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Note: Part of the
rarity factor for these Civil War books is the fact they were chosen by
the U.S. Army Medical Dept. for inclusion in the Surgeon General's
Library for use by Army Surgeons during the Civil War. Not all
were marked as having been distributed to the Army Hospital Dept. staff,
but the books were selected by the U. S. Army Medical Dept. staff for their value to
the surgeons at the time of the War and listed in the
Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogue
Civil War issue:
Pathology and Treatment of
Venereal Diseases, (1861, first edition), by Freeman J. Bumstead, M.D.
$395
Very good plus
condition, NOT ex-library, all original first edition, published the first
year of the Civil War.
A copy of this text book
is listed in the
Surgeon General's Office Library Catalogues or the
list of medical
textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the Army Medical
Department.
Additional information
on: Freeman
Josiah Bumstead, M.D.
The 1861 first
edition is on the
list of text
books ordered by the Surgeon General for the Medical Dept. during
the early part of the Civil War. Both editions,: 61 & 64 editions,
were in the 1861 and 1865 Catalogues of the Surgeon General's Office
Library during the Civil War. The second version contains lessons
learned during the Civil War and so states the fact in the preface of
the second and revised edition and is shown below. Venereal diseases
were a major issue during the War and this book was the main source of
information. Dr. Bumstead is cited in the Medical and Surgical History.
See
An article from this book on treatment of a venereal disease during the
Civil War
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Discussion of this text by
the publisher: Blanchard & Lea in 1861
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Preface to the second edition with comments about
knowledge gained during the Civil War
Civil
War issue: Manual of
Minor Surgery, (1863) by John H. Packard, M.D.
$1,080
A
must-have minor surgery book that contains all the topics
necessary for the use of an assistant surgeon.
Good
condition, some foxing, chipping on
spine, see photos, NOT ex-library, no
book plates, all original and published
during the Civil War for field use by
Army surgeons.
 Packard's
1863 surgical work work: A Manual of
Minor Surgery, "During the Civil War
Packard was appointed acting assistant
surgeon, United States Army, serving as
attending surgeon to the Christian
Street and the Satterlee United States
Army General Hospitals in Philadelphia,
and as consultant to the Haddington
Hospital, and to the hospital at
Beverley, New Jersey. During the
progress of the battle of Gettysburg, he
received orders to report at the scene
of action, and although quite ill at the
time, from what subsequently developed
into a very severe case of typhoid, he
obeyed at once. For three days and
nights, he labored incessantly and then
being unable to continue at work, was
sent back to Philadelphia suffering from
a nearly fatal attack of the fever"
(Kelly & Burrage, American Medical
Biographies).
A
copy of this text book is listed in the
Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogues
or the
list of medical textbooks which were
published during the Civil War by
the Army Medical Department.
Additional information on:
John H. Packard, M.D.
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With 145
illustrations.
Authorized and adopted by the
surgeon-general of the United States army for the use of
surgeons in the field and general hospitals.
Published: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1863.
5 x 7 6/8 x 1 in., 285 pages.
Signed by: Dr.
Raphael De, Catonsville, Maryland
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Civil War issue:
Anatomy of the
Arteries of the Human Body, (1862) by John H. Power, M. D.,
U. S. Army
Medical Department issue marked
(U. S. Army Medical Department imprinted title version)
$1, 270
Very good plus condition, NOT
ex-library, minor chipping on top edge of spine (see photos), no
bookplates, a rare and prized book used by Army surgeons during
the Civil War and issued by the U. S. Army Medical Department.
A copy of
this text book is listed in the
Surgeon General's Office Library Catalogues or the
list of
medical textbooks which were published during the Civil War
by the Army Medical Department.
POWER'S, ANATOMY OF THE ARTERIES OF THE HUMAN
BODY; Descriptive and Surgical with the Descriptive Anatomy of
the Heart By JOHN HATCH POWER, MD.; Fellow of the Royal
College of Surgeons Surgeon to the City of Dublin Hospital. 12mo
amply illustrated
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Authorized
Military
Medical Books from J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Publishers. Authorized and adopted by the
Surgeon-General, U. S. Army, for use in Field and
General Hospitals 1862 |
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Author: John Hatch
Power, M.D. U.S. Army Medical Department, 1862, a
publication for use by surgeon's during the War.
Published: Phila. Pa.; J. B. Lippincott & Co. ( 7 1/2
x 5 x 1 1/4 in.), 401 pages.
Signed by A. I.
Lawbaugh, Morristown, Ill.,
Owner signature of A.
I. Lawbaugh
Additional
information on Dr. Lawbaugh
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variations of the Medical Department logos and
titles
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Civil War:
Notes on the Surgery of the War in the Crimea, The Treatment of
Gunshot Wounds, (1862 ), by George Macleod, M.D.
