Notable Medical Books. From the Lilly Library, Indiana University

Published by Indianapolis. The Lilly Research Laboratories. 1976

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Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)

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sm4to, 4to. 25cm, 275p., over 130 full-page illustrations, author's biographies, index of authors, full beige linen, a fine copy in fine jacket (gar). ~ "One hundred and thirty medical books from the collection of J.K. Lilly are described in this volume; each one, when it was new, made some striking contribution to the increase of knowledge or the advance of medical care." (Introduction). Canadian contributions include: Sir William Osler "The Principles and Practice of Medicine (1892) and J.J.R. McLeod & F.G. Banting "The Antidiabetic Functions of the Pancreas.and Insulin. (1923). The excellent plate illustrations occupy one-half of the book, most taken directly from the book described.

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Title
Notable Medical Books. From the Lilly Library, Indiana University
Author
LeFANTU, William R. (Prepared by) & Edited by S.O. Waife
Publisher
Indianapolis. The Lilly Research Laboratories. 1976

J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)

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J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc.

11 Murray St.
Ottawa, ON Canada K1N 9M5