A Bibliography of the Palmer Green Books In Print, 1906-1985
GLENDA C. WIESE, M.A.L.S. AND MICHELLE R. LYKINS
Reproduced with the permission of the Association for the History of Chiropractic from Chiropractic History, Vol 6 (1986) pps 65-74.
VOLUME 1: 2 editions, 4 printings.
The science of chiropractic; its principles and adjustments,
1st ed. Daniel David Palmer and Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport. IA:
Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1906 . illus.: photos: xix, 413 [420] pp.
Volume 1 on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. [414-416].
Advertisements pp. [417-420]. Frontpiece: David Palmer, B.J. Palmer,
M.P. Brown, and Rev. Samuel Weed.
This
1906 first edition text contains seventeen pages of quotes from medical
sources D.D. Palmer used to substantiate chiropractic. It also
discusses the difference between chiropractic and osteopathy, contains
suggestions for adjustments for different diseases, and has a section on
vaccination. This text contains many photos of early PSC classes, the
interior of 828 Brady Street, and the osteological collection.
The science of chiropractic: its principles and philosophies,
2nd ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic. 1910. illus.; photos; 440 pp. Volume 1 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp. 439-440. Advertisements pp. 433-438. Frontpiece:
B.J. Palmer, Rev. Samuel Weed, David D. Palmer.
This
1910 second edition deals with chiropractic philosophy and scientific
principles, relating them to the cause of disease. Included are
definitions and information on chiropractic history, adjusting, disease,
Innate, pathological conditions, subluxation, the Palmer family history
and the Palmer Coat of Arms.
The science of chiropractic: its principles and philosophies,
3rd. ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic. 1917. illus.; photos; 332 pp. Volume 1 on spine. Brown
binding. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 330-332. Frontpiece: B.J.
Palmer, Rev. Samuel Weed.
This is a 1917 3rd edition revision of the 1910 2nd edition with minor editorial additions and deletions.
The science of chiropractic: its principles and philosophies,
4th ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic. 1920. illus.: photos: 332 pp. Volume 1 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp. 330-332. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer, Rev. Samuel
Weed.
This 1920 4th "edition" is a 1920 printing of the 1917 3rd edition
VOLUME 2: 3 editions, 4 printings.
The science of chiropractic: eleven physiological lectures,
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic. 1907. illus.; photos; 160 [162] pp. Volume 2 on spine.
Table of Contents p. 156. No Index. Advertisements pp. 157-[162].
Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
This 1907 1st
edition consists of lectures delivered at PSC January-March 1907. The
lectures cover the embryo, nervous system, senses, sympathetic nervous
system, reflex action, diseases and their causes, alimentary tract,
urinary system and serous circulations.
The
science of chiropractic; containing a series of lectures and other
scientific material discovered or developed and delivered by B.J.
Palmer. 1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer
School of Chiropractic, 1913. illus.; photos; 667 pp. Volume 2 on spine.
No Table of Contents. No Index. No Advertisements. Frontpiece: B.J. and
Mabel Heath Palmer.
This~1913 edition
is actually a second edition and is a combination of the 1907 volume
two and the 1908 Causes Localized, volume four. There is additional
information on the sympathetic nervous system, reflex action, and serous
circulation. New topics include physiology, cranial nerves, infantile
paralysis, stones, hemorrhage, tumors, biology, the Meric System and
equations.
The science of chiropractic,
3rd ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1917. illus.; photos; 679 pp. Volume 2 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp.678-679. No Advertisements Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer
and Mabel Heath Palmer.
This is a 1917 revision of the 1913 text with new information on the Meric System and equations.
The science of chiropractic,
3rd ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1920. illus.; photos; 679 pp. Volume 2 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp.678-679. No Advertisements. Frontpiece: B.J.
Palmer and Mabel Heath Palmer.
This 1920 3rd edition is actually a 1920 printing of the 1917 3rd edition with no editorial changes.
VOLUME 3: 2 editions, 2 printings.
The philosophy and principles of chiropractic adjustments; a series of twenty-four lectures.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic. 1908. illus.; photos; 360 pp. Volume 3 on spine. No Table
of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: Howard Nutting and B.J. Palmer.
This
1908 1st edition consists of lectures delivered by B.J. Palmer. Authors
unable to annotate because of unavailability of book.2
The philosophy and principles of chiropractic adjustments: a series of thirty-eight lectures.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1908-1911. illus.; photos; 567 pp. Volume 3 on spine. No
Table of Contents. No Index. Advertisements pp.558-567Frontpieee: Howard
Nutting, B.J. Palmer.
This is
actually an expanded version of the 1908 1st edition, and gives an
explanation of subluxations, their adjustments, and their relationship
to disease. Included are definitions, photographs of the B.J. Palmer
osteological collection, and information on Innate intelligence, mental
and physical currents, the vertebral column. palpation, spinal cord
impingements, the atlas, axis, cervical, dorsal, and lumbar vertebrae,
sacrum, coccyx, the recoil technique, and practice drills.
