Title: The Final Report of the Committee of the Philadelphia Medical Society on the Construction of Instruments and Their Mode of Action, in the Radical Cure of Hernia. With Notes, Illustrations, and Additional Cases of Hernia and Diseases Resembling Hernia: Also Illustrations of Certain Instruments Designed for the Treatment of Other Diseases Effecting Similar Parts Author: Chase, Heber Place: Philadelphia Publisher: J.G. Auner Date: 1837 Description: 243 pp. Woodcut illustrations within text. (8vo), later calf-backed boards, gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, new endpapers. First Edition. "In 1834, the Philadelphia Medical Society, of which Chase was an honorary member, formed a committee to investigate the use of trusses. Based on these efforts two short preliminary papers were published, and this volume was the committee's final report. The work contains a table discussing over 200 cases of hernias. Much of the text is devoted to a detailed description of Chase's truss (deemed by the committee to be the most efficient), and its mode of operation. There are 23 figures in the text."--Rutkow GS14. An uncut and largely unopened copy. Lot Amendments Condition: Some leaves with fairly large dampstain, mostly faint, at fore edge, some light scattered foxing; very good. Item number: 217216
Title: The Final Report of the Committee of the Philadelphia Medical Society on the Construction of Instruments and Their Mode of Action, in the Radical Cure of Hernia. With Notes, Illustrations, and Additional Cases of Hernia and Diseases Resembling Hernia: Also Illustrations of Certain Instruments Designed for the Treatment of Other Diseases Effecting Similar Parts Author: Chase, Heber Place: Philadelphia Publisher: J.G. Auner Date: 1837 Description: 243 pp. Woodcut illustrations within text. (8vo), later calf-backed boards, gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, new endpapers. First Edition. "In 1834, the Philadelphia Medical Society, of which Chase was an honorary member, formed a committee to investigate the use of trusses. Based on these efforts two short preliminary papers were published, and this volume was the committee's final report. The work contains a table discussing over 200 cases of hernias. Much of the text is devoted to a detailed description of Chase's truss (deemed by the committee to be the most efficient), and its mode of operation. There are 23 figures in the text."--Rutkow GS14. An uncut and largely unopened copy. Lot Amendments Condition: Some leaves with fairly large dampstain, mostly faint, at fore edge, some light scattered foxing; very good. Item number: 217216
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