BROWN, BUCKMINSTER. 1819-1891.


Cases in Orthopedic Surgery. Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1868. 8vo. Illustrated with 8 albumen photographs bu J.J. Hawes. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles on spine, top edge gilt. Corners bumped, top hinge cracked, two blank leaves loose. PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by the author: "G.F. Arnold, M.D., with the respects of Buckminster W. Brown, March 1869." The text is from a presentation by Brown before the Massachusetts Medical Society in June 1868, to which has been added the photographic illustrations by Hawes. Brown was one of the first American physicians to specialize in orthopedic surgery. Hawes was a partner in the Boston photographic firm of Southworth and Hawes, known for their portraits of notable Bostonians.