A copy of William Harvey's De motu cordis open to the title page rests against a skull on a study table. The shelves, chair, and table are filled with books. A quotation by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell appears at the top of the bookplate.
Bookplate: Two trees tower over a shield with a caduceus and a shield with a rooster. A pelican is surrounded by Tulane's motto: "Non sibi, sed suis" ("Not for one's self, but for one's own").
Bookplate: A squirming convoluted pile of babies are circumscribed by an ellipse. Various books and medical instruments (trephine, tuning fork, forceps, reflex hammer) are scattered beyond the border. Double serpents are twined around a winged staff.
Portrait of a book with two shields. On one shield is a skull, and on the other shield is a caduceus. A patriarchal cross is in the center. Drawn by H. S.
Picture of a bust of Hipocrates, with children putting laurels and flowers on it. Books, cats, and a man's head below. Caption at top "Vitam impendere vero". By Alexander Coll for Dr. Enrique Saez.