A TREATISE ON THE INHALATION OF THE VAPOUR OF ETHER FOR THE PREVENTION OF PAIN IN SURGICAL OPERATIONS.

A Treatise On The Inhalation Of The Vapour Of Ether For The Prevention Of Pain In Surgical Operations.

ROBINSON, JAMES. ELLIS, RICHARD H., EDITED BY.

£20.00

Publisher

Bailliere Tindall.

Place

Eastbourne

Date

1983

Synopsis

[board title:] james robinson on the inhalation of ether. with a preface by richard h. ellis, consultant anaesthetist the royal hospital of saint bartholomew london. this facsimile edition made possible by the support of boots hospital products.

Item Description

8vo. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. xi + [i] + viii + 63 pp. Facsimile reproduction of original pamphlet with wrappers bound in maroon cloth, gilt. Slight wear to corners, but otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by portrait frontispiece. Facsimile reproduction of the 1847 pioneering work on the use of ether by James Robinson ((1813-61), a dentist who first used general anaesthesia for a tooth extraction in 1846. By Dr. Richard Hancock Ellis (1937-95), anaesthetist for cardiac surgery (Royal College of Anaesthetists website).

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