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Published by Eagle Press, 1899
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. A compliation of short historical essays, poems, and photograph reproductions, mostly on medical topics. Decorated cloth covers with soiling to white portion. Front hinge cracked but binding remains tight. Mild edge and corner wear.
Published by First edition, published by The Medical Society of the County of Kings, Brooklyn, New York, 1899., 1899
First Edition
Very good to fine condition. Spine tips are lightly bumped. Cover corners are very lightly rubbed. 303 pages with 56 illustrations. 4to size. Contains articles on medical subjects contributed by members of the society.
Published by Eagle Press,, Brooklyn, NY:, 1899
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to. 303, [1] pp. Frontisp. w/ tissue guard, decorated title in red & black, numerous text illustrations plates. Half-white cloth over light blue cloth, gilt decorated lettering & ornament on front cover (minor dustsoiling, shelfwear), still a VG copy, from the library of Edna Mackay Skene (1874-1928), daughter of Donald Mackay (b. 1843), owner and operator of North Pacific Lumber Co. in Portland, OR, wife of Dr. William Henry Skene (1870-1934). First edition of this souvenir fund raiser, filled with essays on the history of medicine, and local history in the Americas, including an ambulance service, and the American Red Cross. The Graeco-Roman Fair fund raiser was a huge success for the Kings County Medical Society, the oldest scientific organization in Brooklyn, and was attended by Governor Theodore Roosevelt the year after his experiences with the Rough Riders in Cuba.