A Manual of the Diseases of the Eye
Philadelphia, Pa: John S. Littell, 1837. 1st Edition. 8vo. Very Good-. Item #16581
An important 19th-century treatise on diseases of the eye from one of the original surgeons of the Wills (Eye) Hospital in Philadelphia, one of the premier institutions in the world treating diseases of the eye.
This beautiful piece was deaccessioned from the Harvard Medical School library, with the gift bookplate of Dr. Joshua Green, a Harvard Medical School graduate in the class of 1818 and a Massachusetts State legislator. A library card on the rear pastedown shows a final withdrawal date of 1889.
255pp. Quarter green cloth over brown paper-covered boards. Sympathetically rebacked with the original spine laid down. Paper title label to spine. Square tight binding. Sporadic foxing throughout. Boards moderately rubbed.
A richly rustic piece of important 19th-century ophthalmological history!
Price: $150.00