"Editorial. Human Cardiac Transplantation." Reprinted from the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 55, no. 3, March 1968, pp. 447-51. SIGNED BY MICHAEL E. DE BAKEY. Offered with: TYPED LETTER, SIGNED BY MICHAEL DE BAKEY

Pp. 447-51 Very Good. SIGNED BY MICHAEL E. DE BAKEY. The ink has smeared a little. Brian Blades, the editor of the journal, writes: "The electrifying news of Dr. Christiaan Barnard's technically successful heart transplant [in December 1967] has aroused various reactions in the minds of both the medical profession and the lay public. This brilliant achievement has many ramifications which should be placed in proper perspective. It is for this reason I invited Dr. Michael E. DeBakey to prepare an editorial for THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY" (p. 447). Offered with: DE BAKEY, Michael E.: TYPED LETTER, SIGNED BY MICHAEL DE BAKEY, to Carl Davis (July 18, 1978). The letter is on the Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston Texas letterhead (with a zipcode correction slip pasted over an old code) Office of the President. July 12, 1978 Mr. Carl Davis 48--28 39th Street Long Island City, New York 11104 Dear Mr. Davis: From your daughter, Mrs. Sally Davis, I learned that you plan to celebrate your 100th birthday on September 10, 1978, and I wanted to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on this very special day. I know that it will be a joyous occasion for you and your loved ones, and I hope that you will enjoy many more in good health. In accordance with your daughter's request, I am enclosing an autographed photograph [THE PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT PRESENT]. With it go my best wishes to you for continued good health and the zest for life. Sincerely yours, Michael E. DeBakey [signed] Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. ly Enclosure.".…