The Principles of Derma-Surgery [Funereal Reconstructive Surgical Procedures]

An excellent copy. 1928 Hard Cover. 31 pp. Self wrappers, stapled binding. 6 1/2 x 4. Advertisement for a kit of surgical equipment from Undertakers' Supply Co. on rear wrapper. A guide to reconstructive surgery for funereal purposes. An uncommon but influential work in the field, with detailed instructions Callaway also wrote The Art of Funeral Directing, which earned Callaway a position at the Landig College of Mortuary Science. After the book's success, Callaway also served as director of research for the Undertakers' Supply Co. It's possible Callaway's work influenced the approach to funeral arrangements following its publication: "Obtainable from the proprietors of The Undertakers' Journal was the book The Art of Funeral Directing written by the American, CF Callaway. Published in 1928 it promoted the 'service culture' that included improvements to the arrangements at the funeral home and in the cemetery. In the chapter 'At the Cemetery' Callaway believed that it was essential to cover the open grave with the coffin or casket." (Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, The ICCM Journal, Spring 2012 Volume 80, No. 1). Contents include: Introduction; Before We Begin the Rebuilding; Some Fundamental Facts; Skin Cuts and Wounds, No. 1 & 2; Burned Bodies; Scalded and Mutilated Bodies; Cancer Cases: Building an Eye, Building the Ear, Rebuilding the Mouth, Building the Nose; Emaciated Bodies.…