Your eyes have told me
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Catalogue Number: 788
Your eyes have told me
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Book of historical note
Author: SCHWARTZ Louis H
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1945
Edition: 1st Edition
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: New York
Publisher/Manufacturer: EP Dutton and Co Inc
Description Of Item: Original red-brown cloth covers, 208 pages, 8 plates, 17 figures in text
Historical Significance: This is a book written for the layman by Dr Schwartz MD. It was printed during World War 2 in accorance with Goverment Regulations for conserving paper and other essentiall materials. The book is quite comprehensive and clearly intended for the intelligent reader. It covers anatomy, hereditary syphilis, consequences of seemingly minor injury, hysterical blindness, cataract, cosmetic surgery, glaucoma, trachoma, corneal transplant, the 'throw your glasses away bunk', pop eyes, etc
How Acquired: Donated by Daryl Guest, optometrist, Tasmania
Condition: Very good
Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note
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