Rest and Pain. Edited by E.W. Walls and Elliot E. Philipp, with H.J.B. Atkins [Half-title:]
London, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd, 1950/ 1892 (revised).
Octavo; gilt-decorated navy cloth a little lightly sunned about the spine; covers very slightly marked; very slight tears to the leading edge of a few leaves; a very good copy.
With the early ink ownership signature of eminent Australian neurosurgeon Professor Donald Simpson AO (1927-2018) on the front flyleaf (inscribed, 'Department of Human Anatomy, University of Oxford'), and his later bookplate (also signed by him). The original 1863 title was 'On the Influence of Mechanical and Physiological Rest in the Treatment of Accidents and Surgical Diseases, and the Diagnostic Value of Pain. A course of lectures ...'.
Item #119788
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$65.00