Two-volume 1898 first edition of Howard A. Kelly’s landmark Operative Gynecology, one of the foundational works in modern surgical gynecology. Published by D. Appleton & Co., this massive reference includes 24 plates and over 1,100 original illustrations across both volumes, featuring detailed anatomical drawings, surgical techniques, and early operative methodology from one of Johns Hopkins’ most influential surgeons.

Both volumes measure approx. 10 ½ x 7 ½ inches and retain their original dark green cloth bindings with gilt spine titles. Bindings show wear and hinge separation (inner hinges cracked in both), but text blocks remain intact, and plates are clean and bright. A significant cornerstone medical text—highly valued by collectors of early surgical history, gynecology, and Johns Hopkins–related works.