Last updated in 1921, this Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery by famed royal surgeons Alexis Thomson, F.R.C.S.ED. and Alexander Miles, F.R.C.S.ED., two of Victorian England's most renowned surgeons contains explicit images of disease and injury. Long since outdated by modern medical science, it continues to fascinate and repel with its frank photographic treatement of many of the most horrific ills of the day. From tumors to tendinitis, this was the last word of the day on surgery at the beginning of the 20th century. 496 pages, with 169 illustrations. Large 7.5 x 9.25 inch format Paperback