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The Science and Art of Surgery U.S.A. MED DEPT
by John Eric Erichsen
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- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Science and Art of Surgery, being a Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases, and Operations, by John Erichsen. An Improved American Edition, from the second enlarged and carefully revised London edition. Illustrated by four hundred and seventeen engravings on wood. Philadelphia, 1860. Original full calf binding with black title plate Leather spine label on toe of spine, USA MED DEPT. signifying the book was issued to Union Army medical personnel during the Civil War. Spine missing a piece of leather. Hinges strong. Pages clean and bright. 417 beautiful wood cut engravings demonstrating surgical procedures, anatomy, and pathologic conditions. Measures approximately 9 ½ x 6 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches. First edition of 1853 is Garrison Morton 5602: Erichsen (1818 1896) wrote the most popular textbook on the subject for many years. Erichsen was surgeon to University College Hospital, London, and Lister served as his house surgeon.
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- 8
- Title
- The Science and Art of Surgery U.S.A. MED DEPT
- Author
- John Eric Erichsen
- Format/Binding
- Original Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blanchard and Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1860
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Civil War Medical Antique Surgical Manual USA MED DEPT
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