Anatomy for the Anesthesiologist: A Stereoscopic Atlas

With the original stereoviewer in rear pocket. Green cloth 8vo, 389pp. Near Fine with minor rubbing to tips. Previous owner's stamp to the top and bottom edges of the textblock, else unmarked.  An interesting (d)evolution in the lineage of medical stereoscopy, which blossomed at the turn of the century with the Edinburgh Stereoscopic Atlas of Anatomy series--Dornette attempts to harness the benefits of stereoscopy in providing 3D depictions of complex anatomy, but his target images look more like a high school student project. He uses a combination of anatomical models with paper labels, and live humans who've been drawn on with black marker. Reviewers complained of inaccuracies in the content, the crude illustrations, and the failure of the intended stereoscopic effects. A wonderful and questionable combination of techniques, and anachronistic elements produced in an incongruously glossy product. Well represented in libraries, but scarce in commerce--it was a flop. It came out around