System of Ophthalmology, Volume 15. Summary of systemic ophthalmology
 Catalogue Number: 724 System of Ophthalmology, Volume 15. Summary of systemic ophthalmology Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: DUKE-ELDER (Sir) Stewart, SOLEY Rosamund E Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1976 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Henry Kimpton Description Of Item: Original plum cloth covers, x preliminaries, p1 - 177, p197-489 General index. NOTE: Pages 181-192 is a index to the biographies of important ophthalmological contributors that appear in the volums of this work. Historical Significance: This is a volume in the multi-volume volume text book by Duke Elder that followed his classic 7 volume Text Book of Ophthalmology. Sir Stewart Duke-Elder (1899-1978), a Scot, was a prolific writer and editor, producing seven volumes of Textbook of Ophthalmology and fifteen volumes of System of Ophthalmology, along with many other textbooks and scientific papers. He served for many years as editor of Brit J Ophthal and Ophthal Lit and was involved in the formation of the Institute of Ophthalmology in London. He was elected FRS and he was knighted in 1933. He was Surgeon-Oculist to King Edward VIII, George V and Queen Elizabeth II. How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |