[CIVIL WAR] Medical and Surgical History

Pricing & History
Barnes, Joseph K. and Woodward, Joseph Janvier. Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part II. Volume I. Medical History. Washington (DC): GPO, 1879. 4to, green cloth, 869pp. Much of the volume concerns diarrhea and dysentery, with many plates of colons. As unappetizing as the subject may be, these diseases killed more soldiers than bullets did. > Condition: Covers worn, pp 3-17 loose, but present. Light toning, scattered foxing.