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John Thomson

John Thomson hong kong

An analysis of midwifery: with the diseases incident to pregnancy, and those which commonly happen in the month, to child-bed women. Author's holograph MS. Illustrated by pasted-in engraved plates, and tracings of same in ink, and other pen and wash anatomical drawings, mostly from Smellie's 'Atlas', and a number of small rough pen-drawings of obstetrical subjects. Produced in Deptford.

1 volume 1 l. + 135 pp. + 3 ll. (last 2 bl.). folio. 48 × 371/2 cm. Original calf binding damaged. Fly-leaf mutilated, some leaves damp-stained.

Thomson, John

Woman with bound feet, shown next to the unbound foot of another person.

Woman with bound feet, photograph by John Thomson

Letter from John Thomson, Secretary to the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, to James Cantlie, concerning Cantlie's intention of raising funds for the College to safe guard its future.

Letter from John Thomson to James Cantlie concerning funds

An unfortunate thief, Amoy 1871, with thumbs amputated.

John Thomson, a thief with thumbs amputated ca. 1870

pages 1010-1030 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations

Observations on congenital hypertrophy of the pylorus / by John Thomson.

xiv, 299 pages, 4 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : charts ; 19 cm

A treatise on plague : the conditions for its causation, prevalence, incidence, immunity, prevention, and treatment / by George S. Thomson and John Thomson.

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Thomson, John

Woman with bound feet, photograph by John Thomson

Letter from John Thomson to James Cantlie concerning funds

Letter from John Thomson to James Cantlie concerning funds

John Thomson, a thief with thumbs amputated ca. 1870

Observations on congenital hypertrophy of the pylorus / by John Thomson.

A treatise on plague : the conditions for its causation, prevalence, incidence, immunity, prevention, and treatment / by George S. Thomson and John Thomson.

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John Thomson hong kong

Thomson, John

Woman with bound feet, photograph by John Thomson

Letter from John Thomson to James Cantlie concerning funds

Letter from John Thomson to James Cantlie concerning funds

John Thomson, a thief with thumbs amputated ca. 1870

Observations on congenital hypertrophy of the pylorus / by John Thomson.

A treatise on plague : the conditions for its causation, prevalence, incidence, immunity, prevention, and treatment / by George S. Thomson and John Thomson.

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