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HENRY C. LEA'S PUBLICATIONS (Diseases of Women). 



rrnoMAS (T. GAILLARD), M. D., 



Professor of Obstetrics, &c., in the College of Physicianx and Surgeons, N. Y., &c. 



A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF WOMEN. Fourth 



edition, enlarged and thoroughly revised. In one large and handsome octavo volume of 

 800 pages, with 191 illustrations. Cloth, $5 00; leather, $6 00. (Just Issued.) 

 The author has taken advantage of the opportunity afforded hy the call for another edition of 

 this work to render it worthy a continuance of the very remarkable favor with which it has been 

 received. Every portion has been subjected to a conscientious revision, and no labor bus been 

 spared to make it a complete treatise on the most advanced condition of its important subject. 

 A work which has reached a fourth edition, nnd Biou would remark that, as a teacher of gynaecology, 



both didacticand clinical, Prof Thomas has certainly 

 taken the lend far ahead of his eonfr&res, aud as aa 

 author he certainly lias met with unusual and mer- 

 ited success. Am J-rurn. nf Obstetric*, Nov. 1874. 



Tliis volume of Prof. Thomas in its revised form 

 is classical without being pedantic, full in ihe details 

 of anatomy and pathology, without ponderous 

 translation of pages of German literature, describes 

 distinctly the details and difficulties of each opera- 

 tion, jrithoiit wearying and useless minuti<e, aud is 

 in nil respects a work we rthy of confidence, justify- 

 ing the high regard in which its distinguished au- 

 thor is held by the profession. Am. Supplement, 

 Obste.t. Jo urn. 'Get 1S74. 



Professor Thomas fairly took the Profession of the 

 United States by storm when his book first made its 

 appearance early in 1S6S. Its reception was simply 

 enthusiastic, notwithstanding a few adverse criti- 

 cisms from our transatlantic brethren, the first large 

 edition was rapidly exhausted, and in six mouths a 

 second one was issued, and in two years a third one 

 was aim Minced aud published, and we are now pro- 

 mised the fourth. The popularity of this work was 

 not ephemeral, aud its success was unprecedented in 

 the annals of American medical literature Six years 

 is a long period in medical scientific research, but 

 Thomas's work on " Diseases of Womeu" is still the 

 leading native production of the United States. The 

 order, the matter, the absence of theoretical disputa- 

 tiveness, the fairness of statement, aud the elegance 

 of diction, preserved throughout the entire range of 

 the book, indicate that Professor Thomas did not 

 overestimate his powers when he conceived the idea 

 and executed the work of producing a new treatise 

 upon diseases of women. PROF. FALLEN, in Louis- 

 vilte Med. Journal, Sept. 1874. 



that. too. in the short space of five years, his achieved 

 a repu f at.ion which place* it almost beyond the reach 

 of criticism, ami the favorable opinions which we have 

 already expressed of the former editions seem to re- 

 quire that we should do little more than announce 

 this new issue. \V<> cannot refrain from sayinir that, 

 as a practical work, this is second to none in the Kiii;- 

 lish. or. indeed, in any other laii'j:u:ire. The arrange- 

 ment of the contents, the admirably clear manner in 

 which the subject of the differential diagnosis of 

 several of the di-eascs is handled, leave nothing to be 

 desired by the practitioner who wants a thoroughly 

 clinical work, oiie to which he cnn re'er in difficult 

 ease- of doubtful diagnosis with tbc> certainty of gain- 

 ing liirht and instruction. Dr. Thoma- is u man with a 

 very clear head nnd decided views, and theve seems to 

 be nothing which he so much dislikes as hazy notions 

 of diagnosis and blind routine and unreasonable thera- 

 peutics. The student who will thorou^'ilv study this 

 book :md test its principles by clinical observation, will 

 certainly not be guilty of these faults. London Lane,!, 

 Feb. 13, 1875. 



The latest edition of this well-known text-hook 

 retains the essential characters which rendered the 

 earlie-t so deservedly popular It, is still pre-emi- 

 nently a practical manual, intended to convey to 

 students in a clear aud forcible manner a sufficiently 

 complete outline of gynaecology. In a word, we 

 should sai that any one who intended to make a 

 special study of gynjecology could hardly do better 

 than to begin with a minute perusal of this book, and 

 that a n y one who intended to keep gynaecology sub- 

 ordinate to general practice, should hardly fail to 

 have it ou hand for future reference. N. . Med. 