VOLUME 4: 1 edition, 1 printing.
The science of chiropractic: causes localized.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: The Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1908. illus.; photos: 107, [108] pp. Volume 4 on spine. No
Table of Contents. Index p. [108]. Advertisements pp. 84-107.
Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer, Joy Loban.
This
1908 first edition gives a list of general diseases and conditions and
corresponding vertebral areas of adjustment based upon the Meric System.
V0LUME 5: 2 editions, 6 printings.
The philosophy of chiropractic.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1909. illus.; photos; 559 [576] pp. Volume 5 on spine.
Title on spine: The Philosophy of Chiropractic. No Table of Contents.
Index p. 559. Advertisements pp. [560-576]. Frontpiece: Hilda Lundberg,
B.J. Palmer.
This 1909 first edition
applies the chiropractic philosophy to health and disease. Included is
the author's philosophy on remedies, insanity, paralysis, disease, power
and cycles, the nervous system, and blood.
The philosophy of chiropractic.
2nd ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1916. illus.; photos; 428 pp. Volume 5 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp. 428. No Advertisements. Frontpiece: J.H. Craven,
B.J. Palmer.
This 1916 second edition is a rearrangement of the material in the first edition, and contains minor additions and deletions.
The philosophy of chiropractic.
3rd ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1919. illus.; photos; 428 pp. Volume 5 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp.426-428. No Advertisements. Frontpiece: J.H.
Craven, B.J. Palmer.
This 1919 "3rd" edition is actually a reprint of the 1916 2nd edition.
The philosophy of chiropractic.
4th ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1920. illus.; photos; 428 pp. Volume 5 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp.426-428. No Advertisements. Frontpiece: J.H.
Craven, B.J. Palmer.
This 1920 "4th" edition is actually a reprint of the 1916 2nd edition.
The philosophy of chiropractic.
5th ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1920. illus.; photos; 428 pp. Volume 5 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp.426-428. No Advertisements. Frontpiece: J.H.
Craven, B.J. Palmer.
This 1920 "5th" edition is actually a reprint of the 1916 2nd edition.
The philosophy of chiropractic.
6th ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1920. illus.; photos; 428 pp. Volume 5 on spine. No Table
of Contents. Index pp. 426-428. No Advertisements. Frontpiece: J.H.
Craven, B.J. Palmer.
This 1920 "6th" edition is actually a reprint of the 1916 2nd edition.
VOLUME 6: 1 edition, 1 printing.
The philosophy, science, and art of chiropractic nerve tracing; a book of four sections.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1911. illus.; photos; 789 pp. Volume 6 on spine. No Table
of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer, Mabel Heath Palmer.
This
1911 1st edition depicts nerve tracing based upon the Meric System.
Tracings are illustrated from the physical cause to the effect and from
the effect to the cause.
VOLUME 3: 1 edition, 1 printing.
A textbook on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint.
1st ed. John Henry Craven. Davenport, IA: the author, 1924. illus.;
photos; 407 pp. Volume 3 on spine. No Table of Contents. No Index.
Frontpiece: John H. Craven. Printed in Chicago by the Hammond Press,
W.B. Conkey Company.
This 1924 1st
edition gives a general understanding of infant care and adjusting, and
hygiene information on housing, air, ventilation, heating, lighting,
water, school, industry, immunity, germs, disinfection, fumigation, sick
room, food, milk, meat, and definitions to hygiene.
VOLUME 4: 1 edition, 1 printing.
The chiropractic adjustor: a compilation of the writing of D.D. Palmer.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1921. 912 pp, Volume 4 on spine. No Table of Contents. No
Index.
This 1921 1st edition contains
material covered in D.D. Palmer's The Chiropractor's Adjustor, plus
additional writings by D.D. Palmer on the science, art, and philosophy
of chiropractic and its relationship to health and disease. Included is
information on anatomy, biology, Innate, the nervous system, nerve
vibration, vertebral movement, adjusting, chiropractic analysis, and
pathological conditions.
VOLUME 7: 2 editions, 1 supplement, 6 printings.
A textbook on chiropractic symptomtology; or the manifestations of incoordination considered from achiropractic standpoint.
1st ed. James N. Firth. Davenport, IA: the author, 1914. 424[425] pp.
No volume number on spine. Blue binding. Table of Contents p. [5]. Index
pp. 411-424. Advertisements. p. [425].
Printed
in Rock Island, IL by the Drifill Printing Company. This is a
comprehensive description and explanation of pathologies and
accompanying symptoms from a chiropractic standpoint. Pathologies
include acute febrile, digestive, respiratory circulatory, blood,
ductless gland, kidney, nervous system, constitutional diseases,
sunstroke, and intoxication. Each pathology is assigned a particular
area of chiropractic adjustment.
A textbook of chiropractic symptomatology: supplement to the first edition. James N. Firth. Davenport, IA: the author, 1919. 100 pp. No volume number on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 97-100.
