Author: De Vecchi, Paolo Title: Modern Italian Surgery And Old Italian Universities
Description: Paul B Hoeber, New York, 1921, 1st edition. Cloth, VG. xviii+249pp, 15 b/w plates, 10 text figs, index, cloth a little sunned & paper label to the spine scuffed, partly unopened, Ex Libris Joseph M Gleason with his bookplate. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Study of the Surgical Techniques & Practices as taught in Italian Universities in the early part of the 20th Century, in particular just after World War 1. Up until this time American Medical students went to Germany to study the latest Surgical advances, but this book was written to highlight the pioneering work being undertaken in Italy. The book is arranged by University & covers advances brought about as a consequence of the War.
Keywords: medicine, surgery, health, history of medicine
Price: GBP 26.00 = appr. US$ 37.13 Seller: Eastleach Books
- Book number: 25837