RECUEIL DE RAPPORTS SUR LES PROGRÈS DES SCIENCES ET DES LETTRES EN FRANGE. RAPPORT SUR LES PROGRÈS DE LA CHIRURGIE, PAR MM. DENONVILLIERS, NÉLATON, VELPEAU, FELIX GUYON, LÉON LABBÉ. PUBLICATION FAITE SOUS LES AUSPICES DU MINISTÈRE DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE. PARIS. IMPRIMÉ PAR AUTORISATION DE SON EXC. LE GARDE DES SCEAUX A L'IMPRIMERIE IMPÉRIALE. M DCCC LXVIl.

Quarter brown leather with marbled boards. Gold text on spine. Scattered chips and scuffs. ¼ inch crack at head of front hinge, otherwise, hinges all intact and strong. Marbled end papers. Mild foxing. Clean, bright, and tight throughout. Jean Casimir Felix Guyon (1831-1920) was Professor of Genito-urinary Surgery at Paris, and a great teacher (G-M 4183). He also was an outstanding French urologist of his day, an operator of great skill and a brilliant lithotomist. (G-M4177). Velpeau wrote the most comprehensive book on surgery in French of its time (G-M 5592). See also G-M 5597: Nélaton was a great teacher and operator at the Hôpital St. Louis. He invented several surgical instruments. : Ffep, blank, half title, full title, iv, 768, blank, rfep.