System of Ophthalmology, Volume 13 The ocular adnexa Part 2. Lacrimal, orbit and para-orbital diseases
 Catalogue Number: 722 System of Ophthalmology, Volume 13 The ocular adnexa Part 2. Lacrimal, orbit and para-orbital diseases Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: DUKE-ELDER (Sir) Stewart, MACFAUL, Peter Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1974 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Henry Kimpton Description Of Item: Original plum cloth covers, xiii preliminaries, p 595 - 1236, xlii index, 1300 illustrations and 6 colour plates. Part 2 covers lacrymal, orbital and para-orbitial diseases. 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 |