 | | | | | | Item Specifics - Antiquarian/Collectible Books | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Special Attributes: | -- | | | Category: | Science & Medicine | | Printing Year: | 1888 | | | Sub-Category: | Reference | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Offered for your consideration is this wonderfully rare edition from 1888 a truly fabulous Medical Encyclopedic reference work with astounding illustrations throughout, including some full plate color pages. This volume presents incredible insights to the practices and medical information from nearly a century ago. Fantastic illustrations, photographs and information can be found throughout this 5 pound reference work color plates having tissue guards ~ a must have Medical Memorabilia. Many of the pictures are unsettling and graphic in nature - a testimony to the time period. This volume is bound in calf-skin leather and is in good condition for its age, most likely a doctors shelf set as there is a vintage book plate (name printed), internally very good, leather bound (some freying) holding well, Some of the focuses of this volume include : Surgery, Infections, Teeth, Pregnancy, House Sanitation, Fractures, Hospitals, Syphillis, Histological Technique, Genital Organs, Suicide, Infancy, Gestation, Food & Drug Inspections, Bones & Skull, Heredity, and much more.... This book is not a reproduction it is an original work guaranteed to be from the time period. A Museum quality piece that will be a treasure to any medical or rare book collection. Offered here with no reserve, Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences Vol.6 edited by Albert H. Buck, 778 pages. Buyer to pay $9 (USA) shipping and handling.
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