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GRAY, Henry. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical. The Drawings by H.V. Carter. The Dissections Jointly by the Author and Dr. Carter. Phila.: Blanchard and Lea, 1862. 2nd American ed. 816pp. Illus. USA HOSP DEPT edition used in the American Civil War. Spine Stamped in gilt. Orig. cloth. Good Condition. Darkening to cloth.Chipping at spine ends. Bound solidly and very serviceable. Grolier 68. Cordasco 60-0679. Still the classic work on anatomy.

Hardcover in very good condition. Tightly bound with clean white pages. U.S. Army Medical Department stamped on the front cover signifying issuance to the Union Army during the Civil War.
"For the Instruction of Hospital Stewards, Ward-Masters, and Attendants, in Their Several Duties. Prepared in strict accordance with existing regulations and the customs of service in the armies of the United States of America, and rendered authoritative by order of the Surgeon-General." Lt.-Col. J. J. Woodward (1833-1884) was a Philadelphia surgeon who enlisted with the Army of the Potomac in June 1861. In May 1862 he was assigned to the office of the surgeon general in Washington where he planned hospital construction. His other claims to fame include performing autopsies on both Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth and attending to President Garfield after he was shot.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Science and Art of Surgery, being a Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases, and Operations, by John Erichsen. An Improved American Edition, from the second enlarged and carefully revised London edition. Illustrated by four hundred and seventeen engravings on wood. Philadelphia, 1860. Original full calf binding with black title plate Leather spine label on toe of spine, USA MED DEPT. signifying the book was issued to Union Army medical personnel during the Civil War. Spine missing a piece of leather. Hinges strong. Pages clean and bright. 417 beautiful wood cut engravings demonstrating surgical procedures, anatomy, and pathologic conditions. Measures approximately 9 ½ x 6 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches. First edition of 1853 is Garrison Morton 5602: Erichsen (1818 1896) wrote the most popular textbook on the subject for many years. Erichsen was surgeon to University College Hospital, London, and Lister served as his house surgeon.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. viii, 9-132 pp. Original cloth. Stamped USA HOSP DEPT on toe of spine signifying issuance of the text to the Union Army during the Civil War. The text was authorized by the Surgeon General during the war for use at field and post hospitals. 1178 copies of Longmore's book were purchased during the Civil War for distribution to Union surgeons (History of the National Library of Medicine, p. 18).