Buck, Gurdon

Contributions to reparative surgery. 86 wood-engraved illustrations.

Publisher Information: New York: D. Appleton, 1876. First edition. Cloth. Original cloth, recased, spine repaired, rear endpaper renewed. viii, 7-237pp. 86 wood-engraved illustrations of pre- and post-operative patients after photographs taken by Buck. Bookplate of G. N. J. Sommer, M.D. Very good copy apart from some minor marginal dampstaining.

First edition of the first American book devoted entirely to reconstructive surgery. Garrison-Morton 5754.1. Rutkow, History of Surgery in the United States GS83 ("scarce"). Burns, Early Medical Photography in America, p. 1936.

Very Good. Book Id: 40011

Price: $1,850.00