Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Volume XVIII
by Pilcher, James Evelyn, Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Carlisle, PA: The Association of Military Surgeons. Good with no dust jacket. 1906. First Edition. Cloth. 494 pp. Many illustrations. Includes danger from typhoid urine, a Roentgen ray apparatus; hospital corps in the National Guard; artillery wounds in Manchuria; Russian army kitchen carts; observations in the Philippines; accients to divers; the Grayson-Graeme mosquito net/hammock; Japanese small caliber bullet wounds; Beri-Beri or alcoholic neuritis; plus much more. Black cloth is clean and little worn, spine gilt the same, small spine label, interior has a presentation book plate to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S., The Commandery of the State of Illinois dated 1907, title page has a small note indicating same, otherwise clean, crisp and unmarked. Heavy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002582
- Title
- Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Volume XVIII
- Author
- Pilcher, James Evelyn, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Association of Military Surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Carlisle, PA
- Date Published
- 1906
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military & Wars; Medicine;
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About Leaf and Stone Books
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