Saunder's Books

“As to the illustrations, we can only say that whilst all of them are good, most of them are really beautiful, and for them alone the book is worth having. Both colored and plain, they are distributed so profusely as to add very largely to the interest of the reader and to help the student.

Dr. Wells here presents the latest work systematically considering the subject of general pathology from the standpoint of the chemical processes involved. It is written for the physician, for those engaged in research in pathology and physiologic chemistry, and for the medical student. In the introductory chapter are discussed the chemistry and physics of the animal cell, giving the essential facts of ionization, diffusion, osmotic pressure, etc., and the relation of these facts to cellular activities. Special chapters are devoted to Diabetes and to Uric-acid Metabolism and Gout.

Wm. H. Welch, M.D.,

Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University.

“The work fills a real need in the English literature of a very important subject, and I shall be glad to recommend it to my students.”

Unlike most works on pathology, this work treats the subject, not from the professor’s point of view, but from that of the student. The text is admirably elucidated by numerous excellent illustrations, many of them having been especially drawn.

American Medicine

“We feel confident in saying no other recent treatise, not encyclopedic in character on any subject, contains so much direct and correlated information on the branch with which it deals.”

This new Atlas will be found even more valuable than the two preceding volumes on Special Pathologic Histology, to which, in a manner, it is a companion work. The text gives the generally accepted views in regard to the significance of pathologic processes, explained in clear and easily understood language. The lithographs in some cases required as many as twenty-six colors to reproduce the original painting. Dr. Hektoen has made many additions of great value.

W. T. Councilman, M. D.,

Professor of Pathologic Anatomy, Harvard University.

“I have seen no plates which impress me as so truly representing histologic appearances as do these. The book is a valuable one.”

Dr. Howell has had many years of experience as a teacher of physiology in several of the leading medical schools, and is therefore exceedingly well fitted to write a text-book on this subject. Main emphasis has been laid upon those facts and views which will be directly helpful in the practical branches of medicine. At the same time, however, sufficient consideration has been given to the experimental side of the science. The entire literature of physiology has been thoroughly digested by Dr. Howell, and the important views and conclusions introduced into his work. Illustrations have been most freely used.

The Lancet, London

“This is one of the best recent text-books on physiology, and we warmly commend it to the attention of students who desire to obtain by reading a general, all-round, yet concise survey of the scope, facts, theories, and speculations that make up its subject matter.”

In this work the practical application of pathologic facts to clinical medicine is considered more fully than is customary in works on pathology. While the subject of pathology is treated in the broadest way consistent with the size of the book, an effort has been made to present the subject from the point of view of the clinician. In the second part of the work the pathology of individual organs and tissues is treated systematically and quite fully under subheadings that clearly indicate the subject-matter to be found on each page. In this edition the section dealing with General Pathology has been most extensively revised, several of the important chapters having been practically rewritten. A very useful addition is an Appendix treating of the technic of pathologic methods, giving briefly the most important methods at present in use for the study of pathology, including, however, only those methods capable of giving satisfactory results. The book will be found to maintain fully its popularity.

William H. Welch, M. D.,

Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

“I consider the work abreast of modern pathology, and useful to both students and practitioners. It presents in a concise and well-considered form the essential facts of general and special pathologic anatomy, with more than usual emphasis upon pathologic physiology.”

Ludvig Hektoen, M. D.,

Professor of Pathology, Rush Medical College, Chicago.

“I regard it as the most serviceable text-book for students on this subject yet written by an American author.”

The Lancet, London

“This volume is intended to present the subject of pathology in as practical a form as possible, and more especially from the point of view of the ‘clinical pathologist.’ These subjects have been faithfully carried out, and a valuable text-book is the result. We can most favorably recommend it to our readers as a thoroughly practical work on clinical pathology.”

The immediate success of this work is due to the special features that distinguish it from other books of its kind. It gives a maximum of matter in a minimum space and at the lowest possible cost. Though it is practically unabridged, yet by the use of thin bible paper and flexible morocco binding it is only 1¾ inches thick. The result is a truly luxurious specimen of book-making. In this new edition the book has been thoroughly revised, and upward of two thousand new terms that have appeared in recent medical literature have been added, thus bringing the book absolutely up to date. The book contains hundreds of terms not to be found in any other dictionary, over 100 original tables, and many handsome illustrations, a number in colors.

Howard A. Kelly, M. D.,

Professor of Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

“Dr. Dorland’s dictionary is admirable. It is so well gotten up and of such convenient size. No errors have been found in my use of it.”

