Text book of ophthalmology Volume 4. The neurology of vision. Motor and optical anomalies

Historical Significance: This is volume 4 in the 7 volume classic text book by Duke Elder. Sir Stewart Duke-Elder MA DSc PhD MD ChB FRCS (1899-1978), a Scot, was a prolific writer and editor, producing seven volumes of Textbook of Ophthalmology and fifteen volumes of System of Ophthalmology, along with many other textbooks and scientific papers. He served for many years as editor of Brit J Ophthal and Ophthal Lit and was involved in the formation of the Institute of Ophthalmology in London. He was elected FRS and he was knighted in 1933. He was Surgeon-Oculist to King Edward VIII, George V and Queen Elizabeth II. This book was a core text for Melbourne optometry students from the 1940s to the 1960s. It is an excellent source of historical notes. Another copy, Cat No 2226, is in the Aitken Collection and in books of historical interest (Cat No.