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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

The principles and practice of surgery, embracing minor and oeprative surgery; with a bibliographical index of American surgical writers from the year 1783 to 1860. Illustrated by 400 wood-cuts and nearly 1000 engravings on steel. 2 vols.

Publication Details

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1863 CE.

The most extensively illustrated American manual of surgery issued during the U.S. Civil War.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#14228
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/16545
Author Bio Linkarhcives.upenn.edu ↗
External URLthe-principles-and-pratice-of-surgery-embracing-minor-and-oeprative-surgery-with-a-bibliographical-index-of-american-surgical-writers-from-the-year-1783-to-1860-illustrated-by-400-woodcuts-and-nearly-1000-engravings-on-steel-2-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia