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The Oculist's Vade Decum

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Catalogue Number: 4371
The Oculist's Vade Decum
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Book of historical note
Editor: WALLACE James
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1898
Time Period: 19th C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Philadelphia, USA
Publisher/Manufacturer: Daniel E. Weston Optician
Description Of Item: Stiff card black cloth cover gold imprint, 200 mm x 250 mm, 64 pages, 'From Harold Edwards Victoria' hand-written on front paste down. 33 pages of test types printed on one side in English, French, Italian, German, Hebrew and music, 22 pages describing various test procedures, tables and black and white figures interspersed.
Historical Significance: A basic chairside reference as suggested by its title: Vade Mecum which translates as hand book or ready reference.
How Acquired: Donated by Optometry Australia
Date Acquired: 27/3/2023
Condition: Good
Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 11

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