The Surgery of Infancy and Childhood. Its Principles and Technique. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING

GROSS, Robert E.

Published by Philadelphia & London: W. B. Saunders, 1953.

About this Item

xxiv, 1000 pp; 1488 illustrations on 567 text figures. Original cloth. XLIB: Call no. on spine (photo), institutional bookplate (photo), ink stamp on top and bottom fore edges of pages (photo of bottom), ink no. on dedication leaf. Aside from library markings, Very Good. First Edition, first printing. NOTE: How do you know if you have a first printing? The year 1953 will be printed at the bottom of the title page of the first printing (see photo). All later printings will NOT have a year printed at the bottom of the title page. The first printing will NOT have a month and year printed at the bottom of the verso of the title page (see photo), whereas the later printings will have a month and year printed at the bottom of the verso of the title page. For example the second printing will have August 1953. Garrison-Morton 6357.59: "Gross developed the specialty of pediatric surgery, inventing numerous operations. This was the first modern comprehensive textbook on the subject.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Surgery of Infancy and Childhood. Its Principles and Technique. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
• Publisher: Philadelphia & London: W. B. Saunders, 1953.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good