The Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard has a number of 19th century
works on artificial limbs, from promotional brochures to surgeon's guides.
 
selection:
Historic artificial limbs, by Vittorio Putti.  New York : Hoeber, 1930.
 
Principles of design and construction of artificial legs, by Captain
Philip Wilson, U.S.R., Bureau of Artificial Limbs, American Red Cross,
Paris.  New York : Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men,
1918.
 
The Beanfort artificial arms and legs for the crippled poor.  London :
Roberts, 1886.
 
Artificial limbs, and the amputations which afford the most appropriate
stumps in civil and military surgery, by Henry Robert Bigg.  London :
s.n., 1885.
 
The Douglass patent artificial limbs, by Darwin de Forrest Douglas.
Springfield, Mass. : s.n., 1869.
 
Artificial limbs for the army and navy, by Erasmus Darwin Hudson.  New
York : s.n., 1862.
 
The Palmer arm and leg, by Benjamin Franklin Palmer.  Philadelphia : C.
Sherman, 1862.
 
Patent artificial arms and legs, by John S. Drake.  Boston : s.n., n.d.
 
The Countway does not lend books (most of these say Countway Rare Books),
but they can respond to a letter of inquiry.
 
Sarah Boling
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