J. Collins Warren, M.D., LL.D., F.R.C.S. (Hon.),

Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School.

“I regard it as a valuable aid to my medical literary work. It is very complete and of convenient size to handle comfortably. I use it in preference to any other.”

The fact of embryology having acquired in recent years such great interest in connection with the teaching and with the proper comprehension of human anatomy, it is of first importance to the student of medicine that a concise and yet sufficiently full text-book upon the subject be available. This new edition represents all the latest advances recently made in the science of embryology. Many portions have been entirely rewritten, and a great deal of new and important matter added. A number of new illustrations have also been introduced and these will prove very valuable. The previous editions of this work filled a gap most admirably, and this new edition will undoubtedly maintain the reputation already won. Heisler’s Embryology has become a standard work.

G. Carl Huber, M. D.,

Professor of Histology and Embryology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

“I find the second edition of ‘A Text-Book of Embryology’ by Dr. Heisler an improvement on the first. The figures added increase greatly the value of the work. I am again recommending it to our students.”

William Wathen, M. D.,

Professor of Obstetrics, Abdominal Surgery, and Gynecology, and Dean, Kentucky School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky.

“It is systematic, scientific, full of simplicity, and just such a work as a medical student will be able to comprehend.”

Birmingham Medical Review, England

“We can most confidently recommend Dr. Heisler’s book to the student of biology or medicine for his careful study, if his aim be to acquire a sound and practical acquaintance with the subject of embryology.”

In revising the book for the new edition the authors have kept in view the needs of the laboratory worker, whether student, practitioner, or pathologist, for a practical manual of histologic and bacteriologic methods in the study of pathologic material. Many parts have been rewritten, many new methods have been added, and the number of illustrations has been considerably increased. Among the many changes and additions may be mentioned the amplification of the description of the Parasite of Actinomycosis and the insertion of descriptions of the Bacillus of Bubonic Plague, of the Parasite of Mycetoma, and Wright’s methods for the cultivation of Anaërobic Bacteria. There have also been added new staining methods for elastic tissue by Weigert, for bone by Schmorl, and for connective tissue by Mallory. The new edition of this valuable work keeps pace with the great advances made in pathology, and will continue to be a most useful laboratory and post-mortem guide, full of practical information.

Wm. H. Welch, M. D.,

Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

“I have been looking forward to the publication of this book, and I am glad to say that I find it a most useful laboratory and post-mortem guide, full of practical information and well up to date.”

Boston Medical and Surgical Journal

“This manual, since its first appearance, has been recognized as the standard guide in pathological technique, and has become well-nigh indispensable to the laboratory worker.”

Journal of the American Medical Association

“One of the most complete works on the subject, and one which should be in the library of every physician who hopes to keep pace with the great advances made in pathology.”

The work of Drs. Böhm and Davidoff is well known in the German edition, and has been considered one of the most practically useful books on the subject of Human Histology. This second edition has been in great part rewritten and very much enlarged by Dr. Huber, who has also added over one hundred original illustrations. Dr. Huber’s extensive additions have rendered the work the most complete students’ text-book on Histology in existence.

Boston Medical and Surgical Journal

“Is unquestionably a text-book of the first rank, having been carefully written by thorough masters of the subject, and in certain directions it is much superior to any other histological manual.”

The subject is presented in a logical way, and the type method of study has been followed, as this method has been the prevailing one for many years.

Prof. Allison A. Smyth, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute

“I think it is the best laboratory manual of zoölogy I have yet seen. The large number of forms dealt with makes the work applicable to almost any locality.”

This book gives a concise account of the technical procedures necessary in the study of bacteriology, a brief description of the life-history of the important pathogenic bacteria, and sufficient description of the pathologic lesions accompanying the micro-organismal invasions to give an idea of the origin of symptoms and the causes of death. The illustrations are mainly reproductions of the best the world affords, and are beautifully executed. In this edition the entire work has been practically rewritten, old matter eliminated, and much new matter inserted.

H. B. Anderson, M. D.,

Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology, Trinity Medical College, Toronto.

“The book is a satisfactory one, and I shall take pleasure in recommending it to the students of Trinity College.”

The Lancet, London

“It is excellently adapted for the medical students and practitioners for whom it is avowedly written.... The descriptions given are accurate and readable.”

Dr. Hill’s fifteen years’ experience as a teacher of histology has enabled him to present a work characterized by clearness and brevity of style and a completeness of discussion rarely met in a book of its pretensions. Particular consideration is given the mouth and teeth; and illustrations are most freely used.

