Physical description

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a dark green cover with title and the word 'Melbourne' embossed in gilt on the spine. Dust jacket has a white background, with blue oblong rectangle on front. On this blue rectangle, title, editors names, foreword writers name and publishers name are printed in black ink. At the left side (on white panel) are list of contents. On the spine title and publisher's mark are printed.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At lower right of front end-page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by " Alfred Administration (handwritten in ink) Previous catalogue number is also handwritten in ink on this label. Inside front cover at top left there is a printed address label (?previous owner) and the handwritten name Betty J Higgins.

Summary

A collection of papers by Hugh Trumble covering orthopaedic surgery, surgery of tuberculosis, surgery of the autonomic nervous system, surgery of intra-cranial tumour and general surgery.