Description

Hardcover, octavo size volume bound in dark blue top grain genuine cowhide, with bound in silk ribbon marker, light blue silk moire end leaves and all edges gilt. Cover design and production by Max M. Stein, with raised spine and covers stamped in 22kt gold. 341 pages. Bibliography, Index. Special Edition, first thus published in The Classics of Medicine Library. Limited edition, this being number 921 based on previous owner’s book-plates laid-in loose or affixed in other volumes in this collection. The present volume has no book-plate. “This work includes Cushing’s description of his own method of operating on the pituitary. He was an outstanding neurological surgeon and added much to our knowledgeof the pituitary body and its disorders.” [WorldCat Summary]. A pristine, gift quality copy. As new.