Antique 1911 Surgical Diagnosis Vol. I by Alexander Bryan Johnson D. Appleton For Sale

BUCK’S STATEMENT:

There’s a quiet reverence that comes from holding a century-old medical text like this one — Surgical Diagnosis, Volume I by Dr. Alexander Bryan Johnson. Published in 1911, this book isn’t just a record of early surgical science; it’s a testament to the doctors who relied on its pages to save lives in a world before antibiotics or modern imaging. Every diagram, every photograph of brave patients, carries the weight of discovery — a moment when medicine was still learning its own limits.

This particular copy belonged to Dr. George W. Arndt of Neenah, Wisconsin, whose name still rests inside the front cover. You can almost imagine it on the desk of a small-town physician, pages open under lamplight as he studied by night or consulted its wisdom before a morning surgery. It’s a book that has already served its purpose — teaching, healing, and guiding — and now stands as a beautiful relic of both science and humanity, preserved in its cloth binding and time-worn pages.

- Buck

DETAILS:

Made in: USA

Style: Surgery Book

Color: Green

Era: 1900s

Condition: Antique pre-owned — signs of wear (see photos)

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