Civil War & Enslavement
BARNES, Joseph K. (1817-1883). The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1870-88.

7 volumes in 6, large 4to. Numerous illustrations including images of wounded soldiers, maps and charts. Original green cloth (some wear to extremities, text block detached from one volume, a couple of spines torn, remnants of old sticker residue on spines). Provenance: American Philosophical Society (rubberstamps).

FIRST EDITION, mixed issues (mostly first issues). A COMPLETE SET OF THIS IMPORTANT SURVEY of the medicine and surgical techniques used during the American Civil War.