Lot 112d, Auction 4/19/2024: 6 Early Medical Books Relating to Optometry
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Lot 112d, Auction 4/19/2024: 6 Early Medical Books Relating to Optometry

$446.25

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(1) “A Handbook of Ophthalmic Science and Practice” by Henry E. Juler. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1884. 430 pp. with illustrations; (2) “A Manual and Atlas of Medical Ophthalmoscopy” 3rd Ed. by W. R. Gowers. Edited with Marcus Gunn. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son, & Co., 1890. 330 pp. with illustrations; (3) “Ophthalmic Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Operations Pertaining to the Eye and Its Appendages, with Chapters on Para-Operative Technic and Management of Instruments” by Charles H. Beard. London: Rebman, Limited, 1910. 674 pp. with 9 plates showing 100 Instruments and 300 other illustrations; (4) “Contributions from the Peking Union Medical College Peking, China” Vol. 1. Peking: Peking Medical College, 1921. 508 pp. with photographic plates; (5) “Contributions from the Peking Union Medical College Peking, China” Vol. 2, 1922. Peking: Peking Medical College, 1923. 694 pp. with illustrative plates. Size of largest (“Peking Union” Vol. 2): 7.75″ L x 1.75″ W x 10.25″ H (19.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 26 cm)

(6) “The New Optometry: A New Technique for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscular Imbalances” by T.J. Arneson. Minneapolis: The Arneson Clinic, 1932.

Condition: All have some nicks, chips, scuffs, tears, and fraying to pages and covers; a few with fly leaves detached and some loosening to pages and/or covers. Some yellowing and foxing to pages. Marks, notes, and stamps from previous owners and libraries throughout. Legible text and clear images.

Provenance: private Goldstein collection, Denver, Colorado, USA. The Goldstein’s have amassed their collection since the 1960s

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