The History and Progress of Surgery : An Address, Delivered To The Medical Students Of The Melbourne Hospital, On The Occasion Of The Presentation Of Prizes In The Class of Operative Surgery de Beaney F.R.C.S.E., James George, [Senior Surgeon to theHospital] - 1877

Melbourne: F.F. Balliere, Publisher. 1877. Small Quarto Size. Very Good condition. Lovely blind-stamped tan cloth boards with gilt titles to face. 33 pages The Lecture was delivered on Friday 14 December 1877 by Mr James Beaney [1828-1891], surgeon, politician and philanthropist. He was born in Canterbury, Kent arrived in Australia in 1857 and was elected honorary surgeon to the Melbourne Hospital in 1860, except for a lapse in 1865-1875 he continued in this appointment until his death. The evidence of contemporary observers is that he was a bold surgeon, perhaps rash and rough at times, yet often successful when others less daring would have failed. Beaney was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1883 and served until 1891. Beaney was a flamboyant character who offered generous hospitality to his students and friends and at his death provided generously to charitable and educational institutions, endowing scholarships at medical schools in Melbourne and London. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.