Early Books on Anesthesia

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Discovery by the late Dr. Horace Wells of the applicability of nitrous oxyd gas, sulphuric ether and other vapors in surgical operations, nearly two years before the patented discovery of Drs. Charles T. Jackson and W. T. G. Morton.
Hartford, Case, Tiffany, 1850.
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Discovery of anesthesia by Dr. Horace Wells. Memorial services at the fiftieth anniversary.
Philadelphia : Patterson & White Company, 1900.
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Dr. Wells, the discoverer of anaesthesia.
New York : J.A. Gray, printer and stereotyper, 1860.
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Dr. Wells, the discoverer of anaesthesia.
Hartford : Case, Lockwood & Brainard, printers, 1870.
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Dr. Wells, the discoverer of anaesthesia.
New York, Rober Larter, 1864.
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6   Barker, George T.
Instructions in the preparation, administration, and properties of nitrous oxide, protoxide of nitrogen, or laughing gas.
3rd ed.
[Philadelphia] Rubencame and Barker, 1870.
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7   Berchon, Ernest
De l'emploi méthodique des anesthésiques et principalement du chloroforme : à l'aide de l'appareil réglémentaire dans le service de santé de la marine / par Ernest Berchon.
Paris : V. Masson, 1861.
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8   Bernard, Claude, 1813-1878.
Leçons sur les anesthésiques et sur l'asphyxie / par Claude Bernard.
Paris : J.-B. Baillière, 1875.
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9   Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890.
Ether and chloroform : a compendium of their history, surgical use, dangers and discovery / by Henry J. Bigelow.
Boston : David Clapp, Printer, 1848.
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10   Blundell, Walter.
Painless tooth-extraction without chloroform; with observations on local anaesthesia by congelation in general surgery.
2d ed.
London, Churchill, 1856.
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11   Boston Society for Medical Improvement (Mass.)
Report of a committee of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement : on the alleged dangers which accompany the inhalation of the vapor of sulphuric ether.
Boston : D. Clapp, printer, 1861.
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12   Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861.
The ether controversy. Vindication of the hospital report of 1848. By N.I. Bowditch.
Boston, Printed by J. Wilson, 1848.
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13   Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861.
The ether controversy. Vindication of the hospital report of 1848. By N.I. Bowditch.
Boston, Printed by J. Wilson, 1848.
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14   Brown, Buckminster, 1819-1891.
On the pathological and physiological effects of ethereal inhalation : with an appendix containing an additional case and experiments / by Buckminster Brown.
Boston : Clapp, 1847.
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15   Channing, Walter, 1786-1876.
A treatise on etherization in childbirth. Illustrated by five hundred and eighty-one cases. By Walter Channing ...
Boston, W.D. Ticknor and company, 1848.
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16   Chisolm, Julian John, 1830-1903.
What anæsthetic shall we use? by Julian J. Chisolm.
[S.l. : s.n., 1877?] (Baltimore : Sun Book and Job Printing Establishment)
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17   Colton, J. J.
The physiological action of nitrous oxide gas, as shown by experiments upon man and the lower animals. Together with suggestions as to its safety, uses and abuses. By J. J. Colton ...
Philadelphia, S. S. White, 1871.
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18   Corning, James Leonard, 1855-
Local anæsthesia in general medicine and surgery, being the practical application of the author's recent discoveries. By J. Leonard Corning ...
New York, D. Appleton and company, 1886.
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19   Curling, Thomas Blizrd, 1811-1888.
The advantages of ether and chloroform in operative sugery, an address delivered to the Hunterian society on the 9th of February, 1848.
London, S. Highley, 1848.
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20   Dastre, A. (Albert), 1844-1917.
Les anesthésiques physiologie et applications chirurgicales.
Paris : G. Masson, Éditeur Libraire de l'Académie de Médecine, 1890.
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21   Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829
Researches, chemical and philosophical; chiefly concerning nitrous oxide, or dephlogisticated nitrous air, and its respiration. By Humphry Davy ...
London, Printed for J. Johnson, 1800.
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22   Elliotson, John, 1791-1868.
Numerous cases of surgical operations without pain in the mesmeric state : with remarks upon the opposition of many members of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society and others to the reception of the inestimable blessings of mesmerism / by John Elliotson ...
London : H. Baillière ..., 1843.
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23   Elliotson, John, 1791-1868.
Numerous cases of surgical operations without pain in the mesmeric state : with remarks upon the opposition of many members of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society and others to the reception of the inestimable blessings of mesmerism / by John Elliotson ...
