Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1929. First. HB. [ATTRIBUTION-MEDICAL] . There are over 70 inscriptions and signatures in the book. Many on tipped in pages. They start with the author’s and the surgeon general who wrote the introduction for the book. This book served as an autograph book for the man who... More about A History of the Medical Department of the United States Army
Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1958. First. HB. ITC-32. “An excellent general account..” Nevins I-6: “..a scholarly study..”. More about Doctors in Gray:The Confederate Medical Service
Philadelphia: Henry Lea, 1867. Later Printing. Full Leather. A common medical text during the War, this a later edition. Full leather binding typical of the period. More about A Treatise on Human Physiology
Madison, WS: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, 1955. First. Wraps. A neat little book on an obscure subject. Has great footnotes with new leads to books! More about Pharmaceutical Conditions and Drug Supply in the Confederacy
Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1862. War Dated Edition. Labeled Second American Edition. HB. Known through the ages as "Gray's Anatomy."THIS IS THE ONLY WAR-DATED EDITION THAT I COULD FIND. VERY, VERY SCARCE!! A standard surgical manual that went through many editions and printings for many years. Still published today. More about Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical
NY: Lippincott, 1861. Second Edition dated 1862. HB Manual. AN EXTREMELY RARE SURGEON’S MANUAL. SO SCARCE IT CAN NOT BE FOUND IN ANY REFERENCES. I HAVE SEEN A CONFEDERATE VERSION ONCE AND IT WAS MARKED $5,000! More about A Manual of Military Surgery, Or, Hints on the Emergencies of Field, Camp, and Hospital Practice
NY: Bailliere Brothers, 1865. First. HB Manual. A RARE AND EXPENSIVE CIVIL WAR SURGEON'S MANUAL. THIS A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE SANITARY COMMISSION TO THE SIXTH ARMY CORPS. Great content, covers virtually all medical aspects of the military surgeon. Case studies and an interesting commentary on the quality of Afro-American... More about A Treatise on Military Surgery and Hygiene
Baltimore: Turnbull & Bros, 1874. First. HB. Nevins I-193: "Embittered but a fine source…" Dornbusch IV-11193. BOOK IS SIGNED BY JOHN CULBERTSON (UNION) IN FEB 1874. TURNS OUT HE WAS THE UNION PRISONER EXCHANGED FOR THE CIVILIAN MINISTER (CONFEDERATE) HANDY. CULBERTSON IS MENTIONED TEN SEPARATE TIMES IN THE... More about United States Bonds; Or Duress by Federal Authority
Philadelphia. Lindsay & Blakiston, 1863. Fourth American. War Dated. HB. This is a fourth American edition, the first being an English edition. Very rare, covers pharmaceutical issues and how the body deals with those taken orally. A very scholarly study, it rec’d a major award from the London Medical Society..... More about The Action of Medicine in the System
Boston: Welch, Bigelow and Co., 1861. First. HB. Civil War dated medical book used by military doctors in the field. Much reference material inside, no illustrations. Likely very rare. A manual likely kept close at hand due to the huge number of amputations performed during the War. Not common!! More about The Excision of Joints
Boston: B. Wilkens, 1895. First. HB. Nevins I-103. great narrative with many stories by the nurses. Nice pictorial front board. Little found on Civil War nursing, so much was done by volunteer civilian women. More about Our Army Nurses
Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 1917. First. HB. Nevins I-114. Coulter 258. Dornbusch I-IL-359. Nevins states it is the only printed record of note of the 130th Ill Infantry. A super book with interesting and not seen photos about the medical field. BOOK SIGNED ON FFEP NEAR GUTTER. Mostly Trans Mississippi. More about Muskets and Medicine, or Army Life in the Sixties
NY: Henry Schuman, 1952. First. HB. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE LIMITED EDITION, IT LOOKS LIKE A CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE SIGNATURE SHEET TIPPED IN. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Nevins I-3: "…complete scholarly treatment." Union Bookshelf-3: "…admirably compressed much essential information about a neglected topic…" More about Doctors in Blue