American Armamentarium Chirurgicum - Hardcover

George Tiemann & Co.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0930405234 ISBN 13: 9780930405236

Publisher: Jeremy Norman Co, 1994

Synopsis

Tiemann's largest and most comprehensive surgical- instrument catalogue, in a facsimile reprint of the best edition, limited to 1000 copies, with over 3400 text illustrations and a definitive illustrated 65-page introduction on Tiemann & Co. and its importance to American surgery. The 1889 Tiemann & Co. catalogue represents the zenith of American surgical instrument trade literature in the pre-aseptic era, illustrating virtually every instrument then in use. An indispensable reference tool for the collector.

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Review

Sumptuously producedcopiously illustrated, extensively annotated, perfectly indexed -- Medical History October 1990

The current publishers have brought out this facsimile edition . . . and a magnificent job they have done with it! . . . a fascinating excursion back in time. . . . -- Bulletin of the History of Dentistry October 1990

This volume will prove invaluable to the dealer in or collector of antique medical instruments, and a worthwhile reference for any bookman interested in the medical field. -- AB Bookman's Weekly April 1991

Edition details

• Publisher: Jeremy Norman Co
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0930405234
• ISBN 13: 9780930405236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 846