 Jn>'r .. Jan. 1S7.5. 



Reluctantly we are obliged to close this unsatis- 

 factory notice of so excellent a work, and in couclu- 



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ARNES (ROBERT), M. D., F. R. C.P., 



Obstetric Physician to St. Thorn a, t' x Hospital, *c. 



A. CLINICAL EXPOSITION OF THE MEDICAL AND SURGI- 

 CAL DISEASES OF WOMEN. In one handsome octavo volume of about 800 pages, with 

 Ifi9 illustrations. Cloth, $5 00; leather, $6 00. (Just Issued.) 



Dr. Barnes is not only a practitioner of exception- 

 ally large opportunities, which he has used well, but 

 he has kept himself informed of what has been said 

 and done by others ; a.ud he has in the present vol- 

 ume judiciously used this knowledge. We can 

 strongly recom 11 1 Dr. Barnes's work to the gyne- 

 cological -indent and practitioner. X. 1'. Jfrd. Rec- 

 onl, June l.i, 1874 



We can only repeat that, as a thoroughly sound, 

 practical, clinical treatise, we know of uolitigli-h 

 work which can compare to this of Dr. Barnes. To 

 the so-called specialist, as well as to I lie general prac- 

 titioner, it will prove a most useful guide. London 

 Lam-il, .Ian. Ill, ls~ I. 



lii ronH ii'-iou, we must express our con viction that, 

 in view of ih,> wi.le r-mge of subject- cunpres eil 

 into a -ingle volume, this book is admirable for the 

 conci.-e:,e-s and clearness with which practical 

 points are treated, and evidently from a large expe- 

 rience. For students, and, indeed, for a good many 

 of those, who for want of time cannot, or for wa in of 

 inclination will not , be students, it is a safe and sat- 

 isfactory guide, and no one who attempts to treat the 

 disease- peculiar to women can afford to be without 

 it. The volume is profusely il 1 nst rated ; many of the 

 cuts are new to gyn, 'ecological literature, and most of 

 them a.re ,. s -enli(l adjuncts to the text. Boat'in 

 M<-d. an I Hnry. Journ., April 17, I,s7t. 



Dr. H iv a os's present work is a magnificent contri- 

 bution to the literature of that branch of the profes- 



sion with which his utne has so long been honorably 

 connected. l' attempt, however, an exhaustive an- 

 alysis of so vol unii nous a treatise \vmild carry us far 

 bayoud all reasonable bounds Glasgow 

 Jii'irn., July, IS? I. 



Embodying the long experience and per- or. 

 ration of one of the greatest of living teachers in dis- 

 eases of women, it seems pervaded by the presence 

 ,->f the author, who speaks directly to the reader, aud 

 ipeaks, too, as one having ;tul hority Auil yet, not- 

 withstanding this distinct personality, there is nut h- 

 iiig narrow as to time, place, or individuals, in the 

 rriews presented, an din the instructions given ; Dr. 

 tiarnes has been an attentive student, not only of Eu- 

 ropean, but also of American literature, pertaining to 

 Jise.iM's of females, and enrichedlliis own experience 

 by treasures thence gathered ; he seems as familiar, 

 'or example, with the writings of Sims, Em met, Tho- 

 mas, and Peaslee. as if these eminent men were his 

 countrymen and colleagues, and gives them credit 

 which must be gratifying to every American physi- 

 cian. Am Journ. Med. Sci , April, 1S74. 



Throughout the whole book it is impossible not to 

 feel that the author has spontaneously, conscientious- 

 ly, aud fearlessly performed hista.sk. He goos direct 

 to the point, and does not loiter on the way to gossip 

 or ijuarrel with other authors. Dr. Barnes's book 

 will be eagerly read all over the world, and will 

 everywhere he admired for its comprehensiveness, 

 honesty of purpose, and ability The Ohntet. Journ. 

 of Great Britain and Ireland", March. IS74. 



