Historical information

This book is the third edition of the "Golden Rules of Anaesthesia" and, while it is instructional in style, predates any formal text book on the subject. The first text book in Australia, Practical Anaesthesia, was published in 1932.

Physical description

Book with beige coloured cloth over heavy cardboard cover with gold leaf printing on front cover.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten in black ink on spine: Anaesthesia
•Handwritten in black ink on white label adhered to back cover: A.S.A.
•Handwritten in blue and black ink on inside cover: Presented to the / ASA / by / W.D. Counsell / 17 June 1952
•Stamped in blue/purple ink on fly sheet: AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS / FACULTY OF ANAESTHETISTS / ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS