Rhoton's Cranial Anatomy and Surgical Approaches by Rhoton. Freely available papers on the red journal website, this collection was published in book format and has become a standard for cranial microsurgical anatomy


Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques edited by Quinones-Hinjosa. Excellent all-around atlas of neurosurgical techniques and approaches


Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgeryby Winn. Comprehensive neurosurgical procedural manual in 4-volumes.


Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Brain by Sekhar & Fessler. The cranial edition of the set. Covers operative tecniques and positioning for cranial neurosurgery


Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Spine and Peripheral Nerves by Fessler and Sekhar. The spine and peripheral nerve edition of the set. Covers operative tecniques and positioning for spinal and peripharl nerve neurosurgery


Atlas of Neurosurgery: Basic Approaches to Cranial and Vascular Procedures by Myers. Excellent book of cranial approaches for microneurosurgery. Difficult to find given it was only printed in one edition and is so sought after