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LISTON, Robert. Practical Surgery: With One Hundred and Twenty Engravings on Wood. With Notes and Additional Illustrations by George W. Norris.
Philadelphia: Published by James Crissy, 1838. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., recently rebound in full brown panelled calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label (after the period), (viii), 374, (1)p. ads. With illustrations in the text. Some foxing throughout (sometimes quite heavy) o/w a fine copy.
‘In his day Liston was the most dexterous and resourceful surgeon in the British Isles. He was the first in the country to remove the scapula, and the first on 21 Dec. 1846, to perform a major operation with the aid of an anesthetic. His method of laryngoscopy is described on p. 350 of the above work.' (G & M) . Garrison-Morton 5593 for the London edition, 1837.