System of Ophthalmology, Volume 9 Diseases of the uveal tract
 Catalogue Number: 1767 System of Ophthalmology, Volume 9 Diseases of the uveal tract Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: DUKE-ELDER (Sir) Stewart, PERKINS Edward S Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1966 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Henry Kimpton Description Of Item: Original plum cloth covers, xvi preliminaries, 978 pages including index. 815 illustrations and 152 coloured plates. Library sticker and stamp for the Department of Ophthalmology University of Melbourne Library and that the book was a gift of the Bill Stevens bequest. Historical Significance: This is a volume in the multi-volume volume text book by Duke Elder that followed his classic 7 volume Text Book of Ophthalmology. 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. The co-author E S Perkins was professor in the Department of Experimental Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology, London and the designer of the Perkins tonometer See PERKINS, E. S. (I965) Brit. J. Ophthal., 49, 591 How Acquired: Donated by Department of Ophthalmology University of Melbourne Date Acquired: Jan 2011 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |