Famous illnesses in history / R. Scott Stevenson

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p.: ill.; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Teamwork and the recovery of King George V -- Polio and President Roosevelt -- Appendicitis and King Edward VII -- The secret operation on President Cleveland -- The case of the Emperor Frederick -- The delicate health of Charles Darwin -- The ill-health of Napoleon III -- The lameness of Lord Byron -- Napoleon on St Helena -- The insanity of King George III -- The death in childbirth of Princess Charlotte -- The fatal laryngitis of George Washington -- The life and death of Robert Burns -- The medical history of Queen Anne -- The deathbed of King Charles II. Subjects; George V, King of Great Britain 1865-1936. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. George III, King of Great Britain 1738-1820. Charlotte Augusta (princess; 1796-1817). Celebrities - Biography. Medicine - Case studies. Medicine - History. Famous Persons - Case Reports. Famous Persons - Biography. Disease - history. Disease - Case Reports. History of Medicine. Medicine - Cases, clinical reports, statistics. Famous Persons - case studies. Disease - case studies. Medical Case Histories. Celebrities - Diseases - Case studies - History. 1 Kg.