FRANCIS J. SHEPHERD, M.D., 



Professor of Anatomy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. 



LEWIS A. STIMSON, B.A., M.D., 



Professor of Surgery in the University of New York. 



J. COLLINS WARREN, M.D., 



Associate Professor of Surgery in Harvard University. 



CHARLES H. BURNETT, A.M., M.D., 



Professor of Otology in the Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Gradu- 

 ates in Medicine. 



WILLIAM THOMSON, M.D.. 



Professor of Ophthalmology in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadel- 

 phia. 



Recognizing the fact that for a number of years there 

 has been an increasing demand for a text-book on Surgery 

 which should be at once concise and comprehensive, and 

 at the same time essentially American in its teachings, the 

 various authors have undertaken the preparation of such 

 a work, which, INSTEAD OF EMBODYING THE IDEAS OF A SINGLE 



INDIVIDUAL, WILL BE COMPOSED OF A SERIES OF TREATISES, 

 EACH WRITTEN BY A TEACHER OF SURGERY, BUT COMBINED 

 INTO A SINGLE AUTHORITATIVE WORK BY MUTUAL CRITICISM 

 AND REVISION. 



It is intended in this manner to obtain the undoubted 

 benefit of the special knowledge and experience of the 

 different authors in their respective lines of work, while 

 avoiding all unnecessary detail. The book as a whole will 

 thus faithfully represent the prevailing views and methods 

 of American surgeons. 



The names and professional positions of the authors in- 

 dicate without further explanation the general scope and 

 character of the work. 



It will form a handsome royal octavo volume, printed in 

 beautiful large clear type, on heavy paper, with numerous 



FINE ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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