Diseases of the eye: a textbook for students and practitioners
 Catalogue Number: 349 Diseases of the eye: a textbook for students and practitioners Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: Eugene WOLFF Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1948 Edition: 3rd Edition Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Cassell and Company Ltd Description Of Item: Original dust wrapper, original wine cloth cover, 208 pages, 133 illustrations and 5 colour plates. Historical Significance: Eugene Wolff (1896-1954) was a British ophthalmic surgeon in North London. He was educated and worked in England but born in South Africa. He wrote 'Anatomy for Artists' in 1925 when he was an anatomy demonstrator. He wrote 'Pathology of the Eye' in 1934. See second edition Cat No 96. See his obit Br J Ophthalmol. 1954 April; 38(4): 253-256. He is most famous for his text book on ocular anatomy. See Cat No 348 and 1502 How Acquired: Donated by Tim Fricke, Melbourne optometrist, formerly owned by his great uncle Richard Froomes, also an optometrist Date Acquired: 2/02/2000 Condition: Fine Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |