Frail Flesh and Blood. The Health of South Australians since Earliest Times
Woodville, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation/ Historical Consultants, 1993.
Octavo, xii, 238 pages with numerous illustrations (most from photographs) and a 3-page list of subscribers at the rear.
Quarter synthetic cloth and papered boards with a small colour plate mounted on the front cover; a fine copy with the near-fine dustwrapper.
Provenance: W.R. Crocker, with his ink ownership signature on the front free endpaper (dated '1994'). Loosely inserted is an autograph letter signed in ink from the author and his wife to Crocker (on Linn's Historical Consultants letterhead; slightly creased); the book is signed by the author in ink on the title page. Sir Walter Crocker (1902-2002), Australian diplomat, author and war veteran. Number 13 of the Limited Edition.
Item #68892
Price (AUD):
$65.00