Contact lenses. A textbook for practitioner and student
 Catalogue Number: 2286 Contact lenses. A textbook for practitioner and student Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: PHILLIPS, Anthony J, STONE, Janet Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1989 Edition: 3rd Edition Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Butterworths and Co Description Of Item: Colour illustrated boards, 250 x195 mm, 1017 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams plus 102 colour plates Historical Significance: This was a very important book on contact lens practice first published in 1972 with 5 editions to 2006.The first author Anthony Phillips was born in England and qualified in optometry there. He migrated to Australia about 1980 to set up practice in Adelaide where he has has an adjunct appointment at the Flinders Medical Centre. This is a multi-author book with 28 authors including three Australians, Brien Holden, Charles McMonnies and Helen Swarbrick. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum (Abe books) Date Acquired: Aug 2013 Condition: Good except slight breaking of edge of spine Location: Archive room. East wall. Books by Australian authors |