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Green Books: Volume 5

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This page highlights the different editions of Volume 5.

The descriptions are a summary taken from the article, Bibliography of Green Books in Print, 1906-1985.

To see these materials, you can come visit our reading room, located on the 1st floor of the Administration Building, Room A105 on the Davenport Campus.

Volume 5: 1st Edition

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.

Volume 2: 2nd Edition

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.

Volume 5: 3rd Edition

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.

Volume 5: 4th 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.

Volume 5: 5th 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.

Volume 5: 6th 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.

Philosophy of Chiropractic

The Philosophy of Chiropractic

Different editions/printings: 1916, 1919 and 1920