
#89 • Miltex Surgical Instruments (High bid $5.00)
#90 • Catalogue, Scientific Instruments- General Science, Physics-Chemistry, Biology from L.E. Knott Apparatus Company (High bid $16.00)
#91 • Embalming- History, Theory, and Practice by Robert G. Mayer (High bid $28.00)
#92 • Early Scientific Instruments Europe 1400-1800 Anthony Turner (High bid $5.00)
#93 • Deadly Intent, Crime & Punishment Photographs From the Burns Archive by Stanley Burns (High bid $180.00)
#94 • Signed Copy- Joel-Peter Witkin Forty Photographs (High bid $210.00)
#95 • Harms Way, Lust & Madness, Murder & Mayhem by Joel-Peter Witkin (High bid $45.00)
#96 • Witkin (High bid $60.00)
#97 • Gods of Earth and Heaven by Joel-Peter Witkin (High bid $70.00)
#98 • Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia by Gretchen Worden (High bid $130.00)
#99 • Sleeping Beauty, Memorial Photography in America by Stanley Burns (High bid $140.00)
#100 • Sleeping Beauty II, Grief, Bereavement and the Family in Memorial Photography by Stanley Burns (High bid $130.00)

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