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Black Magic and White Medicine. A Mine Medical Officer's Experiences in South Africa, the Belgian Congo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast. By Michael Vane. Pp. 254. 5 Illustrations. 16s. London and Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers Ltd. 1957.
Text-Book of Orthopaedic Medicine. Volume I. Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Lesions. By James Cyriax, M.D. (Cantab.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.). Pp. xiv + 711. 36 Plates. 131 Figures. 45s. London: Cassell and Company Ltd. 1957.
Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine. Sixth Edition. By E. Noble Chamberlain, M.D., M.Se., ER.C.P. pp. vii + 508. 374 Jllustrations, 19 in colour. 35s. post Is. 6d. Bristol: John Wright & Sons Ltd. Medical Publishers. 1957.
Sports Injuries-Their Prevention and Treatment. By Donald F. Featherstone, with a Foreword by Sir Arthur Porritt, K.GM.G., K.Gv.a., C.B.E. Pp. 204. 48 illustrations (26 as plates). 35s. post Is. Bristol: John Wright & Sons Ltd. 1957.
Hale-White's Materia Medica Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Thirtieth Edition. By A. H. Douthwaite, M.D. F.R.GP. (Lond.). Pp. viii + 499. 24s. net. London: J. & A. Churchill Ltd. 1957.
The Essentials of Materia Medica Pharmacology and TherapeUTics. Seventh Edition. By R. H. Mic ,M.D. F.R.C.P.I. Pp. x + 432. 28. net. London: J. & A. Churchill Ltd. 1957.
Gastro-Duodenal Ulcer. Physio-Pathology, Pathogenesis and Treatment. By J.-Jacques Spira. Pp. xvi + 549. 27 Figures. 82s. 9d. + 1 . 9d. delivery. London: Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. South African Office: Butterworth & Co. (Africa) Ltd., P.O. Box 792, Durban. 1956.
A Synopsis of Surgical Anatomy. Eighth Edition. By A. Lee McGregor, M.Ch., F.R.C.S. With a Foreword by Sir Harold J. Stiles, K.B.E., F.R.C.S. (Edin.). Pp. xii + 808. 766 Illustrations by Dr. E. A. Thomas. 32s. 6d. post Is. 2d. Bristol: John Wright & Sons Ltd. 1957.
Practical Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Disease. By Carroll Moton Leevy, M.D. Pp. xii + 336. 84 Illustrations, including 23 in full colour. 8.50. ew York: Paul B. Hoeber, Inc. 1957.
Practical Refraction. By B. C. Gettes. pp. vi + 170 with 58 diagrams and illustrations. 6.50. ew York: Grune & Stratton, Inc. 1957.
Canned Foods-An Introduction to their Microbiology. Fourth Edition. By J. G. Baumgartner and A. C. Hersom, B.Sc., A.R.I.C. pp. 291. 35 illustrations. 21s. net. London: J. & A. Churchill Ltd. 1956.
Die Stiirungen der Schriftsprache (Agraphie und A1exie). Von Prof. Dr. A. Leischner. viii + 288 Seiten. 47 Abbildungen. DM 30.-. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag. 1957.
The Management 0/ Abdominal Operations. Vols. I and H. Second Edition. Edited by Rodney Maingot, F.R.C.S. pp. xvi + 1,432. IUustrations 540, with 444 figures. £8 net. London: H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. 1957.
Religious Factors in Mental IfIness. By Wayne E. Dates. Pp. xv + 239. 16s. net. London: George AlJen & Unwin Ltd. 1957.