The Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister [2 volumes].
by LISTER, Joseph (1827-1912)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Birmingham:: Classics of Medicine Library, 1979., 1979. 2 volumes. 4to. [ii], xliv, 429, [1]; vii, [1], 589, [3] pp. Gilt decorated gray leather, raised bands, all edges gilt. Near fine. Special limited edition, reprinting the 1909 Clarendon collected edition. "[Lister] was the first medical man in Britain to be raised to the peerage. The founder of the antiseptic principle, his work had a profound effect upon modern surgery and obstetrics. . . Because Lister never wrote any books his Collected Papers remain his lasting monument." – Garrison and Morton 85.
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MM13314
- Title
- The Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister [2 volumes].
- Author
- LISTER, Joseph (1827-1912)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Classics of Medicine Library, 1979.
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham:
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Medical Surgery
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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