London : H. Baillière ..., 1843.
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24   Flagg, J. F. B. (John Foster Brewster), 1804-1872.
Ether and chloroform : their employment in surgery, dentistry, midwifery, therapeutics, etc. / by J. F. B. Flagg.
Philadelphia : Lindsay and Blakiston, 1851.
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25   Flagg, J. F. B. (John Foster Brewster), 1804-1872.
Ether and chloroform : their employment in surgery, dentistry, midwifery, therapeutics, etc. / by J. F. B. Flagg.
Philadelphia : Lindsay and Blakiston, 1851.
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26   Gildemeister, Eduard.
Die aetherischen Oele. Von E. Gildemeister und Fr. Hoffmann.
Berlin, Julius Springer, 1899.
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27   Hodges, Richard Manning, 1827-1896.
A narrative of events conected with the introduction of sulphuric ether into surgical use. By Richard Manning Hodges ...
Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1891.
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28   Jackson, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1805-1880.
A manual of etherization : containing directions for the employment of ether, chloroform, and other anaesthetic agents by inhalation, in surgical operations, intended for military and naval surgeons, and all who may be exposed to surgical operations; with instructions for the preparation of ether and chloroform, and for testing them for impurities; Comprising, also, a brief history of the discovery of anaesthesia / by Chas. T. Jackson, M.D.
Boston : published for the author by J. B. Mansfield, 1861.
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29   Jackson, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1805-1880.
Protest of Dr. Charles T. Jackson, against the bill providing for the recompense of the discoverer of practical anaesthesia; To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled ... [by] Charles T. Jackson.
Washington [D.C.] 1854.
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30   Litch, Wilbur F.
Anæsthesia and anæsthetics / by Wilbur F. Litch.
[Philadelphia : Lea, 1887?]
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31   Manley, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1851-1905.
Local anaesthetics and cocaine analgaesia : their uses and limitations / by Thomas H. Manley.
St. Louis : J. H. Chambers, 1894.
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32   Morgan, J.
Dangers of chloroform and the safety and efficiency of ether, as an agent in securing the aviodance of pain in surgical operations; with a description of an ether inhaler and the mode of administration.
London, Bailleère, 1872.
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33   Morton, W. T. G. (William Thomas Green), 1819-1868.
On the physiological effects of sulphuric ether, and its superiority to chloroform.
Boston, Clapp, 1850.
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34   Morton, W. T. G. (William Thomas Green), 1819-1868.
Statements, supported by evidence, of Wm. T. G. Morton, M. D., on his claim to the discovery of the anaesthetic properties of ether, submitted to the honorable the Select Committee appointed by the Senate of the United States; 32d Congress, 2d session, January 21, 1853.
Washington, 1853.
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35   Nevius, Laird W.
The discovery of modern anæsthesia: by whom was it made? : a brief statement of facts / by Laird W. Nevius.
[New York, G.W. Nevius, 1894]
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36   Rice, Nathan P.
Trials of a public benefactor, as illustrated in the discovery of etherization.
New York, Pudney & Russell, 1859.
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37   Sansom, Arthur Ernest, 1839-1907.
Chloroform : its action and administration.
Philadelphia : Lindsay & Blakiston, 1866.
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38   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
Account of a new anaesthetic agent : as a substitute for sulphuric ether in surgery and midwifery / by J. Y. Simpson...
[American reprint].
New York : Republished by Rushton, Clark, & Co. 1848.
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39   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
An account of a new anaesthetic agent, as a substitute for sulphuric ether in surgery and midwifery, by J.Y. Simpson.
2d American ed.
New York, Rushton, Clark, 1848.
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40   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
An account of a new anaesthetic agent, as a substitute for sulphuric ether in surgery and midwifery.
3d American ed.
New York, Rushton, Clark, 1848.
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41   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
Anaesthesia, hospitalism, hermaphroditism, and a proposal to stamp out small-pox and other contagious diseases / by Sir James Y. Simpson, Bart ; Edited by Sir W.G. Simpson, bart.
Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1871.
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42   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
Anaesthesia, hospitalism, hermaphroditism, and a proposal to stamp out small-pox and other contagious diseases. By Sir James Y. Simpson ... Ed. by Sir W.G. Simpson, bart. ...
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1872.
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43   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
Anaesthesia, or the employment of chloroform and ether in surgery, midwifery, etc., by J. Y. Simpson ...
