1896. Other volumes in this set include ISBN number(s): 0766132110. Volume 2 of 2. Being an encyclopedic collection of rare and extraordinary cases, and of the most striking instances of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery, derived from an exhaustive research of medical literature from its origin to the present day, abstracted, classified, annotated and indexed. With 296 illustrations in the text and 12 half tone plates.