SAUNDERS' TEXT-BOOKS CONTINUE TO GAIN
The list of text-books recommended in the various colleges again shows adecided gain for the Saunders publications. During the present college year, in the list of recommended books published by 164 colleges (the other 23 have not published lists), the Saunders books are mentioned 3278 times, as against 3054 the previous year—an increase of 224. In other words, in each of the medical colleges in this country an average of 20 (18-2/5 the previous year) of the teaching books employed are publications issued by W. B. Saunders Company. That this increase is not due alone to the publication of new text-books, but rather to a most gratifying increase in the recommendation of text-books recognized as standards, is at once evident from the following: Ashton's Gynecology shows an increase of 19; DaCosta's Surgery, an increase of 12; Hirst's Obstetrics, 14; Howell's Physiology, 25; Jackson on the Eye, 16; Sahli's Diagnostic Methods, 11; Scudder's Fractures, 11; Stengel's Pathology, 13; Stelwagon on the Skin, 11. These are but examples of similar remarkable gains throughout the entire list, and is undoubted evidence that theSaunders text-books are recognized as the best.
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Medical Gynecology. ByS. Wyllis Bandler, M.D., Adjunct. Professor of Diseases of Women, New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital. Octavo of 680 pages, with 135 original illustrations. Cloth, $5.00 net; Half Morocco, $6.50 net.
This new work by Dr. Bandler is just the book that the physician engaged in general practice has long needed. It is trulythe practitioner's gynecology—planned for him, written for him, and illustrated for him. There are many gynecologic conditions that do not call for operative treatment; yet, because of lack of that special knowledge required for their diagnosis and treatment, the general practitioner has been unable to treat them intelligently. This work gives just the information the practitioner needs. It not only deals with those conditions amenable to non-operative treatment, but it also tells how to recognize those diseases demanding operative treatment, so that the practitioner will be enabled to advise his patient at a time when operation will be attended with the most favorable results. The chapter on Pessaries is especially full and excellent, the proper manner of introducing the pessary being clearly described and illustrated with original pictures that show plainly the correct technic of this procedure. The chapters on Vaginal and Abdominal Massage, and particularly that on Artificial Hyperemia and Anemia, are extremely valuable to the practitioner. They express the very latest advances in these methods of treatment. Hydrotherapy, especially the Ferguson and Nauheim baths, are treatedin extenso, and Electrotherapy receives the full consideration its importance merits. Pain as a symptom and its alleviation is dealt with in an unusually practical way, its value as an aid in diagnosis being emphasized. Gonorrhea and Syphilis and their many complications are treated in detail, every care being taken to have these sections—of special interest to the practitioner—complete in every particular. Other chapters of great importance are those on Constipation, Sterility, Associated Nervous Conditions in Gynecology, and Pregnancy and Abortion.
Gynecology and Abdominal Surgery.Edited byHoward A. Kelly, M.D., Professor of Gynecology in Johns Hopkins University; andCharles P. Noble, M.D., Clinical Professor of Gynecology in the Woman's Medical College, Philadelphia. Two imperial octavo volumes of 900 pages each, containing 650 illustrations, mostly original. Per volume: Cloth, $8.00 net; Half Morocco, $9.50 net.
