Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery: Trepan, Hernia, Amputation, Aneurism, and Lithotomy (The Classics of Surgery Library)
by Bell, Charles
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Classics of Surgery Library. Used - Very Good. 1987. Leather with gilt decoration and lettering. Oblong quarto. 134 pp. Facsimile reprint of the 1821 edition. Decorative marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Mild shelf wear, otherwise very sound. (Subject: Medical History.)
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- Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery: Trepan, Hernia, Amputation, Aneurism, and Lithotomy (The Classics of Surgery Library)
- Author
- Bell, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Classics of Surgery Library
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