GILLIES & MILLARD, The Principles and Art of Plastic Surgery, 1957

The Principles and Art of PLASTIC SURGERY By SIR HAROLD GILLIES, C.BE., F.R.C.S. And D. RALPH MILLARD, JR., M.D. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery. Associate Clinical Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine Chapter on Anaesthesia by IVAN MAGILL, C.V.O, FF.A.R.C.S. With a Foreword by JEROME PIERCE WEBSTER, M.D. Professor of Clinical Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University VOLUME I LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY BOSTON
 
Two quarto volumes in black slip case. Slip case repaired but still has some cracks. Volumes in green and grey cloth with silver text on spine. Mylars over each volume. Stamp of Walter P. Garst, M.D. (famous plastic surgeon in Miami) in each volume.  Ink inscription on title to Garst from Ralph Millard (co-author of the book). Foreword written by Jerome Pierce Webster and signed in ink by Webster at end of foreword. Books are in near fine condition. Illustrated with copious black and white and color illustrations and photographs.
 
Sir Harold Gillies was a prominent plastic surgeon in the first part of the 20th century, who introduced a tubed pedical flap in 1917.
 
David Ralph Millard, Jr. was a famous plastic surgeon who has a cleft lip repair procedure named after him. He used Walter Garst’s personal library of antiquarian plastic surgery books to help write one of his other books on cleft palate repair.