Upper jawbone formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones; includes the frontal portion of the palate of the mouth

Three heads illustrating different methods of bandaging them and the jaw. Stipple engraving by J. Bell.

Günther Cohn-Stock, M.S., D.D.S., father of maxillary orthognathic surgery / S.A. Wolfe.

11 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 3 leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm

Researches into the comparative structure of the liver / by Joseph Leidy.

Sir Terence Ward.

27 pages, 1 leaf of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Sur les 4 os intermaxillaires : le bec-de-lièvre et la valeur morphologique des dents incisives supérieures de l'homme, communication, faite à la Société d'Anthropologie de Bruxelles, dans la séance du 25 octobre 1882 / par Paul Albrecht.

A case of primary carcinoma from Christian Sayala (Egyptian Nubia) / Eugen Strouhal.

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Günther Cohn-Stock, M.S., D.D.S., father of maxillary orthognathic surgery / S.A. Wolfe.

Researches into the comparative structure of the liver / by Joseph Leidy.

Sir Terence Ward.

Sur les 4 os intermaxillaires : le bec-de-lièvre et la valeur morphologique des dents incisives supérieures de l'homme, communication, faite à la Société d'Anthropologie de Bruxelles, dans la séance du 25 octobre 1882 / par Paul Albrecht.

A case of primary carcinoma from Christian Sayala (Egyptian Nubia) / Eugen Strouhal.