This supplement to the 1st edition includes sections on diseases of the eye and skin, hernias, and hemorrhoids.
A textbook of chiropractic symptomatology: or the manifestations of incoordination considered from a chiropractic standpoint.
2nd ed. James N. Firth. Davenport, IA: the author, 1919. illus.;
photos; 465 pp. Volume 7 on spine. Table of Contents p. 5. Index pp.
457-465. Frontpiece: James N. Firth.
This 1919 2nd edition is a combination of the 1st edition and its supplement
A textbook of chiropractic symptomatology: or the manifestations of incoordination considered from a chiropractic standpoint.
2nd ed. James N. Firth. Davenport, IA: the author, 1920. illus.;
photos; 465 pp. Volume 7 on spine. Table of Contents p. 5. Index pp.
457-465. Frontpiece: James N. Firth.
This 1920 2nd edition is a reprint of the 1919 2nd edition with no editorial changes.
A textbook of chiropractic symptomatology: or the manifestations of incoordination considered from a chiropractic standpoint.
2nd ed. James N. Firth. Davenport, IA: the author, 1921. illus.;
photos; 465 pp. Volume 7 on spine. Table of Contents p. 5. Index pp.
457-465. Frontpiece: James N. Firth.
This is a 1921 reprint of the 1920 2nd edition.
A textbook of chiropractic symptomatology: or the manifestations of incoordination considered from a chiropractic standpoint.
2nd ed. James N. Firth. Davenport, IA: the author,1925. illus.; photos:
465 pp. Volume 7 on spine. Table of Contents p. 5. Index pp. 457-465.
Frontpiece: James N. Firth.
This is a 1925 reprint of the 1921 2nd edition.
VOLUME 8: 2 editions, 5 printings.
A textbook in chiropractic physiology.
1st ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1916, 414 pp. No
volume number on spine. Brown Binding. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index
pp. 405-414. Printed in Chicago by Rogers and Hall Company.
This
1916 1st edition is a comprehensive scientific explanation of the
functions of the body with an application of chiropractic philosophy.
Included are sections on body tissues, blood, circulatory, lymphatic,
respiratory, glandular, digestive, excretory, voice, and brain systems.
A textbook in chiropractic physiology.
2nd ed . Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1918. 414 pp. No
volume number on spine. Brown Binding. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index
pp. 405-414. Printed in Chicago by Rogers and Hall Company.
This is a 1918 reprint of the 1916 first edition with no editorial changes.
A textbook in chiropractic physiology.
3rd ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1918. 414 pp.
Volume 8 on spine. 1920 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index pp.
405-414. Printed in Chicago by Rogers and Hall Company.
This is a 1920 reprint of the 1916 first edition with no editorial changes.
A textbook in chiropractic physiology.
4th ed. Harry E.Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1921. illus.; 463
pp. Volume 8 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index pp. 454-463.
Printed in Chicago by Rogers and Hall Company.
This is a 1921 reprint of the 1916 first edition with no editorial changes.
A textbook in chiropractic physiology.
5th ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1922. illus.; 463
pp. Volume 8 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index pp. 454-463.
Printed in Chicago by Printing Products Corporation.
This is a 1922 reprint of the 1916 first edition.
VOLUME 9: 3 editions, 5 printings.
Chiropractic anatomy.
1st ed. Mabel Heath Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1918. illus.; colored plates: [5], 487 pp. No volume
number on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 452-487. Glossary pp.
446-451. Frontpiece: Mabel Heath Palmer. Printed in Chicago by Rogers
and Hall Company.
This 1918 first
edition textbook of anatomy is designed for the chiropractic student and
practitioner. Included are sections on general anatomy, syndesmology,
arthrology, myology, blood vascular system, organs of voice,
respiration, digestion. special senses, urogenital system, hernias,
nervous system, and anatomical terms.
Chiropractic anatomy.
2nd ed. Mabel Heath Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1919. illus.; colored plates; [6], 569 pp. Volume 9 on
spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 533-569. Glossary pp. 526-531.
Frontpiece: Mabel Heath Palmer. Printed in Chicago by Rogers and Hall
Company.
This is a 1919 revision of the 1918 text. Changes include new illustrations and additional information throughout.
Chiropractic anatomy.
3rd ed. Mabel Heath Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1920. illus.; colored plates; [7], 569 pp. Volume 9 on
spine. 1919 on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 533-569. Glossary
pp. 526-531. Frontpiece: Mabel Heath Palmer. Printed in Chicago by
Rogers and Hall Company.
This is a 1920 reprint of the 1919 second edition with minor errors corrected.
Chiropractic anatomy.
4th ed. Mabel Heath Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1920. illus.; colored plates; [7], 569 pp. Volume 9 on
spine. 1922 on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 533-569. Glossary
pp. 526-531. Frontpiece: Mabel Heath Palmer. Printed in Chicago by
Rogers and Hall Company.
This is a 1920 reprint of the 1919 second edition with minor errors corrected.
Chiropractic anatomy.
