For Fear of Pain : British Surgery 1790 - 1850. Wellcome Series in the History of Medicine. Clio Medica 70 by Stanley, Peter - 2003

Amsterdam / New York: Rodopi, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. 362 p. w/ a few b&w illus., chapter endnotes, bibliography, index. A thematic look at British surgery during these 60 years, covering surgeons, medical knowledge, major surgery, wartime surgery, medical students, patients, children, the operating room, early anaesthesia, and the legacy of the time.