Three Volumes regarding Historical Surgical Instruments including Soviet Examples, plus a Pamphlet Catalogue.
1) ANAN'YEV, M.G. ed. 'New Soviet Surgical Apparatus and Instruments and Their Application', trans. John Barry Elliot.
Pub. OXFORD: Pergamon Press 1961 (Oxford, London, NY Paris) (original: Moscow Ministry of Health USSR 1957), publishers note, 222pp.
Red buckram cloth with embossed title to spine, some flecking, minor foxing and tanning. K.F. Russell tag (135x220mm)
2) THOMPSON, Dr C.J.S. 'The History and Evolution of Surgical Instruments, with a forward by Dr Chauncey D. Leake.
Pub. NY: Schuman's 1942, printed by Peter Beilenson of the Walpole Printing Office Mount Vernon NY one of 1000 copies 106pp plus index.
Blue buckram with cartouched scene to cover label to spine, minor shelf wear, minor foxing and tanning. K.F. Russell tag to front (170x265mm)
3) C.F. Palmer Ltd London 'Research and Students' Apparatus for Physiology, Pharmacology, Psychology, Bacteriology, Phonetics, Botany, etc'.
Pub. LONDON: 1934 Edition, pp160.
Green patterned morocco with gold embossed title on cover and spine, some flecking and shelf wear, date stamp to title page, some foxing and tanning to end pages. K.F. Russell tag (205x270mm)
Plus GURR, George T. 'Special Preparations for Microbiology' Feb 1940, Catalogue in pamphlet form, pp8. Printed by TW Pegg & Sons Ltd Walham Green SW6.
Aqua paper stapled, some wear incl. foxing. 4 leaves (8pp) (205x255mm)


PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $120-180