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The Scientific Knowledge of Dante | A Lecture Delivered at the Victoria University of Manchester Before the Members of the 'Manchester Dante Society' [Signed]
Roberts, D. Lloyd [19th-century British gynaecologist and bibliophile 1835-1920] James Niven Esq. M.B., LLD (12 August 1851 - 30 September 1925)
Published by Published by Manchester University Press | Sherratt & Hughes First Edition . 1914., 1914
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg buckram cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains red and black printed title, 28 pp. Printed on hand-made paper for private circulation. Presentation inscription from the author to the front free…end paper 'James Niven Esq. M.B., LLD - With the author's kind regards, 27th December 1914'. James Niven was a Scottish physician, perhaps best known for his work during the Spanish Flu outbreak in 1918 as Manchester's Medical Officer of Health, he held that position for 28 years (1894-1922), until he retired. He had previously been Oldham's Medical Officer of Health. He lectured in Public Health in Manchester. He committed suicide on The Isle of Man in 1925 by taking an overdose and swimming out to sea. Light off-settting to the end papers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERARY CRITICISM.