In view of the intimate association of gynecology with abdominal surgery the editors have combined these two important subjects in one work. For this reason the work will be doubly valuable, for not only the gynecologist and general practitioner will find it an exhaustive treatise, but the surgeon also will find here the latest technic of the various abdominal operations. It possesses a number of valuable features not to be found in any other publication covering the same fields. It contains a chapter upon the bacteriology and one upon the pathology of gynecology, dealing fully with the scientific basis of gynecology. In no other work can this information, prepared by specialists, be found as separate chapters. There is a large chapter devoted entirely tomedical gynecology, written especially for the physician engaged in general practice. Heretofore the general practitioner was compelled to search through an entire work in order to obtain the information desired.Abdominal surgeryproper, as distinct from gynecology, is fully treated, embracing operations upon the stomach, upon the intestines, upon the liver and bile-ducts, upon the pancreas and spleen, upon the kidney, ureter, bladder, and the peritoneum. Special attention has been given tomodern technicand illustrations of the very highest order have been used to make clear the various steps of the operations. Indeed, the illustrations are truly magnificent, being the work ofMr. Hermann BeckerandMr. Max Brödel, of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The Practice of Gynecology.ByW. Easterly Ashton, M.D., LL.D., Professor of Gynecology in the Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia. Handsome octavo volume of 1096 pages, containing 1057 original line drawings. Cloth, $6.50 net; Half Morocco, $8.00 net.
Three editions of this work have been demanded in eighteen months. Among the new additions are: Colonic lavage and flushing, Hirst's treatment for vaginismus, Dudley's treatment of cystocele, Montgomery's round ligament operation, Chorio-epithelioma of the Uterus, Passive Incontinence of the Urine, and Moynihan's methods in Intestinal Anastomosis. Nothing is left to be taken for granted, the author not only telling his readers in every instance what should be done, but also preciselyhow to do it. A distinctly original feature of the book is the illustrations, numbering about one thousand line drawings made especially under the author's personal supervision from actual apparatus, living models, and dissections on the cadaver. These line drawings show in detail the procedures and operations without obscuring their purpose by unnecessary and unimportant anatomic surroundings.
Howard A. Kelly, M.D.
Professor of Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University.
“It is different from anything that has as yet appeared. The illustrations are particularly clear and satisfactory. One specially good feature is the pains with which you describe so manydetailsso often left to the imagination.”
Charles B. Penrose, M.D.,
Formerly Professor of Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania.
“I know of no book that goes so thoroughly and satisfactorily into all thedetailsof everything connected with the subject. In this respect your book differs from the others.”
George M. Edebohls, M.D.
Professor of Diseases of Women, New York Post-Graduate Medical School.“I have looked it through and must congratulate you upon having produced a text-book most admirably adapted toteachgynecology to those who must get their knowledge, even to the minutest and most elementary details, from books.”
Diseases of Women.ByJ. Clarence Webster, M.D. (Edin.), F.R.C.P.E., Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Rush Medical College. Octavo of 712 pages, with 372 illustrations. Cloth, $7.00 net; Half Morocco, $8.50 net.
Dr. Webster has written this workespecially for the general practitioner, discussing the clinical features of the subject in their widest relations to general practice rather than from the standpoint of specialism. The magnificent illustrations, three hundred and seventy-two in number, are nearly all original. Drawn by expert anatomic artists under Dr. Webster's direct supervision, they portray the anatomy of the parts and the steps in the operations with rare clearness and exactness.
Howard A. Kelly, M.D.,Professor of Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University.
“It is undoubtedly one of the best works which has been put on the market within recent years, showing from start to finish Dr. Webster's well-known thoroughness. The illustrations are also of the highest order.”
A Text-Book of Obstetrics.ByJ. Clarence Webster, M.D. (Edin.), Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Rush Medical College. Octavo of 767 pages, illustrated. Cloth, $5.00 net; Half Morocco, $6.50 net.
Medical Record, New York
“The author's remarks on asepsis and antisepsis are admirable, the chapter on eclampsia is full of good material, and ... the book can be cordially recommended as a safe guide.”
Uterine Adenomyoma.ByThomas S. Cullen, M.D., Associate Professor of Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University. Octavo of 275 pages, with original illustrations by Hermann Becker and August Horn. Cloth, $5.00 net.
Dr. Cullen's large clinical experience and his extensive original work along the lines of gynecologic pathology have enabled him to present his subject with originality and precision. The work gives the early literature on adenomyoma, traces the disease through its various stages, and then gives the detailed findings in a large number of cases personally examined by the author. Formerly the physician and surgeon were unable to determine the cause of uterine bleeding, but after following closely the clinical course of the disease, Dr. Cullen has found that the majority of these cases can be diagnosed clinically. The results of these observations he presents in this work. The entire subject of adenomyoma is dealt with from the standpoint of the pathologist, the clinician, and the surgeon. The superb illustrations are the work of Mr. Hermann Becker and Mr. August Horn, of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The American Text-Book of Obstetrics.In two volumes. Edited byRichard C. Norris, M.D.; Art Editor, Robert L. Dickinson, M.D. Two octavos of about 600 pages each; nearly 900 illustrations, including 49 colored and half-tone plates. Per volume: Cloth, $3.50 net; Half Morocco, $4.50 net.
American Journal of the Medical Sciences
“As an authority, as a book of reference, as a 'working book' for the student or practitioner, we commend it because we believe there is no better.”
A Text-Book of Diseases of Women.ByBarton Cooke Hirst, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics, University of Pennsylvania; Gynecologist to the Howard, the Orthopedic, and the Philadelphia Hospitals. Octavo of 745 pages, 701 illustrations, many in colors. Cloth, $5.00 net; Half Morocco, $6.50 net.
The new edition of this work has just been issued after a careful revision. As diagnosis and treatment are of the greatest importance in considering diseases of women, particular attention has been devoted to these divisions. To this end, also, the work has been magnificently illuminated with 701 illustrations, for the most part original photographs and water-colors of actual clinical cases accumulated during the past fifteen years. The palliative treatment, as well as the radical operative, is fully described, enabling the general practitioner to treat many of his own patients without referring them to a specialist. The author's extensive experience renders this work of unusual value.
Medical Record, New York
“Its merits can be appreciated only by a careful perusal.... Nearly one hundred pages are devoted to technic, this chapter being in some respects superior to the descriptions in many text-books.”
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
“The author has given special attention to diagnosis and treatment throughout the book, and has produced a practical treatise which should be of the greatest value to the student, the general practitioner, and the specialist.”
Medical News, New York
“Office treatment is given a due amount of consideration, so that the work will be as useful to the non-operator as to the specialist.”
A Text-Book of Obstetrics.ByBarton Cooke Hirst, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics in the University of Pennsylvania. Handsome octavo, 899 pages, with 746 illustrations, 39 in colors. Cloth, $5.00 net; Sheep or Half Morocco, $6.50 net.
Immediately on its publication this work took its place as the leading text-book on the subject. Both in this country and abroad it is recognized as the most satisfactorily written and clearly illustrated work on obstetrics in the language. The illustrations form one of the features of the book. They are numerous and the most of them are original. In this edition the book has been thoroughly revised. More attention has been given to the diseases of the genital organs associated with or following childbirth. Many of the old illustrations have been replaced by better ones, and there have been added a number entirely new. The work treats the subject from a clinical standpoint.
British Medical Journal
“The popularity of American text-books in this country is one of the features of recent years. The popularity is probably chiefly due to the great superiority of their illustration over those of the English text-books. The illustrations in Dr. Hirst's volume are far more numerous and far better executed, and therefore more instructive, than those commonly found in the works of writers on obstetrics in our own country.”
Bulletin of Johns Hopkins Hospital
“The work is an admirable one in every sense of the word, concisely but comprehensively written.”
The Medical Record, New York
“The illustrations are numerous and are works of art, many of them appearing for the first time. The author's style, though condensed, is singularly clear, so that it is never necessary to re-read a sentence in order to grasp the meaning. As a true model of what a modern text-book on obstetrics should be, we feel justified in affirming that Dr. Hirst's book is without a rival.”
A Text-Book of Diseases of Women.ByCharles B. Penrose, M.D.,Ph.D., formerly Professor of Gynecology in the University of Pennsylvania; Surgeon to the Gynecean Hospital, Philadelphia. Octavo volume of 550 pages, with 225 fine original illustrations. Cloth $3.75 net.
Regularly every year a new edition of this excellent text-book is called for, and it appears to be in as great favor with physicians as with students. Indeed, this book has taken its place as the ideal work for the general practitioner. The author presents the best teaching of modern gynecology, untrammeled by antiquated ideas and methods. In every case the most modern and progressive technique is adopted, and the main points are made clear by excellent illustrations. The new edition has been carefully revised, much new matter has been added, and a number of new original illustrations have been introduced. In its revised form this volume continues to be an admirable exposition of the present status of gynecologic practice.
Howard A. Kelly, M.D.,
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
“I shall value very highly the copy of Penrose's 'Diseases of Women' received. I have already recommended it to my class asthe bestbook.”
L.E. Montgomery, M.D.,
Professor of Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
“The copy of 'A Text-Book of Diseases of Women' by Penrose received to-day. I have looked over it and admire it very much. I have no doubt it will have a large sale, as it justly merits.”
Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal
“This is an excellent work which goes straight to the mark.... The book may be taken as a trustworthy exposition of modern gynecology.”
The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary.A new and complete dictionary of the terms used in Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Chemistry, and kindred branches; with over 100 new and elaborate tables and many handsome illustrations. ByW.A. Newman Dorland, M.D., Editor of “The American Pocket Medical Dictionary.” Large octavo, 850 pages, bound in full flexible leather. Price, $4.50 net; with thumb index, $5.00 net.
Gives a Maximum Amount of Matter in a Minimum Space, and at the Lowest Possible Cost
The immediate success of this work is due to the special features that distinguish it from other books of its kind. It gives a maximum of matter in a minimum space and at the lowest possible cost. Though it is practically unabridged, yet by the use of thin bible paper and flexible morocco binding it is only 1-1/4 inches thick. In this new edition the book has been thoroughly revised, and upward of two thousand new terms have been added, thus bringing the book absolutely up to date. The book contains hundreds of terms not to be found in any other dictionary, over 100 original tables, and many handsome illustrations.
Howard A. Kelly, M.D.,
Professor of Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
“Dr. Borland's dictionary is admirable. It is so well gotten up and of such convenient size. No errors have been found in my use of it.”
J. Collins Warren, M.D., LL.D., F.R.C.S. (Hon.)
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School.
“I regard it as a valuable aid to my medical literary work. It is very complete and of convenient size to handle comfortably. I use it in preference to any other.”
A Text-Book of Diseases of Women.ByHenry J. Garrigues, A.M., M.D., Gynecologist to St. Mark's Hospital and to the German Dispensary, New York City. Handsome octavo, 756 pages, with 367 engravings and colored plates. Cloth, $4.50 net; Sheep or Half Morocco, $6.00 net.
The first two editions of this work met with a most appreciative reception by the medical profession both in this country and abroad. In this edition the entire work has been carefully and thoroughly revised, and considerable new matter added, bringing the work precisely down to date. Many new illustrations have been introduced, thus greatly increasing the value of the book both as a text-book and book of reference.
Thad. A. Reamy, M.D.,Professor of Gynecology, Medical College of Ohio.
“One of the best text-books for students and practitioners which has been published in the English language; it is condensed, clear, and comprehensive. The profound learning and great clinical experience of the distinguished author find expression in this book.”
American Text-Book of Gynecology.Medical and Surgical. Edited byJ. M. Baldy, M.D., Professor of Gynecology, Philadelphia Polyclinic. Imperial octavo of 718 pages, with 341 text-illustrations and 38 plates. Cloth, $6.00 net; Half Morocco, $7.50 net.
This volume is thoroughly practical in its teachings, and is intended to be a working text-book for physicians and students. Many of the most important subject are considered from an entirely new standpoint, and are grouped together in a manner somewhat foreign to the accepted custom.
