A short practice of surgery. By Hamilton Bailey, F.R.C.S., Surgeon, Royal Northern Hospital, etc.; and R. J. McNeill Love, M.S. (Lond.), F.R.C.S., Surgeon, Royal Northern and Metropolitan Hospitals, etc. Two volumes. Demy 8vo. Vol. I, pp. 536 + viii, with 269 illustrations. Vol. II, pp. 475 + viii, with 352 illustrations. 1932. London: H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. 20s. net each

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1933
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 103 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800208029

✦ Synopsis

IN Mr. Hamilton Bailey's former books, one always found concise statements, a wealth of excellent illustrations, clear sketchy diagrams, and a mass of practical information of the greatest use to students reading for examinations, and to practitioners anxious to learn quickly a precise method to employ in any particular condition. I n this, his latest work, in which he has collaborated with Mr. Mcr'eill Love, one notices the same clear-cut style and the same brilliant illustrations. The Short Practice of Surgery will undoubtedly be a popular work with students, but i t is something rnorc than a mere text-book. The authors have successfully eliminated all obsolete rncthods and introduced many modern procedures. It is a n easy book to read, and has the further advantage of differential type, the smaller being used