Discourse Commemorative of Alex Hodgson Stevens Life and Character.
New York: 1871. Mounted photograph, 42pp. N.Y., (1871). More
New York: 1871. Mounted photograph, 42pp. N.Y., (1871). More
Birmingham: Classics of Surgery, 1985. 8vo, gilt-decorated full leather, a.e.g.; leather bookplate pasted to inside front cover. Birmingham: The Classics of Surgery Library, 1985. A fine copy. The separately printed introductory notes are present Facsimile of the Sydenham Society's London, 1856 edition. More
2 pahes (pp. 885-886) IN: Journal of the American Medical Associatioin, vol. 57, no. 11. Tall 4to, modern wrappers. chicago, 1911. First Edition. Whole number offered entire. Albee was the first to employ living bone grafts as internal splints. He used cutting machines and saws to make his inlaid, perfectly fitting grafts. GM 5757. More
Paris. Illustrated with wood engravings and lithographs throughout, most of urological instruments. Very thick 8vo, half morocco, joints reinforced. V.p., v.d., mostly printed in Paris, 1820s - 1870. Very good. Articles by J.-Z. Amussat, Alphonse Amussat, Lucien Boyer, Filhos, and others. J.-Z. AMUSSAT's articles include his doctoral thesis, several works in the field of urology, eg. Tableau Synoptique de la Lithothrypsie... (1832); Quelques Considerations Pratique sur le Broiement de la Pierre (1853). Also included are some of his writings on..... More
Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878. Numerous full-page steel engraved portraits, 788pp., tall 8vo, rebacked in cloth; corners bumped and worn. Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878. Good (+). More
32 pages. Slim 8vo, modern wrappers. Philadelphia, 1855. Atlee performed hundreds of ovariotomies, at first incurring the criticism of the medical profession at a procedure which was considered new and uncertain. He here defends himself against charges by Smith of operating in cases where no tumor was present. More
Mit einem Geleitwort von...O. Hildebrand. 317 color illus. on 132 plates, 132 text illus. 308pp. 4to, orig. cloth- backed boards; rubbed. Munich, 1919. Atlas of surgical exercises on a human cadaver and on a dog. More
Ann Arbor: Edwards. Edited by Joe M. Abell. Many illustrations, 4to, blue cloth. Ann Arbor: J.W. Edwards, (l962). Very good (+). Signed by Carl Badgley on the fly-leaf. More
16 pages (pp. 489-504) IN: The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, 1892, vol. 26. 8vo, modern wrappers. Phila., 1892. Baer's operation. GM 6093. Offered with: Henrotin, Fermand. Vaginal Hysterectomy in Bilateral Peri-Uterine Suppuration, pp. 448-60. GM 6095. More
Berlin: Springer, 1921. 263 text illustrations, many in color. 340 pages with text in German. Tall slim 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth. Berlin: Springer, 1921. A very good(+) copy. More
32 pages. Slim 8vo pamphlet, original red printed wrappers. Ohio, 1921. More
13 text illus. 48 pages. 12mo, original blue printed wrappers; (ex-lib). Columbus, 1917. Ten articles. More
15 pages. Slim 8vo pamphlet, original printed wrappers; worn. Columbus, 1897. More
64 pages. 12mo, original green printed wrappers. Columbus, 1909. 6 articles. More
3 pages (pp. 167-169) IN: The New York Medical Journal, vol. 78, July 25. 4to, modern wrappers. N.Y., 1903. First Edition. Whole issue offered entire. "Baldy-Webster operation." Webster's method of treating retrodisplacement of the uterus was later modified by Baldy. GM 6116. More
8 pages. Slim 12mo, original printed wrappers; ex-lib. N.Y., 1857. More
Medicina Rara. Many illustrations, a few movable. Tall 4to, 1/2 leather, slipcase. n.p.: Medicina Rara, n.d. ca., 1980. Limited Edition. Fine, "The illustrations in his (Bartisch's) book form a comprehensive pictorial record of Renaissance eye-surgery; some of the woodcuts show the parts of the eye in various layers as they are viewed in dissection by means of movable anatomical flaps." GM 5817. Facsimile of the 1583 edition. More
ix, 37 pages. 8vo, modern wrappers. Philadelphia, 1838. First Edition. A rare and valuable copy of this protest by the eminent naval surgeon. Packard (ii, p. 697) states that Barton was merely opposed to the "title, Surgeon General," but the pamphlet makes it clear that he was opposed to the office as well. The DAB states that Barton was apparently opposed to the creation of this new position because he was "jealous of the new office." More
1910. 9.75 x 7.25 inches, heavy stock deckle-edged black-and-white portrait, no place, no date, circa 1910, signed "S. Baruch" -- a distinguished shoulder-up image with his trademark small rimmed glasses and Van Dyke beard. Outstanding contrast as Baruch has signed on the white border below his image. Near fine condition. Jewish physician and pioneer of hydrotherapy in the United States but best known as the father of financier Bernard Baruch. He began his career as a surgeon in the Confederate..... More
New York: Hoeber, 1926. Illustrated. xiii + 129pp. 12mo, black cloth; rubbed. New York: Paul B. Hober, 1926. Kussmaul (1822-1902) was a German Army surgeon, later professor at Heidelberg, Erlangen, Freiburg, and Strassburg. He added much to the knowledge of tetany and osteomyelitis. More
2 pages (pp. 1945-1946) IN: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, 1913, vol. 40, no. 51. Slim 8vo, modern wrappers. Leipzig, 1913. First Edition. Whole number offered entire. First successful aortic embolectomy. GM 3014.1. More
Illus. 16 pages. Slim 8vo, original printed wrappers; chipped and detached. Chicago, 1895. More
Ed. by Charles H. Weller. Transl. by George C. Monteath. 5 plates, 4 in color. 2 vols. in one, thick 8vo, full leather, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Ophthalmology, 1986). Limited Edition. "Beer is remembered for his textbook; the doctrines in it dominated practice for many years...He also presented for the first time the general principles of treating post-traumatic inflammations, including penetrating and perforating injuries as well as injuries to the orbit." GM 5842. Facsimile of the..... More
Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1797. To which is prefixed, an Essay on the Chirurgical Treatment of Inflammation and its Consequences. 264pp., 8vo, cont. calf; worn, foxed, covers detached. Boston: I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1797. American edition of Bell's "Important classification of ulcers" (Edinburgh, 1778). GM 5578. One of the most famous Edinburgh surgeons of the 18th century, Bell improved the methods of amputation and emphasized the importance of seeking some means of preventing or diminishing pain in surgical operations..... More
Birmingham: Classics of Surgery, 1987. Twenty full-pages plates, most in color. viii + 134 pages, large, oblong 8vo, gilt-decorated, red leather, a.e.g.; leather bookplates with limitation number and owner's name inside front cover. Birmingham: The Classics of Surgery Library, (1987). A fine copy. Facsimile of the London, 1821 edition. With separately printed publisher's notes. More
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