The opticians handbook being an introduction to the study of the refraction of the eye, its anomalies, and their estimation and correction by means of glasses
 Catalogue Number: 3208 The opticians handbook being an introduction to the study of the refraction of the eye, its anomalies, and their estimation and correction by means of glasses Category: Book Sub-Category: Significant book (Aitken collection) Author: Anon. 'An ophthalmic surgeon' Year Of Publication/Manufacture: Undated c 1895 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: The Guttenberg Press Limited Description Of Item: Original claret cloth cover, 185 x 125 mm, 70 numbered pages plus 3 pages on index (unnumbered), one advertisement page preceding text and 3 advertisement pages at the end, 11 illustrations. Inscribed in ink on front fly leaf 'A. M. Whittenbury S.F.S./ 44 Phillis Street / Maylands. / July 1915 ' . Copious underlining and other annotations to text on early pages Historical Significance: A late 19th C manual for optometrists on refraction and the fitting of glasses published at the time the first examinations for optometrists were instigated by the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers and the British Optical Association. A. M. Whittenbury S.F.S was a South Australian optometrist who was the supplier of South Australian news for the Australian Journal of Optometry 1921 to 1925. His address at 44 Phillis Street Maylands is close to the Adelaide CBD How Acquired: Donated by Optometry Australia Date Acquired: Jan 2017 Condition: Good except for underling and annotations Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection |