GUTHRIE, George James (1785-1856). On Gun-shot Wounds of the Extremities Requiring the Different Operations of Amputation. London: Longman, 1815. 8o (228 x 143 mm). 4 engraved plates. (Some faint spotting and browning). Quarter calf antique, contemporary blue boards (some soiling and wear to extremities); uncut. FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS ON MILITARY SURGERY. Guthrie had been a battlefield surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars, and wrote from his own experience. He was one of the first to succeed in amputating at the hip joint. Garrison-Morton-Norman 2161; Norman 957.

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GUTHRIE, George James (1785-1856). On Gun-shot Wounds of the Extremities Requiring the Different Operations of Amputation. London: Longman, 1815. 8o (228 x 143 mm). 4 engraved plates. (Some faint spotting and browning). Quarter calf antique, contemporary blue boards (some soiling and wear to extremities); uncut. FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS ON MILITARY SURGERY. Guthrie had been a battlefield surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars, and wrote from his own experience. He was one of the first to succeed in amputating at the hip joint. Garrison-Morton-Norman 2161; Norman 957.