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Atlas of the Pathological Anatomy of the Eyeball. With Thirty-Eight Plates Engraved on Copper.
by Pagenstecher, Hermann; Genth, Carl; Gowers, W.R. (translator)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Classics of Ophthalmology Library, 1992 Facsimile of the 1875 original, printed in a limited edition, this being number 5003/5000 (!). With the publishers leather bookplate of the original subscriber, Frederick C. Blodi, M.D., a famous ophthalmologist in his own right. In publisher's maroon morocco covers with elaborate design in gilt and two raised bands to spine. Folio (10 ¾"x 8 ⅜"). Condition: About Fine. Contains parallel text in English and the original German. With 38 full pages of plates at the end of the text. *** Hermann Pagenstecher (1844-1932) was a German ophthalmologist who, aside from treating Queen Victoria, was famous for continuing his brother's work in pioneering cataract surgery.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8525
- Title
- Atlas of the Pathological Anatomy of the Eyeball. With Thirty-Eight Plates Engraved on Copper.
- Author
- Pagenstecher, Hermann; Genth, Carl; Gowers, W.R. (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Classics of Ophthalmology Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
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