An Atlas of the Blood and Bone Marrow

Abstract

This is the first atlas of hematology to recognize and propound the advantages of concomitant use of smears and sections in the study of bone marrow. Liberal use of wise selections from a fund of excellent material enabled the author to demonstrate clearly the complementary manner in which these two technics may be employed. His enviably vast source of pathologic specimens made it possible for the more rare hematologic conditions to be well represented. The book is conveniently organized and lucidly written. Organization follows a clinical pattern, rather than a morphologic or pathologic one, a fact which should encourage clinicians in its use. Discussion of controversial subjects has been largely avoided' in the accompanying text; but this has resulted in an occasionally over-simplified presentation, an example of which is myeloid metaplasia. Bibliography has been omitted, except for a bare minimum of particular references. Although photomicrography does not permit reproduction of