5th ed. Mabel Heath Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1923. illus.; colored plates; [8], 573 pp. Volume 9 on
spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 537-573. Glossary pp. 531-536.
Frontpiece: Mabel Heath Palmer. Printed in Chicago by Hammond Press,
W.B. Conkey Company.
This is a 1923 revision of the 1919 second edition with new illustrations and new material throughout.
VOLUME 10: 4 editions, 4 printings.
Text on chiropractic spinography. 1st ed. Ernest Archibald Thompson. Not available.
Text on chiropractic spinography.
2nd ed. Ernest Archibald Thompson. Davenport, IA: the author, 1919.
illus.; tables; 194 pp. Volume 10 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7.
Index pp. 191-194. Frontpiece: E.A. Thompson.
This
1919 second edition text deals with the use of X-ray and its
application to the study of spinal segments and their juxtaposition.
Included are sections on X-ray discovery, physical properties,
protection, plate reading, equipment, physics, patient placement, and
developing procedures.
Text on chiropractic spinography.
3rd ed. Ernest Archibald Thompson. Davenport, IA: the author, 1921.
illus.; tables; 346 pp. Volume 10 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 5-7.
Index pp. 343-348.
This is a 1921
revision of the 1919 second edition with new material on subjects
previously covered, particularly on X-ray equipment, physics, and body
exposures.
Text on chiropractic spinography.
4th ed. Ernest Archibald Thompson. Davenport, IA: the author 1923.
illus.; tables: 426 pp. Volume 10 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-11.
Index pp. 421-426.
This is a 1923
revision of the 1921 third edition with a more in-depth application of
X-ray to the spine and chiropractic. Included is new material on
equipment, physics, protection, and exposures.
VOLUME 11: 1 edition, 3 printings.
A textbook on chiropractic chemistry.
1st ed. S.J. Burich. Davenport, IA: the author, 1919. illus.; tables;
430 pp. Volume 11 on spine. 1921 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-9.
Index pp. 407-430. Frontpiece: S.J. Burich.
This
is a 1919 first edition text of general and physiological chemistry
designed for the chiropractic student. Included are sections on
inorganic, organic, and physiological chemistry, information on poisons,
antidotes, reaction equations, symbols, formulas, atomic weights, and
definitions.
A textbook on chiropractic chemistry.
2nd ed. S.J. Burich. Davenport, IA: the author, 1920. illus.; tables;
430 pp. Volume 11 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-9. Index pp.
407-430. Frontpiece: S.J. Burich.
This is a 1920 reprint of the 1919 first edition.
A textbook on chiropractic chemistry.
3rd ed. S.J. Burich. Davenport, IA: the author, 1920. illus.; tables;
432 pp. Volume 11 on spine. 1921 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-9.
Index pp. 409-432. Frontpiece: S.J. Burich.
This is another 1920 reprint of the 1919 first edition.
VOLUME 12: 2 editions, 4 printings.
A textbook on chiropractic gynecology.
1st ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1919. 407 pp.
Volume 12 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index pp. 395-407.
Frontpiece: Harry E. Vedder.
This 1919
first edition text gives a thorough chiropractic explanation of
gynecological diseases and the results that might be expected under
adjustments. Included is information on diseases of the vulva, vagina,
uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, urinary system. and syphilis.
A textbook on chiropractic gynecology.
2nd ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1920. 407 pp.
Volume 12 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index pp. 395-407.
Frontpiece: Harry E. Vedder.
This is a 1920 reprint of the 1919 first edition.
A textbook on chiropractic gynecology.
3rd ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1921. 407 pp.
Volume 12 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 7-8. Index pp. 395-407.
Frontpiece: Harry E. Vedder.
This is a 1921 reprint of the 1919 first edition.
A textbook on chiropractic gynecology. 4th ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: the author, 1923. illus.; 474 pp. Volume 12 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 9-10. Index pp. 463-474.
This is actually a 1923 second edition incorporating illustrations.
VOLUME 13: 1 edition, 1 printing.
A textbook on the Palmer technique of chiropractic. 1st ed. B.J. Palmer. Davenport, IA: the author, 1920. illus.; 531 pp. Volume 13 on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 527-531.
This
is a 1920 comprehensive text on the Palmer adjustment technique.
Included is material on vertebral palpation, adjusting, nerve tracing,
abnormalities, and subluxation listings. Contains 185 photographs.
VOLUME 14: 2 editions, 4 printings.
Chiropractic textbook.
1st ed. Ralph W. Stephenson. Davenport, IA: the author, 1927. illus.;
charts; tables; xxxiv, 396 pp. Volume 14 on spine. No Table of Contents.
Index pp. 385-396. Frontpiece: Ralph W. Stephenson. Printed in Chicago
by R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co., Lakeside Press.
This
1927 text, written for chiropractic classroom use, describes what
chiropractic is, does, how, and why. Included are sections for each
semester of study with material on chiropractic philosophy, the nervous
system, Innate, spinal subluxations, cycles, functions, the Meric
System, poisons, and thesis writing.