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
“The most complete exponent of gynecology that we have. No subject seems to have been neglected.”
Modern Obstetrics: General and Operative.ByW. A. Newman Dorland, A.M., M.D., Assistant Instructor in Obstetrics, University of Pennsylvania; Associate in Gynecology in the Philadelphia Polyclinic. Handsome octavo volume of 797 pages, with 201 illustrations. Cloth, $4.00 net.
In this edition the book has been entirely rewritten and very greatly enlarged. Among the new subjects introduced are the surgical treatment of puerperal sepsis, infant mortality, placental transmission of diseases, serum-therapy of puerperal sepsis, etc.
Journal of the American Medical Association
“This work deserves commendation, and that it has received what it deserves at the hands of the profession is attested by the fact that a second edition is called for within such a short time. Especially deserving of praise is the chapter on puerperal sepsis.”
Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing.ByEdward P. Davis, A.M., M.D., Professor of Obstetrics in the Jefferson Medical College and Philadelphia Polyclinic; Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Philadelphia Hospital. 12mo of 436 pages, illustrated. Buckram, $1.75 net.
This volume gives a very clear and accurate idea of the manner to meet the conditions arising during obstetric and gynecologic nursing. The third edition has been thoroughly revised.
The Lancet, London
“Not only nurses, but even newly qualified medical men, would learn a great deal by a perusal of this book. It is written in a clear and pleasant style, and is a work we can recommend.”
Atlas and Epitome of Labor and Operative Obstetrics.ByDr. O. Schäffer, of Heidelberg.From the Fifth Revised and Enlarged German Edition.Edited, with additions, byJ. Clifton Edgar, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Clinical Midwifery, Cornell University Medical School, New York. With 14 lithographic plates in colors, 139 other illustrations, and 111 pages of text. Cloth, $2.00 net.In Saunders' Hand-Atlas Series.
This book presents the act of parturition and the various obstetric operations in a series of easily understood illustrations, accompanied by a text treating the subject from a practical standpoint.
American Medicine
“The method of presenting obstetric operations is admirable. The drawings, representing original work, have the commendable merit of illustrating instead of confusing.”
Atlas and Epitome of Obstetric Diagnosis and Treatment.ByDr. O. Schäffer, of Heidelberg.From the Second Revised German Edition.Edited, with additions, byJ. Clifton Edgar, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Clinical Midwifery, Cornell University Medical School, N.Y. With 122 colored figures on 56 plates, 38 text-cuts, and 315 pages of text. Cloth, $3.00 net.In Saunders' Hand-Atlas Series.
This book treats particularly of obstetric operations, and, besides the wealth of beautiful lithographic illustrations, contains an extensive text of great value. This text deals with the practical, clinical side of the subject.
New York Medical Journal
“The illustrations are admirably executed, as they are in all of these atlases, and the text can safely be commended, not only as elucidatory of the plates, but as expounding the scientific midwifery of to-day.”
Atlas and Epitome of Gynecology.ByDr. O. Schäffer, of Heidelberg.From the Second Revised and Enlarged German Edition.Edited, with additions, byRichard C. Norris, A.M., M.D., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics in the University of Pennsylvania. 207 colored figures on 90 plates, 65 text-cuts, and 308 pages of text. Cloth, $3.50 net.In Saunders' Hand-Atlas Series.
American Journal of the Medical Sciences
“Of the illustrations it is difficult to speak in too high terms of approval. They are so clear and true to nature that the accompanying explanations are almost superfluous. We commend it most earnestly.”
The Four Epochs of Woman's Life:A Study in Hygiene. ByAnna M. Galbraith, M.D., Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, etc. With an Introductory Note byJohn M. Musser, M.D. Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. 12 mo of 247 pages. Cloth $1.50 net.
In this instructive work are stated, in a modest, pleasing, and conclusive manner, those truths of which every woman should have a thorough knowledge. Written, as it is, for the laity, the subject is discussed in language readily grasped even by those most unfamiliar with medical subjects.
