History of Surgery

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xvii, 504 pp. 8vo. 100 plates. Original light blue-green cloth, gilt titles. A history of surgery from the most primitive beginnings during the Neolithic Era, through the most rece nt developments in method and technology. Includes accounts of surgery in many countries, as well as chapters on surgical obstetrics, barber-surgeons, the Listerian Revolution in surgery, and anesthesia. Bibliography, index of individuals and subjects, and numerous illustrations follow text. Garrison-Morton 5812. Show more