Hardbound leather covered book (a) describing general anatomy, surgical anatomy, arteries, and the nervous system; title stamped in gold ink on the spine; loose back page (b); back cover (c) detached from book; 983 pages.
Hardbound leather covered book (a) describing general anatomy, surgical anatomy, arteries, and the nervous system; title stamped in gold ink on the spine; loose back page (b); back cover (c) detached from book; 983 pages.
Printed in book: "ANATOMY, // DESCRIPTIVE AND SURGICAL. // HENRY GRAY, F.R.S., // WITH AN INTRODUCTION ON GENERAL ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT. // T. HOLMES, M.A., CANTAB., // A NEW AMERICAN // FROM THE // EIGHTH AND ENLARGED ENGLISH EDITION. // TO WHICH IS ADDED // LANDMARKS, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL. // BY LUTHER HOLDEN, F.R.C.S, // PHILADELPHIA: // HENRY C. LEA // 1878"; hand-written inside front cover: "1878 // a later US ed // from the 8th, // enlarged UK ed. // the most // famous medical // textbook in // English"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
a - book - Length 26.4 cm x Width 17.0 cm x Depth 5.8 cm
b - back page - Length 25.8 cm x Width 16.4 cm
c - back cover - Length 26.4 cm x Width 17.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Shows minor wear along edges; loose page, back cover came apart from the book
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On Display (a): “Potions, Pills and Prescriptions”, Gallery B: Case # 1, Museum of Health Care, 2001 - 28 Jan 2017.