An Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring A Lost Nose from the Integuments of the Forehead
by J. C. Carpue
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library , 1981. Leather. Near Fine. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. A wonderfully bound Special Edition of this record of medical history, with illustrations throughout. A 1981 special edition of An Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring A Lost Nose from the Integuments of the Forehead, privately printed for the members of The Classics of Medicine Library.This is an account of two successful operations for restoring a lost nose from the integuments of the forehead and represents the beginning of modern plastic surgery. Joseph Constantine Carpue was an English skilled surgeon who is known for performing the first rhinoplastic surgery in England.Illustrated with two diagrams of the surgery and other illustrations throughout the text.Collated, complete.With a foreword and biography by Frank McDowell.With a pamphlet of Landmarks in Surgical Progress, Joseph Constantine Carpue and the Revival of Rhinoplasty, a reprint from International Abstract of Surgery, October, 1930. In full decorative calf binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- An Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring A Lost Nose from the Integuments of the Forehead
- Author
- J. C. Carpue
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Classics of Medicine Library
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- An Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring A Lost Nose from the Integuments of the Forehead medicine medical procedure history medicine
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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