$865
Very good
plus condition, minor cracking along outside hinge, NOT
ex-library, no bookplates, original Civil War edition
A copy of this text book
is listed in the 1865 Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogue or the
list of
medical textbooks which were published during the Civil War
by the Army Medical Department.
During the
Crimean War, Macleod was a surgeon in the Civil Hospital at
Smyrna and the General Hospital established at Sebastopol. In
this book he discusses the geography of and climatology of the
Crimea, military hygiene in the field, the use of chloroform as
an anesthetic, and the various wounds and injuries common on the
battlefield, especially gunshot wounds. (Heirs of Hippocrates
1933, Waller 6120). This book was used by Union and Confederate
surgeons during the course of the American Civil War and was
issued by both a Union and a Confederate publisher in 1862.
SURGERY OF THE CRIMEAN
WAR NOTES ON THE SURGERY OF THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA with
Remarks on the Treatment of Gunshot Wounds; By GEORGE H.B.
MACLEOD MD FRCS, Surgeon to the General Hospital in Camp
before Sebas topol. Lecturer on Military Surgery in
Anderson's University Glasgow, One vol 12mo
SUMMARY Of CONTENTS:
Chap I: The History and Physical Characters of the Crimea
The Changes of the Seasons during the occupation by the
Allies The Natives and their Diseases; Chap II: Drainage of
the Camp Water Supply Latrines Food Cooking Fuel Clothing
Housing Duty Effect of all these combined on the health and
diseases of the soldiers Hospitals Distribution of the Sick
Nursing male and female Transport; Chap III: The Campaign in
Bulgaria and its effects on the subsequent health of the
troops The Diseases which appeared there and during the
Flank March as well as afterward in the Camp before
Sebastopol; Chap IV: Distinction between Surgery as
practiced in the Army and Civil Life Soldiers as Patients
and the character of the Injuries to which they are liable
Some peculiarities In the Wounds and Injuries seen during
the war; Chap V: The Peculiarities of Gunshot Wounds and
their General Treatment; Chap VI: The use of Chloroform in
the Crimea Primary and Secondary Hemorrhage from Gunshot
Wounds Tetanus Gangrene Erysipelas Frost bite; Chap VII:
Injuries of the Head; Chap: VIII Wounds of the Face and
Chest: Chap IX: Gunshot Wounds of the Abdomen and Bladder;
Chap X: Compound Fracture of the Extremities; Chap XI:
Gunshot Wounds of Joints Excision of Joints etc etc Chap in
Amputation
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Medical Books from J. B. Lippincott & Co. Publishers
listing the War of the Crimea 1862
J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1862. Hard
Cover. 8vo - ovtv. 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 403 pages |
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List of Military and
Authorized books for the Army in the inside of the front
cover
Civil War:
Border Lines of
Knowledge, Medical Science, An introductory lecture, (1862,
first edition), by Oliver Wendell Holmes, M.D.; Delivered
before the Medical Class of Harvard University, November 6th,
1861, Currents and Counter-currents in Medical Science
Sold,
1-16-2012
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes was the Parkman
professor of anatomy and physiology at this time during the
Civil War at Harvard.
Additional information on
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr, M.D.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
(1809-1894) prolific American essayist, poet and long-time
teacher, lecturer of anatomy at Harvard. (DAB), here stating in
"Border Lines": ".science is the topography of ignorance.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1862;.80
pp. 8vo., brown pebbled cloth
Civil War:
The Science and Art
of Surgery, (1859), by John Erichsen, M.D.
Sold, 9-6-2011
A copy of
this text book is listed in the 1864 and 1865
Surgeon General's Office Library
Catalogues and the
list of
medical textbooks which were published during the Civil War
by the Army Medical Department.
John Erichsen's Science
and Art of Surgery of 1859, was a major medical text given to
the surgical and medical staff during the Civil War. The book
went thru 10 different editions and was translated into 15
different languages.
Contains information on
surgical procedures, gunshot wounds, amputations, and other
treatments. Used extensively during and prior to the Civil War
to train surgeons. Two editions are in this collection: 1859,
1860, both of which would have been used before and during the
Civil War.
Additional information: on
John
Erichsen, M. D.
See an 1865 receipt for purchase of this book by a Civil War
assistant surgeon.
ERICHSEN JOHN; Professor
of Surgery in University College London. THE SCIENCE AND ART
OF SURGERY being a Treatise on the subject of Injuries Diseases
and Operations -Morton 5602 (citing 1st London ed., 1853):
"Erichsen was surgeon to University College Hospital, London,
and Lister served as his house surgeon." "published by Blanchard
& Lea, of Philadelphia, in 1859, and again in 1860, and a copy
was issued by the American Government to every medical officer
in the Federal Army during the American Civil War" (Plarr's
Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of
England, Vol. I, p. 380).
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Discussion
of this text by the publisher: Blanchard & Lea
in 1860. 996 pp; 417 figs. |
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