Lot 77 | Pair of Mid-19th Century Medical Reference Texts

C-18862 1860 & 1882; Blanchard and Lea - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Cincinnati Medical Publishing Company - Cincinnati, Ohio Pair of antique medical reference books representing two distinct branches of 19th-century clinical study. One volume is titled Eclectic Practice of Medicine by Scudder, bound in full leather with a paneled spine and gilt lettering, reflecting its role as a working reference within the Eclectic medical movement. The second volume, The Principles and Practice of Modern Surgery, addresses contemporary surgical theory and technique of the period. Both books are substantial in size, with dense text and durable bindings characteristic of professional medical works intended for repeated consultation. Notably, The Principles and Practice of Modern Surgery bears an ink i...