Early Plastic Surgery Book by WWI Allied Surgeon Jacques Maliniak
$70
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[WWI & EARLY PLASTIC SURGERY]
Maliniak, Jacques. Sculpture In The Living Rebuilding The Face and Form By Plastic Surgery. Romaine Pierson Publishers. New York. 1934. First Edition.
Red cloth bound boards with title and author gilt on front board and spine. Some wear to boards, top and bottom spine and fore-edges. Darkening and minor looseness to spine. Book block edges yellowing with occasional stains. Small foxing along bottom of pages from half-title page through to front plate and title page. Small tear at bottom edge of p 131. Pages clean apart from occasional foxing and small ink marks. Contains 30 black and white plates. No Dustjacket. Good condition.
Written by a former major at the Reconstructive Hospitals of the Allied Forces during and following the First World War, the book is “dedicated to the disfigured of the late war who by their tragic experiences contributed in no small measure to the progress of plastic surgery.” Maliniak outlines the history, purpose, and methods of plastic surgery before providing detailed accounts of the reconstruction of the nose, eyes, breasts, and lips. Written with a mind toward artistry, language can be a bit flowery (especially around the breasts) and the books 30 plates often utilize classic painting and sculpture for geometric comparison to surgical outcomes. Discusses existent illegal surgery outfits, radium for cancer treatment, cleft palates, as well as syphilis and WWI deformities, including regrowing noses from the skin of the patient’s arm.
