Evaluating Surgery Through Gross Pathology, 1954, Very Good+ hardcover w/ephemera

Morhardt, Robert P. Pasadena: Self-published, 1954. 

English, Very Good+, HC, 8vo, 10 3/4" x 8", 202 pp.

Hardcover in navy blue leatherette binding, includes a signed, laid-in letter from the author, addressing a recipient doctor. Minor wear to head, tail, and tips, some sunning, a few marks to bottom text block edge, and small soiling to pg.49, otherwise attractive. 202 pp. Includes black-and-white reproductions of medical documentative photographs of different examples of ovaries. Interesting contribution to pathological medical history that focuses on the tumors and the sexual health of women while using dated medical terminology and thought processes, particularly when discussing the female reproductive system and its link to a woman's value in society. In the included letter, the author Robert P. Morhardt, D.O., acknowledges that his work can be seen as controversial, but goes on to recommend this book as a how-to surgical reference.