Men of Steel: Surgery in the Napoleonic Wars Tapa dura - 2007

Quiller Pr. 2007 Quiller Pr first edition hardback; very good clean copy, appears unread, with very good unclipped dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2007.

Quiller Press Limited, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2007. Firmly bound and very carefully read. The book is in excellent clean condition except for a small bump to the top edge of the hard cover. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Unclipped jacket is also in excellent clean condition with some minor edge wear. Illustrated in colour & b/w. A heavy book.

Quiller Press Limited, 2007-09-11. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Quiller Pr, 2007T. hardcover. New. 1.3386 in x 9.2126 in x 6.0630 in. Brand new. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.

Quiller Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. Hardback; very good in scratched dustjacket. ; Illustrated. ; 384 pages .

Shrewsbury: Quiller Press, 2007 Book. Near Fine. Blue Cloth Boards. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Account, written by a surgeon, of the practice of surgery during the Napoleonic War, prior to the development of antiseptics and anaesthetics. 384pp with index, illustrated with drawings and photographs in colour and black and white. Slight bumping to top corners, otherwise near fine copy. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, otherwise near fine. Signed by the author without dedication, to the half title page..

Wykey: Quiller Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". 384pp. Rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bumps to corners of blue paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Based on the author's exhaustive researches, this is the first dedicated account of the practice of surgery during the pre-anaesthetic and pre-antiseptic days of the Napoleonic Wars. The author, a retired surgeon, captures both the background and the nature of the patients, the experience of wounding and the training of surgeons. The surgeons had to battle against contagion, infection and bleeding, often operating in the most appalling conditions but, in spite of this, some of their results were truly remarkable. This book takes a methodical approach working through the terrible effects of combat weapons at the time, the training and preparation of medical services and - in some detail - the treatment and… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.