Catalogue Number: 96 Diseases of the eye: a textbook for students and practitioners Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: WOLFF, Eugene Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1942 Edition: 2nd edition Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Cassell and Company Description Of Item: Original olive brown cloth cover, 222 pages, 128 figures in text and 5 colour plates. 1st edition was 1937. 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 his obiturary Br J Ophthalmol. 1954 April; 38(4): 253-256. He is most famous for his text book on ocular anatomy. See Cat No 348 How Acquired: Not known Condition: Fair (library stamps and stickers) Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |