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[003163] . 18th Century Surgical Instruments on 12 Engraved Plates. ill. H. Anderson, B. Tanner and Tiebout & Boyd.. About 1800, Size:11" x 8 3/4". Medical. Good+ or Better 12 engraved plates, mounted & preserved on Japan paper. Plates from an unidentified medical volume, with both stipple & line engravings from H. Anderson, B. Tanner and Tiebout & Boyd. Illustrated Plates are:FRACTURE OF THE CLAVICLE; INSTRUMENTS FOR COUCHING AND THE EXTRACTION OF THE CATARACT; INSTRUMENTS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF THE CATARACT AND FOR THE FISTULA LACHRYMALIS; TOURNIQUETS AND AMPUTATING INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS FOR LITHOTOMY (2 different plates); TRUSSES; FRACTURE OF THE LEG; TREPANNING INSTRUMENTS; and 3 more plates with no "specific" title, just drawings of different surgical tools. All state "SURGERY" at the top of plate.Two plates, cut with some loss to plate numbering. Light foxing & fingersoiling, else very good. Great conversation pieces - and great medical history. Suitable for framing, mounting, etc. $600.00

[003194] Davis, Theodore R. (artist). THE REBEL ASSAULT ON FORT SAUNDERS - THE FIGHT OVER THE DITCH. ill. Theodore R. Davis. NY: Harper's Weekly, 1864. Disbound. Civil War. Very Good + Original pages from HARPER'S WEEKLY, 1864. Theodore Davis, well-known for his Civil War subjects, was HARPER'S WEEKLY's "special artist". Double-page, 16"x23", woodcut by Davis, hand colored, depicting scene from "The Rebel Assault on Fort Saunders." Text describing the event is on back of engraving. The article doesn't mention Tennessee as the state, but refers to Battle at Knoxville then about the battle at Fort Saunders. There was a Fort Saunder's Battle in Tennessee. Therefore believe Tennessee is where it took place. Davis' depiction of the assault shows a bloody scene, with soldiers attacking the enemy with bayonets and hand-axe. Emotion-charged. Except for tiny tear at top edge of blank margin, a VG+ copy. (It has been folded in half and preserved in plastic "sleeve".) $95.00