Hardbound leather covered book; describes operative surgery practices; variety of illustrations; section includes details about surgery of the head and trunk, signed by original owner on title page; 723 pages.
Hardbound leather covered book; describes operative surgery practices; variety of illustrations; section includes details about surgery of the head and trunk, signed by original owner on title page; 723 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally located in residents' library of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Kingston General Hospital; donated to museum via Dr. Michael J. McGrath.
Printed on first page: "TEXT-BOOK // OF // OPERATIVE SURGERY // BY // DR. THEODOR KOCHER // THIRD ENGLISH EDITION // AUTHORISED TRANSLATION FROM THE FIFTH GERMAN EDITION // BY // HAROLD J. STILES, M.B., F.R.C.S. EDIN. // AND // C. BALFOUR PAUL, M.B. F.R.C.S. EDIN. // IN TWO VOLS. // VOL. II // TORONTO // THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. // LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK // 1911"; hand-written on title page: "G. J. Forsken"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Dimension Notes
Length 24.0 cm x Width 17.4 cm x Depth 4.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Cover has light wear from use; fabric on front cover has water marks at one location horizontally; front cover is slightly curved concavely
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Textbook printed in a two volume set; set complements copy currently at museum of the single-volume English translation of the fourth German edition published in 1903
Exhibit History
To display in Museum (North Gallery Room 1013): "Electricity and the Invisible Ray," Oct. 2006 - Feb 2016.