vii [lacking half-title], [1], [17]-565 pp; 24 figs.; publisher's ads (dated November 1851). Original sheep, recently rebacked with new leather spine. Very Good. This copy does NOT have any library markings. English translation (from 1846 London edition) of Garrison-Morton 5591 (citing the 1st French ed., 1834). "This comprehensive work, Malgaigne's first important surgical treatise, covers a variety of topics including instruments and their proper use, cautery and ligatures, operative techniques of European and American surgeons, several gynecological and dental procedures, and amputations" (Heirs of Hippocrates 1685). Orr 853.

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Title: Operative Surgery, Based on Normal and Pathological Anatomy. Translated from the French by Frederick Brittan.
Publisher: Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1851.
Publication Date: 1851
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good

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