Ophthalmic bifocal lenses
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Catalogue Number: 1360
Ophthalmic bifocal lenses
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Significant book (Aitken collection)
Author: TAYLOR Harry L
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1926
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Birmingham
Publisher/Manufacturer: J and H Taylor Ltd
Description Of Item: Original brown cloth covers, 66 pages plus index and advertisments. 31 figures in text
Historical Significance: Harry Taylor was a English optometrist who published a number of books on various aspects of optometry. This book gives a useful history of the development of bifocal lenses and includes 3 pages on trifocals. See Cat Nos 332, 333 and 1308 for other books by this author.
How Acquired: Donated by Peter Booth, UK
Date Acquired: Nov 2009
Condition: Very good
Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection
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