Offered for your consideration is this wonderfully rare edition from 1887 a truly fabulous Medical Encyclopedic reference work with astounding illustrations throughout, including some full plate color pages. This volume presents incredible insights to the practices and medical information from nearly a century ago. Fantastic illustrations, photographs and information can be found throughout this 6 pound reference work ~ a must have Medical Memorabilia. Many of the pictures are unsettling and graphic in nature - a testimony to the time period. Some of the focuses of this volume include: Surgery, Infections, Insanity, Sex Organs, bacteriology, medical instruments and more ....

 This book is not a reproduction it is an original work guaranteed to be from the time period. A Museum quality piece that will be a treasure to any medical or rare book collection. Offered with no reserve, Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences Vol.4 edited by Albert H. Buck, 820 pages. Book in very good condition for age, back hinge cracked. Buyer to pay $7 (USA) shipping and handling.