Atomic Bomb Injuries (SIGNED)
Tokyo: The Tsukiji Shokan Company, 1953. First Edition. SIGNED by Dr. Kusano on title page. 4to. 112 pp. Illustrated with 112 photographs, diagrams, and medical illustrations. Text in English. A near fine copy in publisher's dust jacket; a scarce contemporary illustrated medical record of the effects of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, especially significant SIGNED by Nobuo Kusano, a physician directly involved in examining and documenting the injuries of survivors. Item #23341
One of the earliest comprehensive English-language medical studies of the effects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, compiled by Japanese physicians less than a decade after the attacks. Prepared under the direction of Dr. Nobuo Kusano, the volume assembles clinical observations, pathological investigations, hematological studies, radiological findings, epidemiological data, and autopsy results documenting the acute and long-term consequences of exposure to ionizing radiation. An important reference for physicians, radiobiologists, military medical researchers, and public health officials studying the biological effects of nuclear weapons.
Price: $500.00