Gorgas William C (7 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Physician To The World: The Life Of General William C. Gorgas (Hardback or Cased Book).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages; Cloth Binding. Book Shows Some Wear. Text is clean no markings seen. Black & White Illustrations and Photographs.

Part of headed notepaper, 11 x 8.5cm, good condition, tipped on to slightly larger piece of paper, as is (corner) a small clipping from a newspaper about his activity against yellow fever. Text in his hand: "W.C. Gorgas. | Colonel Medical Corps U.S. Army | Panama".

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. VG, no DJs. First Edition. All 6 volumes and Desk Index in similar condition: read and used on occasion, but well cared for, excellent examples. Light general shelfwear on corners, board edges, and spine ends, light bumping to spine ends and corners, light rubbing and scuffing to boards, hinges starting to feel loose but still straight and solid. Interiors lightly age tanned on inside cover and some early pages, desk index has previous owner's signature on ffep, Vol. 4 (only) has a variety of stamps and notations indicating the previous ownership ('Surgeon General's Office Library') on inside cover, ffep, and title page, else excellent - clean and unmarked. Only set on AbeBooks with Desk Index listed as included (one matching copy available for $75 at time of listing). NOTE: Large, heavy set will require extra shipping charges if you choose Priority shipping. …

No Binding. Condition: Fine. GORGAS, WILLIAM C. (1854-1920) Army physician and Surgeon General of the United States Army; best known for his work combating the transmission of yellow fever and malaria by controlling the mosquitoes that carry them; his strategy was greeted with considerable skepticism and opposition to such hygiene measures; the measures he put into practice as the head of the Panama Canal Zone Sanitation Commission saved thousands of lives and contributed to the success of the Canal's construction. Surprisingly uncommon Typed Letter Signed, W.C. Gorgas, on War Department, Office of the Surgeon General letterhead. One page, quarto. Washington March 31, 1916. Very fine condition. Gorgas writes to: Honorable Thomas S. Butler, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. : Dear Mr. Butler I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, by reference from the Adjutant General of the Army, of your letter of the 29th instant, enclosing a letter from Charles S. Trumbull, M.D., of Philadelphia, commending Doctor Henry Pleasants, Jr., of West Chester, Pennsylvania, for appointment in the Medical reserve Corps, and to inform you that it has been placed on file with Doctor Pleasants paper in this office. Yours very truly, W.C. Gorgas / Surgeon General, U.S. Army. This letter is accompanied by a copy of the letter of Charles Trumbull sent in support of Dr. Pleasants. As previously stated, Gorgas letters are rather uncommon. A fine addition to any collection of science or medicine.…