Chiropractic textbook.
2nd ed. Ralph W. Stephenson. Davenport, IA: the author, 1927. illus.;
charts; tables; xxiv, 414 pp. Volume 14 on spine. No Table of Contents.
Index pp. 403-414. Printed in Davenport by PSC Press.
This
is a 1927 printing of the original 1927 text with an additional section
(pp. 385-401) on the occipito-atlanto-axial region based upon the B.J.
Palmer Chiropractic Clinic studies. The added chapter is written by
Galen R. Price.
Chiropractic textbook.
3rd ed. Ralph W. Stephenson. Davenport, IA: the author. 1946. illus.;
charts; tables; xxiv, 414 pp. Volume 14 on spine. Table of Contents.
Index pp. 403-414. Printed in Davenport by PSC Press.
This is a 1946 reprint of the 1927 second edition.
Chiropractic textbook.
4th ed. Ralph W. Stephenson. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1948. illus.; charts; tables; xxiv, 414 pp. Volume 14 on
spine. 1927 on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. 403-414.
Frontpiece: Ralph W. Stephenson. Printed in Davenport by PSC Press.
This is a 1948 reprint of the 1927 second edition.
VOLUME 14: 1 edition, 1 printing.
The
spirit of P.S.C., a story based on facts gleaned at the chiropractic
fountain head; being a student's tribute to an institution of scientific
education, in which he has unbounded faith. 1st ed. James Leroy
Nixon. Davenport, IA: sine nomine, 1920. illus.; photos; 199 pp. Volume
14 on spine. No Table of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: James Leroy
Nixon and B.J. Palmer.
With a
narrative approach, this 1920 text gives a description of the Palmer
School of Chiropractic life; the extent of its educational resources;
the personal characteristics of its faculty; the scope of its
curriculum; the character of the student body; and the results of its
applications in the health field.
VOLUME 15: 1 edition, 2 printings.
A textbook on chiropractic orthopedy.
1st ed. John Henry Craven. Davenport. IA: the author, 1921. illus.;
photos; 399 pp. Volume 15 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 14-15. Index
pp. 390-396. Frontpiece: J.H. Craven. Printed by Printing Products
Corporation, Chicago, IL.
This 1921
first edition is designed to give the chiropractic student comprehensive
knowledge of the spine and physical representation of the cause of
disease. Included are sections on anatomy of the spinal cord and column,
palpation, subluxation, the Meric System, arthrology, motion,
abnormalities, and muscles.
A textbook on chiropractic orthopedy.
2nd ed. John Henry Craven. Davenport, IA: the author, 1922. illus.;
photos; 399 pp. Volume 15 on spine. Table of Contents pp. 14-15. Index
pp. 390-396. Frontpiece: J.H. Craven. Printed by Printing Products
Corporation, Chicago, IL
This is a 1922 printing of the 1921 1st edition with no editorial changes.
VOLUME 16: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Chiropractic advertising.
1st ed. Harry E. Vedder. Davenport, IA: Harry Vedder, 1924. illus.;
photos; 244 pp. Volume 16 on spine. No Table of Contents. No Index.
Frontpiece: Harry E. Vedder.
This 1924
1st edition correlates and systematizes the advertising experiences of
practicing chiropractors of the early 1920s, and gives fundamental
principles of different types of advertising. Included is information
and examples on the application of advertising to chiropractic and the
benefits that can be obtained through advertising.
VOLUME 17: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Malpractice as applied to chiropractic.
1st ed. Arthur T. Holmes. [sine loco: sine nomine, 1924.] v, 253 pp.
Volume 17 on spine. 1924 on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. v.
This
1st edition text, designed to help chiropractors avoid many legal
problems, includes material on malpractice, liability, negligence,
contracts, fees, specific cases, and other aspects of chiropractic
practice.
VOLUME 18: 1 edition, 3 printings.
The subluxation specific; the adjustment specific; and exposition of the cause of all disease. 1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1934. illus.: photos; tables; 870 pp.
Volume 18 on spine. No Table of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: D.D.
Palmer, B.J. Palmer, Dossa Evans. Printed by the PSC Printing Plant.
This
1934 1st edition applies chiropractic to the specific causes and cures
of disease. Contents include definitions and material on chiropractic
neurology, spinography, neurocalometry, atlas-axis subluxations,
vertebral torque, and specific vertebral adjusting. This text, based on
HIO adjusting, represents a major departure from the full-spine Meric
System that B.J. Palmer had previously used.
The subluxation specific; the adjustment specific; and exposition on the cause of all disease.
Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Chiropractic Publishers, [1977].
illus.; photos; tables; 870 pp. Volume 18 on spine. Blue Binding. No
Table of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: D.D. Palmer, B.J. Palmer, Dossa
Evans.
This is a reprint of the 1934 1st edition.
The subluxation specific; the adjustment specific; and exposition on the cause of all disease.
Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Spartanburg, SC: Michael U. Kale, [1984].
illus.; photos; tables; 870 pp. Volume 18, 1984 on spine. No Table of
Contents. No Index. On cover: "Special edition". Black cover.
Frontpiece: D.D. Palmer, B.J. Palmer, Dossa Evans.
This is a 1984 reprint of the 1934 1st edition.
VOLUME 19: 1 edition, 1 printing.
The
known man or an explanation of "the phenomena of life"; constants and
variables as applied to accuracy of the B.J.Palmer chiropractic clinical
procedure. 1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA:
Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1936. illus.; tables; xxiv, 341 [342] pp.
Volume 19 on spine. No Table of Contents. Index pp. iv-vii.
This
1936 1st edition, based on the B.J. Palmer Clinic studies, includes
chiropractic research with eliminated variables using spinography and
NCM tests in order to prove the effectiveness of chiropractic.
VOLUME 20: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Precise,
posture-constant, spinograph, comparative graphs; an exposition of
innate natural adaptation following HIO adjustment proving measurement
correction of vertebral subluxations, corrections of abnormal-normal
adaptive curves, as well as curvatures. 1st ed. B.J. Palmer
Chiropractic Clinic. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1938.
illus.; photos; 207 pp. Spiral bound. Yellow paper binding. Volume 20
on cover. No Table of Contents. No index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer, D.D.
Palmer. Printed by Palmer School of Chiropractic Press.
This
1938 1st edition is a compilation of 100 chiropractic cases and
analyses designed to show it is possible to measure subluxation distance
and adjustment correction of malpositioned vertebrae.
VOLUME 21: 3 editions, 3 printings.
Modern x-ray practice and chiropractic spinography.
1st ed. Percy A. Remier. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic,
1938. illus.; photos; 473 [474] pp. Volume 21 on spine. No Table of
Contents. Index pp. 10-14. Frontpiece: Percy A. Remier. Printed by the
P.S.C. Press.
This 1938 1st edition
organizes the stereoscopic techniques and procedures in chiropractic
spinography used in the x-ray lab. Included are terms and material on
x-ray physics, equipment, film properties, darkrooms, protection
positioning, and techniques.
Modern x-ray practice and chiropractic spinography.
2nd ed. Percy A. Remier. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic,
1947.illus.; photos; 479 pp. Volume 21 on spine. No Table of Contents.
Index pp. 10-14. Frontpiece: Percy A. Remier. Printed by the P.S.C.
Press.
This is a 1947 revision of the 1938 first edition with minor changes and additional information.
Modern x-ray practice and chiropractic spinography.
3rd ed. Percy A. Remier. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic,
1957. illus.; photos; 422 pp. Volume 21 on spine. No Table of Contents.
Index pp. 416-419. Red Binding Frontpiece: Percy A. Remier. Printed by
P.S.C. Press.
This is a 1957 revision
of the 1947 second edition with changes throughout. Contains new
information on full-spine x-rays and the adverse effects and limitations
of radiation.
VOLUME 22: 1 edition, 2 printings.
The bigness of the fellow within.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1949. illus.; photos; xliii, 943 pp. Volume 22 on spine.
Table of Contents pp. xxxiii-xliii.. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer
Printed in Hammond, IN by W.B. Conkey Company.
This
1949 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures of B.J.
Palmer applying chiropractic philosophy and Innate to life, sickness,
and health. Included are accounts of B.J. Palmer's life, the history and
development of chiropractic, information on education, inner power,
Little Bit O'Heaven, the circus, and photographs of B.J. Palmer's home.
The bigness of the fellow within.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Spartanburg, S.C.: Sherman College of
Straight Chiropractic, 1978. illus.; photos; xliii, 943 pp. Volume 22 on
spine. Table of Contents pp. xxxiii-xliii. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J.
Palmer.
This is a 1978 reprint of the original 1949 text.
VOLUME 23: 1 edition, 2 printings.
Up from below the bottom.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1950. illus.; photos; vii, 865 pp. Volume 23 on spine.
Table of Contents pp. 861-865. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
Printed in Hammond, IN by W.B. Conkey Company.
This
1950 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures by B.J.
Palmer expressing his philosophy of life, health, disease, religion
Innate, chiropractic, subluxation, adjusting, and medicine.
Up from below the bottom.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Spartanburg, SC.: Sherman College of
Straight Chiropractic, 1979. illus.; photos; vii, 856 pp. Volume 23 on
spine. Table of Contents pp. 861-865. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
This is a 1979 reprint of the 1950 1st edition.
VOLUME 24: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Fight to climb.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1950.illus.; photos; vii, 715 pp. Volume 24 on spine.
Table of Contents pp. 711-715. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
Printed in Hammond, IN by W.B. Conkey Company.
This
1950 text consists of chiropractic addresses, essays, and lectures by
B.J. Palmer. Included is information on D.D. Palmer, the Truscott
System, adaptative spinal curves disease, malpractice, subluxations, and
religion.
