Scott Memorial Library's Special Collections house over 5,000 rare medical texts for use by researchers.
Contact the Special Collections Department at 215-503-8097 or to inquire about access.
Browse the Rare Medical Books Collections:
A manual of military surgery, by S.D. Gross, MD, 1861
A manual of military surgery, [Confederate States Army], 1863
Gemrig’s illustrated catalogue of surgical instruments, ca. 1868
Modern Surgery, 4th edition, by John Chalmers Da Costa
Obstetrics: The Science and The Art, by Charles D. Meigs, M.D.
On the anatomy of the breast, by Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1840