The Life of Sir William Osler (Two Volume Complete Set)(Limited, Special Edition Copy)

Harvey Cushing

Published by The Classics of Medicine Library, 1982

About this Item

This limited, special edition two-volume set is copy # 1482 of The Classics of Medicine Library. A small card with the handwritten limited number is laid in, and denotes this copy as being in the library of Julius C. Hedden, Jr., M.D. A booklet of notes from the editors is also laid in. On a shelf, this set spans 4.5 inches. Both volumes of this facsimile copy were printed from the 1925 edition published by The Clarendon Press, Oxford. Bound in matching, full black leather with ornamentation in gilt on the covers. Hubbed spines bear four raised bands with gilt lettering and ornamentation. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with photos and other artifacts occasionally in black and white. Dark brown satin ribbon bookmarks. Contains lists of illustrations. Indexed. Volume I: xiii, 685 pp.; Volume II: x, 728 pp. This set is in beautiful, like new condition. A wonderful gift for any physician's library collection. Full refund if not satisfied. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, FRS FRCP (1849?1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the 'Big Four' founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians. He has frequently been described as the Father of Modern Medicine and one of the 'greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope'. In addition to being a physician he was a bibliophile, historian, author, and renowned practical joker. He was passionate about medical libraries and medical history, having founded the History of Medicine Society (formally 'section'), at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. He was also instrumental in founding the Medical Library Association of Great Britain and Ireland, and the (North American) Association of Medical Librarians (later the Medical Library Association) along with three other people, including Margaret Charlton, the medical librarian of his alma mater, McGill University. He left his own large history of medicine library to McGill, where it became the Osler Library." (Wikipedia). PLEASE NOTE: Due to the size and weight of this set, an additional shipping charge may apply, and will be requested after purchase. Full refund if not satisfied.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life of Sir William Osler (Two Volume Complete Set)(Limited, Special Edition Copy)
• Publisher: The Classics of Medicine Library
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Limited, Special Edition.
• Condition: Like New
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  • Health & Fitness & Medicine