Philadelphia, Lindsay & Blakiston, 1849.
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44   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
History of modern anaesthetics; a second letter to Dr. Jacob Bigelow, by Sir J. Y. Simpson, bart.
Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1870.
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45   Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
Remarks on the superinduction of anaesthesia in natural and morbid parturition: with cases illustrative of the use and effects of chloroform in obstetric practice. By J. Y. Simpson ... With an appendix.
Boston, W. B. Little & co., 1848.
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46   Smith, Mayo G.
A brief treatise on the use of chloroform in dental and surgical operations / by Mayo G. Smith.
Boston : sold by the principle booksellers in the U. States, 1849.
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47   Smith, Mayo G.
A brief treatise on the use of chloroform in dental and surgical operations / by Mayo G. Smith.
Boston : sold by the principle booksellers in the U. States, 1849.
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48   Smith, Mayo G.
A treatise on the inhalation of ether for the prevention of pain.
Boston : J. P. Jewett & Co., 1848.
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49   Smith, Mayo G.
A treatise on the inhalation of ether for the prevention of pain.
Boston : J. P. Jewett & Co., 1848.
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50   Smith, Truman, 1791-1884.
An examination of the question of anaesthesia, arising on the memorial of Charles Thomas Wells, presented to the United States Senate, second session, Thirty-second Congress, and referred to a Select committee, of which the Hon. Isaac P. Walker is chairman. Prepared for the information of said Committee.
New York, Gray, 1859.
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51   Smith, Truman, 1791-1884.
An inquiry into the origin of modern anaesthesia.
Hartford : Brown & Gross, 1867.
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52   Smith, Truman.
An examination of the question of anaesthesia, arising on the memorial of Charles Thomas Wells, presented to the United States Senate, 2d session, 32d Congress, and referred to a Select committee, of which the Hon. Isaac P. Walker is chairman. Prepared for the information of said Committee.
New York : J. A. Gray, printer, 1858.
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53   Snow, John, 1813-1858.
On chloroform and other anaesthetics; their action and administration. By John Snow ... Ed., with memoir of the author, by Benjamin W. Richardson ...
London, J. Churchill, 1858.
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54   Snow, John, 1813-1858.
On the inhalation of the vapour of ether in surgical operations: containing a description of the various stages of etherization, and a statement of the result of nearly eighty operations in which ether has been employed in St. George's andUniversity college hospitals. By John Snow ...
London, J. Churchill, 1847.
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55   Squibb, Edward Robinson, 1819-1900.
Anaesthetics / by Edward R. Squibb.
New York : [s.n.], 1871.
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56   Thomas, Frederick R.
Manual of the discovery, manufacture, and administration of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas; in its relations to dental or minor surgical operations, and particularly for the painless extraction of teeth.
Philadelphia, S. S. White, 1870.
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57   Turnbull, Laurence, 1821-1900.
The advantages and accidents of artificial anæsthesia. Being a manual of anæsthetic agents, and their modes of administration, considering their relative risk, tests of purity, treatment of asphyxia, spasm of the glottis, syncope, etc. By Laurence Turnbull ...
Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston, 1878.
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58   Turnbull, Laurence, 1821-1900.
The advantages and accidents of artificial anæsthesia: a manual of anæsthetic agents, and their employment in the treatment of disease. By Laurence Turnbull ...
2d ed., rev. and enl. ...
Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston, 1879.
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59   United States. Congress (30th, 2nd session : 1849) House of Representatives.
Minority report : W.T.G. Morton, February 28, 1849.
[Washington, D.C. : G.P.O., 1849]
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60   Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856.
Etherization ; with surgical remarks.
Boston : William D. Ticknor & company, 1848.
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61   Weisse, Faneuil D. (Faneuil Dunkin), 1842-1915.
Nitrous oxide gas / by Faneuil D. Weisse.
New York : Sanitarian Publication Office, 1874.
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62   Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
A history of the discovery of the application of nitrous oxide gas, ether, and other vapors, to surgical operations.
Hartford, Wells, 1847.
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63   Willard, De Forest, 1846-1910.
Artificial anæsthesia and anaesthetics / by De Forest Willard and Lewis H. Adler, jr.
Detroit, Mich. : George S. Davis, 1891.
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64   Ziegler, George Jacob, 1821-
Researches on the medical properties and applications of nitrous oxide, protoxide of nitrogen, or laughing gas. By Geo. J. Ziegler ...
Rev. and republished from the Med. and Surg. Reporter.
Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & co., 1865.
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