Birmingham Medical Review, England
“We do not as a rule care for medical books written for the instruction of the public. But we must admit that the advice in Dr. Galbraith's work is in the main wise and wholesome.”
Atlas and Epitome of Operative Gynecology.ByDr. O. Schäffer, of Heidelberg. Edited, with additions, byJ. Clarence Webster, M.D. (Edin.), F.R.C.P.E., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Rush Medical College, in affiliation with the University of Chicago. 42 colored lithographic plates, many text-cuts, a number in colors, and 138 pages of text.In Saunders' Hand-Atlas Series.Cloth, $3.00 net.
Much patient endeavor has been expended by the author, the artist, and the lithographer in the preparation of the plates for this Atlas. They are based on hundreds of photographs taken from nature, and illustrate most faithfully the various surgical situations. Dr. Schäffer has made a specialty of demonstrating by illustrations.
Medical Record, New York
“The volume should prove most helpful to students and others in grasping details usually to be acquired only in the amphitheater itself.”
Obstetrics for Nurses.ByJoseph B. DeLee, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics in the Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago; Lecturer in the Nurses' Training Schools of Mercy, Wesley, Provident, Cook County, and Chicago Lying-in Hospitals. 12mo of 512 pages, fully illustrated.
Cloth, $2.50 net.
While Dr. DeLee has written his work especially for nurses, the practitioner will also find it useful and instructive, since the duties of a nurse often devolve upon him in the early years of his practice. The illustrations are nearly all original and represent photographs taken from actual scenes. The text is the result of the author's many years' experience in lecturing to the nurses of five different training schools.
J. Clifton Edgar, M.D.,
Professor of Obstetrics and Clinical Midwifery, Cornell University, New York.
“It is far and away the best that has come to my notice, and I shall take great pleasure in recommending it to my nurses, and students as well.”
The American Pocket Medical Dictionary. Edited byW. A. Newman Dorland, A.M., M.D., Assistant Obstetrician to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Fellow of the American Academy of Medicine. With 578 pages. Full leather, limp, with gold edges, $1.00 net; with patent thumb index, $1.25 net.
James W. Holland. M.D.,
Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology, at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
“I am struck at once with admiration at the compact size and attractive exterior. I can recommend it to our students without reserve.”
Essentials of Gynecology. ByEdwin B. Cragin, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. Crown octavo, 240 pages, 62 illustrations. Cloth, $1.00 net.In Saunders' Question-Compend Series.
The Medical Record, New York
“A handy volume and a distinct improvement on students' compends in general. No author who was not himself a practical gynecologist could have consulted the student's needs so thoroughly as Dr. Cragin has done.”
Boisliniere's Obstetric Accidents, Emergencies, and Operations
Obstetric Accidents, Emergencies, and Operations. By the lateL. Ch. Boisliniere, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics, St. Louis Medical College; Consulting Physician, St. Louis Female Hospital. 381 pages, illustrated. Cloth, $2.00 net.
British Medical Journal
“It is clearly and concisely written, and is evidently the work of a teacher and practitioner of large experience. Its merit lies in the judgment which comes from experience.”
Essentials of Obstetrics. ByW. Easterly Ashton, M.D., Professor of Gynecology in the Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia. Crown octavo, 252 pages, 75 illustrations. Cloth, $1.00 net.In Saunders' Question-Compend Series.
Southern Practitioner
“An excellent little volume, containing correct and practical knowledge. An admirable compend, and the best condensation we have seen.”
Barton and Wells' Medical Thesaurus
A Thesaurus of Medical Words and Phrases. ByWilfred M. Barton, M.D., Assistant to Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; andWalter A. Wells, M.D., Demonstrator of Laryngology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 12mo of 534 pages. Flexible leather, $2.50 net; with thumb index, $3.00 net.
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