VOLUME 25: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Chiropractic clinical controlled research.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1951. illus.; photos: graphs: vii, 744 pp. Volume 25 on
spine. Table of Contents pp. 741-744. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
Printed in Hammond, IN by W.B. Conkey Company.
This
1951 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures dealing
with the need for chiropractic research. Included is information on the
nervous system, neurocalometry, spinography,
electroencephaloneuromentimpograph, torqued subluxation, and torqued
adjustment.
VOLUME 26: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Conflicts clarify.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1951. illus.; photos; vii, 747 pp. Volume 26 on spine.
Table of Contents pp. 745-747. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer. Printed in Hammond, IN by W.B. Conkey Company.
This
1951 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures dealing
with chiropractic philosophy and chiropractic approach to sickness.
Included is information on abnormalities, tuberculosis, kidney disease,
Innate, and the politics of chiropractic and medicine.
VOLUME 27: 1 edition, 1 printing.
History repeats. 1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1951. illus.; photos; vii. 778 pp. Volume 27 on spine. Table of Contents pp 775-778. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer Printed in Hammond, IN by W.B. Conkey Company.
This
1951 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures dealing
with different aspects of chiropractic philosophy and history, with
information on disease, subluxation, NCM, spinographs, and majors and
minors.
VOLUME 28: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Answers. 1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1952 illus.; photos; 840 pp. Volume 28 on spine. No Table of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer. Printed in Hammond, IN by W.B. Conkey Company.
This
1952 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures dealing
with the philosophy and history of chiropractic, with information on
spinographic analysis, Innate, and Clearview Sanitarium.
VOLUME 29: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Upside down and right side up with B.J.; including the greatest mystery of history.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer Davenport, IA: the author, 1953. illus.;
photos: xii, 1036 pp. Volume 29 on spine. Table of Contents pp.
1035-1036. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer. Printed in Hammond. IN by
W.B. Conkey Division, Rand McNally and Co.
This
1953 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures depicting
chiropractic history and the world travels of B.J. Palmer with numerous
photographs of his travels.
VOLUME 30: Information unavailable.
VOLUME 31: Information unavailable.
VOLUME 32: 1 edition. 2 printings
Chiropractic philosophy. science, and art: what it does, how it does it, and why it does it.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1955. illus.: photos: 260 pp. Volume 32 on spine. Table of
Contents pp. 257-260. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer. Printed by PSC
Press.
This 1955 text is a collection
of addresses, essays, and lectures explaining the what's, how's, and
why's of chiropractic. This is designed to give the lay people an
understanding of Innate intelligence and chiropractic.
Chiropractic philosophy, science, and art: what it does, how it does it, and why it does it.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Langhorne, PA: Adio Institute of
Straight Chiropractic, 1984. illus.: photos; 260 pp. Volume 32 on spine.
Table of Contents pp. 257-260. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
This is a 1984 reprint of the original 1955 text.
VOLUME 33: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Fame and fortune and the know-how and show-how to attain it.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic. 1955. illus.; photos; 130 pp. Volume 33 on spine. Table of
Contents pp. [129}130. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer. Printed by
PSC Press.
This 1955 text is a
collection of addresses, essays, and lectures dealing with the
application of chiropractic philosophy and Innate to a successful life
and greater intellectual power.
VOLUME 34: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Evolution or revolution.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1957. illus.; photos; 126 pp. Volume 34 on spine. No Table
of Contents. No Index. PSC Sales Dept. Iist pp.123-126. Frontpiece:
B.J. Palmer. Extracts from "The Evolution of Chiropractic" by A. Aug
Dye, "Your Health and Chiropractic" by Thorpe MacCluskey, and "The Rise
of Chiropractic" by Chittenden Turner. Printed by PSC Press.
This
1957 text deals with the philosophy, history, and evolution of
chiropractic, with information on old and new principles of chiropractic
and Innate.
VOLUME 34: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Chiropractic orthopedy.
1st ed. Donald Otis Pharoah. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1956. illus.; photos; xvi, 311 pp. Volume 34 on spine.
Table of Contents pp. ix-xvi. No Index. Red Cover Frontpiece: Donald O.
Pharoah.
This 1956 text gives a basic
understanding of the spinal column and its relationship to health and
disease. Included is information on development and anatomy of the
spinal column, spinal cord, muscles, joints, ligaments, curves,
dynamics, abnormalities, disease, and nerve interference.
VOLUME 35: 1 edition, 2 printings.
History in the making.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1957. illus.; photos; 72 pp. Volume 35 on cover No Table
of Contents. No Index. Palmer Sales Dept. Iist pp. 71-72. Red paper
cover. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer. Printed by PSC Press.
This
1957 1st edition deals with the science of chiropractic and includes
information on palpation, nerve tracing, the Meric System, majors and
minors, circulation, spinographs, the NCM, specific research, and
statistics.
History in the making.
Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Sacramento, CA: Clarence Jenson, 1985. illus.;
photos: [ix], xii, 72 [73] pp. Notebook format. Volume 35 on spine.
Table of Contents pp. [xii-ix]. No Index. Errata pp. 72-73. Frontpiece:
B.J. Palmer.
This is a 1985 reprinting of the 1957 first edition, with typographical and grammatical corrections.
VOLUME 36: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Palmer's law of life.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1958. illus.; photos; 150 pp. Volume 36 on spine. No Table
of Contents. No Index. PSC Sales Dept. Iist pp. 147-150. Frontpiece:
B.J. Palmer. Printed by PSC Press.
This
1958 text is a collection of addresses, essays, and lectures dealing
with Innate intelligence and chiropractic philosophy, and their
application to life and health.
VOLUME 37: 1 edition, 1 printing.
The glory of going on.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of
Chiropractic, 1961. illus.; photos; 255 pp. Volume 37 on spine. Table of
Contents pp. 254-255. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
This
1961 text deals with the history of B.J. Palmer and chiropractic.
Included is information on Innate and spinal subluxation as related to
life and health.
VOLUME 37: 2 editions, 2 printings.
Healing hands: the story of the Palmer family, discoverers and developers of chiropractic.
1st ed. Joseph Edward Maynard. Freeport, Long Island, NY: Jonorm
Publishing Company, 1959. illus.; photos: xii, 365 pp. Volume 37 on
spine. No Table of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: D.D. Palmer and B.J.
Palmer. Printed in New York by American Book Stratford Press, Inc.
This
1959 text conveys the knowledge of the value of chiropractic and gives
understanding of the role chiropractic plays in healing the sick.
Included is information on the history of chiropractic and the Palmer
family, chiropractic philosophy and science, Innate intelligence, the
nervous system, body functions, and cause of disease.
Healing hands: the story of the Palmer family, discoverers and developers of chiropractic.
2nd ed. Joseph Edward Maynard. Mobile, AL: Jonorm Publishers. 1977.
illus.; photos; xx, 407. No Volume number on spine. Table of Contents
pp. vii-ix. No Index. Brown cover. "Special limited autographed ed."
This
is a 1977 revision of the 1959 text with additional information on the
Palmer Printing Plant; WHO and WOC Communications; and additional
photographs.
VOLUME 38: 1 edition, 1 printing.
The great divide.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer College of
Chiropractic, 1966. illus.; photos; 163 pp. Volume 38 on spine. No Table
of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer. Printed in Hamilton, IL
by Hamilton Press, Inc.
This 1966
text, published posthumously, conveys B.J. Palmer's philosophy of
chiropractic and Innate, and includes information on research,
fundamental principles of chiropractic philosophy, Innate control,
and-questions and answers.
VOLUME 39: 1 edition, 1 printing.
Our masterpiece.
1st ed. Bartlett Joshua Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer College of
Chiropractic, 1966. illus.; photos: ix, 156 pp. Volume 39 on spine. No
Table of Contents. No Index. Frontpiece: B.J. Palmer.
This
1966 text, published posthumously deals with the scientific application
of chiropractic principles and practice. Included is information on
philosophy, subluxation, research, x-rays, adjusting, and the NCM.
UNNUMBERED VOLUMES:
Correlative hygiene.
Donald Otis Pharoah. Davenport, IA: Palmer School of Chiropractic,
1946. xii, 223 pp. No volume number. Table of Contents pp. vii-xii No
Index. Glossary pp. 193-223.
This 1946
text gives a chiropractic concept of hygiene and includes information
on personal, sexual, and social hygiene; pregnancy, bacteria, immunity,
sterilization, parasites, viruses, lighting, air, heating, food, milk,
water, sewage, industry, public health, demography, and death.
Textbook of the science, art, and philosophy of chiropractic for students and practitioners.
Daniel David Palmer. Portland, OR: Portland Printing House Company,
1910. illus.; 1007 pp. No volume number. No Table of Contents. Index pp.
986-1007. "The Chiropractor's Adjuster" on spine.
This
1910 text deals with the facts and principles on which chiropractic was
founded. Included is information on chiropractic philosophy,
development, analysis, adjustment, nerve force, temperature changes,
neuropathy, vaccination, organs and disease, Innate, and osteopathy.
Textbook of science, art, and philosophy of chiropractic for students and practitioners.
Daniel David Palmer. Sine loco: The Chiropractic Research Foundation,
1940. illus.; 1007 pp. No volume number. No Table of Contents. Index pp.
986-1007. "The Chiropractor's Adjuster" on spine.
This is a 1940 reprint of the original 1910 text.
Textbook of science, art, and philosophy of chiropractic for students and practitioners.
Daniel David Palmer. Davenport, IA: Palmer College of Chiropractic,
1966. illus.; 1007 pp. No volume number. No Table of Contents. Index pp.
986-1007. 2 p. preface by David Palmer. "The Chiropractor's Adjuster"
on spine.
This is a 1966 reprint of the original 1910 text.