Manual of the diseases of the eye

Historical Significance: Dr. May was a US ophthalmologist. At age 39, in 1900, he introduced a new double disc ophthalmoscope known as the May ophthalmoscope (For examples see Cat Nos 1185 to 1188, 1338, 1441) and had published the first ediiton of this book. It was written for medical students and general practitioners and for many years almost every medical student had a copy. By 1917 there had been 18 printings of the first 8 U.S. editions and the ninth edition had arrived. The book had been translated into seven different languages and a British edition had been supervised by Mr. Claud Worth. May died in 1943 at which time the book had 18 U.S. editions and had been translated into 10 languages. The book continued as 'May's Manual' for another 30 years under the authorship first of Dr. Charles Perera and then Dr. James H. Allen. The last edition, the 24th, was published in 1974.