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Acupressure. A New Method of Arresting Surgical Haemorrhage and of Accelerating the Healing of Wounds [SIGNED]

Acupressure. A New Method of Arresting Surgical Haemorrhage and of Accelerating the Healing of Wounds [SIGNED]

Acupressure. A New Method of Arresting Surgical Haemorrhage and of Accelerating the Healing of Wounds [SIGNED]

by James Y. Simpson

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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1864. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Signed by Author. Brown cloth binding with bevelled board edges. Slight rubbing and marking to spine, endpapers replaced. Good solid binding. Page edges untrimmed. A few pencilled notes and margin markings, otherwise very clean throughout. Inscribed and signed by the author to leading blank: 'Dr. Whiteford Greenock, with the kindest regards of J.Y. Simpson'. In 1847 Simpson was the first to demonstrate the use of chloroform as an anesthetic. One of the appendices in this work is a patient's account of amputation prior to anaesthetics. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiv, 580

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Title
Acupressure. A New Method of Arresting Surgical Haemorrhage and of Accelerating the Healing of Wounds [SIGNED]
Author
James Y. Simpson
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
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Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Adam and Charles Black
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Date Published
1864
Size
6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm)
Keywords
Kirkup collection, Science_Medicine
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