8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. xvi + 504, incl. index; plates; illustrations in text. Spine slightly sunned; extremities a bit rubbed; corners turned; archival tape reinforcing to split, or splitting, hinges; sporadic light foxing; medical doctor's name to title page, with penned date 'Oct 1914'. Good condition.
(Hackett, p. 167; SABIB 3, p. 232) Sir George Henry Makins (1853-1933) served as Consulting Surgeon to the South African Field Force. In this volume he reveals his expertise in wound treatment, which would later be put to use treating the injured from the Western Front during the First World War. The X-rays, photographs and diagrams of wounds are an outstanding feature of this volume.
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