A text-book of practical anatomy / by Robert Harrison ; with additions by an American physician.

  • Harrison, Robert, 1796-1858.
Date:
1860
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    We approach the examination of this new work by Dr. Bedford with some- thing of the same feelings that we cut the leaves of a new novel from the fertile pen and brain of an author, who has made his mark in the domain of letters. The flattering success which attended the ' Clinical Lectures on, the Diseases of Women and Children,'1 by Prof. Bedford, had prepared us to regard, with unusual interest, this systematic treatise on the ' Principles and Practice of Obstetrics.' It affords us sincere pleasure to say that this new book is no failure. Our just expectations of the author are fully met. He has given us the established teach- ings in the science and art of obstetrics; he has gathered up the most recent discoveries and facts in the physiology and therapeutics of his theme; and yet, nowhere at no time does he overlook his personal opinions, theories, and experi- ence. We thus have presented to us a degree of individuality that is refreshing in these days of flunkeyism and imitation. We repeat our great satisfaction with this work, and cordially commend it as a complete and most attractive Text-Book on the science and art of obstetrics.—Cincinnati Lancet and Observer. This book comes from a high source. Prof. Bedford has long stood before the medical profession with authority in his Department. His work displays, aa would be expected from such a source, a thorough acquaintance with the litera- ture of the subject, past and present, down to the very latest expedients, and the extensive practical knowledge of a popular obstetrician.—Berkshire Medical Journal. The best book on obstetrics yet published in the English language. It con- tains such a rich fund of valuable medical knowledge, and is so complete on all the subjects of which its treats, that we earnestly recommend it to our physi- cians.—Philadelphia Eclectic Medical Journal. The Book seems to have inspired an attachment, which nothing but individual possession can satisfy. Our exchange journals vie with each other in expressions of admiration. The greatest fault we can find with the work, is not that any por- tion of it is bad, but that some parts are so superlatively excellent, that even the brilliancy of others is obscured. Hereafter, whether as student or practitioner, the Obstetrician will need no other Book, as Instructor, Guide, or Authority, than 'Bedford's Principles and Practice.' —New York American Medical Monthly. There are many things in this Book which will make it a great favorite with the Profession, and probably the favorite Text Book with Students.—Journal of Bational Medicine. This work must take the highest place among our Text-Books on Obstetrics. It evidently embodies the results of the Author's extensive practice in this branch of the Profession, expressed in a forcible and intelligent style, so as to impress the vast amount of information it contains on the mind of the reader.—Pacific Medi- cal and Surgical Journal. The announcement of this truly American work by Prof. Bedford cannot fail to excite great expectations in the minds of those who are familiar with the Author's highly popular 'Clinical Lectures on the Diseases of Women and Children,' nor do we think such will be disappointed when they have carefully examined this new candidate for professional favor, or conclude that the Author has sent his work out any too soon. We most cordially express our approbation of the scientific research and practical detail so evident on every page. We believe this book is destined to take the first place in the estimation of the profession, and we commend it as worthy the confidence both of the student and practitioner. Dr. Bedford deserves the thanks and gratitude of the profession for having produced a national work of such unequivocal value.—Chicago Medical Journal. A careful examination of Dr. Bedford's work has convinced us that it is des tined to find favor with both the student and practitioner of obstetrics. We receive it as an addition to our library with thankfulness, and the hope that it may secure the patronage to which it is so justly entitled. It is unquestionably a faithful exponent of the principles and practice of Midwifery, brought up very fully to the existing state of our Knowledge. It is systematic in its arrangement, clear and explicit in all its teachings.—American Journal of the Medical Sciences.