This book presents, concisely yet clearly, the various methods at present in use for the study of bacteria, and elucidates such points in their life-histories as are debatable or still undetermined. It includes only those methods that are capable of giving satisfactory results even in the hands of beginners. The illustrations are numerous and practical. The work is designed with the needs of the technical student generally constantly in view.

The Lancet, London

“Stamped throughout with evidence that the writer is a practical teacher, and the directions are more clearly given ... than in any previous work.”

In the second edition of this book all the important changes have been embodied in a new Appendix. In addition to an enumeration of the scientific aids to surgical diagnosis there is presented a series of sections on regional bacteriology, in which are given a description of the flora of the affected part, and the general principles of treating the affections they produce.

Roswell Park, M. D.,

In the Harvard Graduate Magazine.

“I think it is the most creditable book on surgical pathology, and the most beautiful medical illustration of the bookmakers’ art that has ever been issued from the American press.”

The great value of these plates is that they represent in the exact colors the effect of the stains, which is of such great importance for the differentiation of tissue. The text portion of the book is admirable, and, while brief, it is entirely satisfactory in that the leading facts are stated, and so stated that the reader feels he has grasped the subject extensively.

William H. Welch, M. D.,

Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

“I consider Dürck’s ‘Atlas of Special Pathologic Histology,’ edited by Hektoen, a very useful book for students and others. The plates are admirable.”

The work combines an abundance of well-chosen and most accurate illustrations, with a concise text, and in such a manner as to make it both atlas and text-book. The great majority of the illustrations were made from sections prepared from human tissues, and always from fresh and in every respect normal specimens. The colored lithographic plates have been produced with the aid of over thirty colors.

Boston Medical and Surgical Journal

“In color and proportion they are characterized by gratifying accuracy and lithographic beauty.”

Even in the short time that has elapsed since the first edition of this work there has been much progress in Physiology, and in this edition the book has been thoroughly revised to keep pace with this progress. The chapter upon the Central Nervous System has been entirely rewritten. A section on Physical Chemistry forms a valuable addition, since these views are taking a large part in current discussion in physiologic and medical literature.

The Medical News

“The work will stand as a work of reference on physiology. To him who desires to know the status of modern physiology, who expects to obtain suggestions as to further physiologic inquiry, we know of none in English which so eminently meets such a demand.”

This work is written in a plain and attractive style that renders it particularly suited to the needs of students. The systematic portion is so treated that it can be used independently of the practical exercises. In the present edition a considerable amount of new matter has been added, especially to the chapters on Blood, Digestion, and the Central Nervous System.

Philadelphia Medical Journal

“Those familiar with the attainments of Prof. Stewart as an original investigator, as a teacher and a writer, need no assurance that in this volume he has presented in a terse, concise, accurate manner the essential and best established facts of physiology in a most attractive manner.”

S. Solis-Cohen, M. D.,

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.

“I consider it an excellent book. I have recommended it in speaking to my students.”

Nurses Journal of the Pacific Coast

“It is not in any sense rudimentary, but comprehensive in its treatment of the subjects in hand.”

“The most exhaustive of any recent book in English on this subject. It is well illustrated, and will doubtless remain as the principal monograph on the subject in our language for some years.”—Journal of the American Medical Association.

“These subjects are treated most accurately and up to date, without the superfluous reading which is so often employed.... Nurses will find this book of the greatest value.”—The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review.

“The volume in the hands of students will greatly aid in the comprehension of a subject which in most instances is found rather difficult.... The work must be considered a valuable addition to the list of available text-books, and is to be highly recommended.”—New York Medical Journal.

“One of the best students’ laboratory guides to the study of bacteriology on the market.... The technic is thoroughly modern and amply sufficient for all practical purposes.”—American Journal of the Medical Sciences.

“The book is well gotten up and well printed, and may be regarded as a trustworthy guide for the student and a useful work of reference for the general practitioner. The illustrations are numerous and are well executed.”—The Lancet, London.

“The technic with regard to media, staining, mounting, and the like is culled from the latest authoritative works.”—The Medical Times, New York.

“He has an excellent conception of his subject.... It is one of the most satisfactory books of this class”—University of Pennsylvania Medical Bulletin.

“The work in its present form stands as a model of what a student’s aid should be; and we unhesitatingly say that the practitioner as well would find a glance through the book of lasting benefit.”—The Medical World, Philadelphia.

“I can recommend it to our students without reserve.”—J. H. Holland, M. D., of the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.