Eyestrain in health and disease
 Catalogue Number: 314 Eyestrain in health and disease Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: Ambrose Loomis RANNEY Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1897 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Philadephia Publisher/Manufacturer: FA Davis Company Description Of Item: 321 pages, 38 wood engravings Historical Significance: This book describes case histories in support of the author's theories on a wide variety of nervous conditions allegedly caused by eyestrain. There are some useful illustrations of instruments and methods of the 19th C. Ambrose Ranney MD (1848-1905) wrote some 30 books on anatomy and nervous disorders including some 4 books on eyestrain and one on cross eyes. How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Formerly in the VOA library Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |