This scarce 1928 first edition of "The Abdominal Surgery of Children" by Sir Lancelot Edward Barrington-Ward. Published by Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, is a cornerstone piece of early 20th-century paediatric medical history. The pages are in excellent condition for its age, internal text is clean and bright. Includes full-colour medical lithograph plates and crisp monochrome radiographic figures. The cover and binding has some sun-fading to the red cloth spine with typical shelf wear and fraying/minor splitting to the top and bottom spine caps. The boards have bumped corners but remain sturdy. There are some markings: an early owner signature ("H. & H. Ferguson") and a "Mariners Court" stamp on the front flyleaf, there is no dust jacket. Perfect for medical historians, paediatric surgeons, vintage book collectors.