Transactions of the American Surgical Association Volume the Seventh
Philadelphia: Printed for the (American Surgical Association) for sale by P. Blakiston, Son & Co., 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. xxiii, (1), 2-225. Illustrated with five color plates, and black and white line drawings throughout text. Index. Bound in full brown cloth with blindstamped rules, the association's gilt medallion stamped on front cover, and gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Many leaves uncut. Age-toning to cloth, with wear to head and tail of spine. Former owner name in pencil on title page (Dr. Alex M. Pollock, an Association Fellow elected 1881). Very Good. Item #2173 Despite detracting qualities, book remains sturdy, well-bound and quite presentable. Papers include Report of the Committee on Necrology, A Contribution to the History of Gunshot Wounds of the Intestines, A Successful Case of Nephrectomy for Removal of a Cancer of the Right Kidney, On the Surgical Treatment of Gangrenous Hernia, Successful Ligation of the Primitive Carotid Arteries, Digital Divulsion of the Pylorus for Cicatricial Stenosis, Sarcoma of Tonsil, and others.
Price: $125.00