Essentials of Histology, Descriptive and Practical for the Use of Students.
By Sir E. Sharpey-Schafer, F.R.S. Thirteenth edition edited by H. M. Carleton, M.A., B.Sc., D.Phil., Lecturer on Histology in the University of Oxford. Cloth. Price, $5. Pp. 618, with 721 illustrations. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1934.
A Textbook of Histology.
By Harvey Ernest Jordan, A.M., Ph.D., Professor of Histology and Embryology, University of Virginia. Sixth edition. Cloth. Price, $7.50. Pp. 738, with 610 illustrations. New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1934.The seemingly lucrative field of histology textbook writing has made it possible to review a number of textbooks that have been put on the market either as new books or as new editions of older textbooks. Such a comparison is of interest because it shows what teachers of histology consider to be essential for medical students. With the rapid accumulation of practicable knowledge in all fields