Recent Advances in Ophthalmology
 Catalogue Number: 4326 Recent Advances in Ophthalmology Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: DUKE-ELDER W Stewart Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1929 Edition: 2 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: J &A Churchill Description Of Item: Original navy blue cloth hardcover 207 x 140 mm405 pages plus 16 pages of book advertisements110 black and white figures in text4 colour platesNames P Lellman and Alan Roder and brief history in Charles Wright's hand on flyleaf. Bookseller sticker on front paste down Historical Significance: Sir Stewart Duke-Elder (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. How Acquired: Donated by Optometry Australia Date Acquired: 13/2/2023 Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |