Handbuch der plastischen Chirurgie. With an introduction by J. F. Dieffenbach.
By ZEIS, Eduard
8vo (205x125 mm). xxxii, 576 pp., two folding hand-colored engraved plates printed in sepia, woodcut illustrations in text. Contemporary half calf (rebacked retaining the original, gilt spine leather). Internally little browned and spotted. ---- Zeis 619; Garrison-M. 5743.4; Waller 10466; Hirsch/H. V, p.1031. - First edition of the first manual of plastic surgery, the term of which was coined by Eduard Zeis (1807-1868) for this work, which is a landmark in the history of medicine (Patterson I, 677). The famous surgeon Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach was instrumental in the writing of the book. "The first half of the work covers the general principles of plastic surgery, and the first history of the subject. The second half describes the special operative techniques required for the individual parts of the body." (Garrison-Morton 5743.4). - Visit our website to see more images!
Published by: G. Reimer, Berlin, 1838
Vendor: Milestones of Science Books
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By ZEIS, Eduard
8vo (205x125 mm). xxxii, 576 pp., two folding hand-colored engraved plates printed in sepia, woodcut illustrations in text. Contemporary half calf (rebacked retaining the original, gilt spine leather). Internally little browned and spotted. ---- Zeis 619; Garrison-M. 5743.4; Waller 10466; Hirsch/H. V, p.1031. - First edition of the first manual of plastic surgery, the term of which was coined by Eduard Zeis (1807-1868) for this work, which is a landmark in the history of medicine (Patterson I, 677). The famous surgeon Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach was instrumental in the writing of the book. "The first half of the work covers the general principles of plastic surgery, and the first history of the subject. The second half describes the special operative techniques required for the individual parts of the body." (Garrison-Morton 5743.4). - Visit our website to see more images!
Published by: G. Reimer, Berlin, 1838
Vendor: Milestones of Science Books
