DIE PLASTISCHE CHIRURGIE NACH IHREN BISHERIGEN LEISTUNGEN KRITISCH DARGESTELLT

Berlin: G. Reimer,, 1842. Back strip of spine appears to have been replaced with like paper at some point. Lettered in black ink in a neat hand. Covers are soiled at extremities. Rear cover darkened near spine and at top with some loss of the grey paper onlay. No loss of lettering. Title-page has moderate foxing. Text block is quite clean. Many pages are uncut at the top. Small stamp of previous owner on front free endpaper. A well-respected work in the field of plastic surgery. Listed in G-M 5744. Text is in German. Dr. von Ammon (1799-1861) was actually an ophthalmologist, but he contributed greatly to the field of plastic surgery, especially in the areas about the lips and eyes. According to G-M 5852, his color-plate atlas was the best summary of the knowledge of diseases of the eye prior to the introduction of the ophthalmoscope. 310pp.. First Edition. Gret Paper-Covered Boards. Moderate Edge and Corner Wear.. Octavo. (Inventory #: 010853)