2 Volume Set of John Eric Erichsen's 1877 Edition of 'The Science and Art of Surgery', in prize binding.
ERICHSEN, Sir John Eric (1818-1896) 'The Science and Art of Surgery. Being a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases and operations' Pub. LONDON: Longmans, Green & Co. 1877. Seventh Edition, 'enlarged and carefully revised'. Collations: Vol 1 Half title, title, pp[v]-xxiv, 992pp :: illustrations. Vol 2 Half title, title, pp[v]-xxi, 1033pp :: illustrations.
Erichsen was a Danish born Surgeon, who rose to President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Britain, President of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society and 'Surgeon-Extraordinary' to Queen Victoria. His specialties included 'concussion of the spine' for which he was called upon for court cases.
Vol 1 & 2 are in similar condition: light brown calf prize binding with gilt border, gold embossed title and flourishes to spine, dentelles, marbled endpapers and page edges, minor shelf wear, minor foxing, prize paper pasted to inner cover of vol 1.
Prize of University of Melbourne to James William Barrett (Later Sir James) 1879. KF Russell tag to both volumes 220x140mm (each)



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

Estimate $150-200