Rare 100+ Year Surgical Antique Medical Book Color plates Diseases Tumors

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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 5 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: Blood, Muscles, Hospitals, Diseases, Tumors, Skin disorders, Brain, Eyes, Organs, Antiseptics, Medicine, Sexual organs...and much more....  Also includes 2 rare fodlout eye charts  from the 1880s in this volume!  This book is not a reproduction it is an original work guaranteed to be from the time period. A quality piece that will be a treasure to any medical or rare book collection. Offered here with no reserve, Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences Vol.5 edited by Albert H. Buck, 813 pages.  Very good condition for age.  Buyer to pay shipping, no reserve!