Chirurgishe Briefe aus des Kriegs-Lazarethen in Weissenburg und Mannheim 1870. Ein Beitrag zu den Wichtigsten Abschnitten der Kriegschirurgie, mit Besonderer Rucksicht auf Statistik.
first edition
1872 · Berlin
by Billroth, Dr. [Christian Albert] Theodor.
Berlin: August Hirschwald, 1872. First Edition. Octavo, quarter green calf & marbled boards (hardcover, leather), vi, 349 pp. Illustrated. Billroth is remembered as the Father of Abdominal Surgery and one of the most innovative medical surgeons and educators of the 19th century. Because of his interest in military surgery, he volunteered to work in the field hospitals of Mannheim and Weissenburg during the Franco-Prussian War. Fine. (Inventory #: 3421bd)