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Title: Tumors of the Eye
Author: Algernon B. Reese, M.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), F.A.C.S.
Publisher: Paul B. Hoeber, Inc. / Medical Book Department of Harper & Brothers
Publication Date: 1951 (First Edition)
Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket in Mylar Protective Sleeve
Pages: 574 pages (With 511 illustrations, 122 in full color)
Overview & Unique Ephemera
An exceptional, highly detailed medical historical piece. This 1951 first edition of Dr. Algernon B. Reese's seminal work, Tumors of the Eye, comes complete with its original dust jacket and rare publisher ephemeral inserts.
Included laid-in are the original prospectus advertising inserts from Paul B. Hoeber and Cassell & Company, as well as an original newspaper clipping from October 20, 1981 (Gannett Westchester Newspapers) reporting the death of the author: "Algernon Reese dies, famous eye doctor."
Features & Details:
Comprehensive Medical Plates: Features 511 illustrations throughout, including 122 vibrant full-color fundus and pathology plates.
Historical Provenance: Includes original publisher order forms/prospectus inserts and a vintage 1981 author obituary clipping laid inside the front cover.
Dust Jacket: Housed in a protective plastic sleeve over the original dust jacket.
Condition:
Jacket: Very good condition with light edge wear, protected in a clear sleeve.
Binding & Pages: Solid, tight binding. Text block and full-color plates remain clean and bright. Minor vintage pencil price mark on the front endpaper.
Overall in Very Good historical condition.
Shipping: Carefully packed in a box with bubble wrap and shipped via USPS Media Mail (or Priority Mail upon request).
$49.80
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$49.80
Regular price
Vintage Book, 1951 Tumors of the Eye Algernon B Reese 1st Edition Dust Jacket Ephemera
$49.80
Sale price
$49.80
Regular price
Title: Tumors of the Eye
Author: Algernon B. Reese, M.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), F.A.C.S.
Publisher: Paul B. Hoeber, Inc. / Medical Book Department of Harper & Brothers
Publication Date: 1951 (First Edition)
Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket in Mylar Protective Sleeve
Pages: 574 pages (With 511 illustrations, 122 in full color)
Overview & Unique Ephemera
An exceptional, highly detailed medical historical piece. This 1951 first edition of Dr. Algernon B. Reese's seminal work, Tumors of the Eye, comes complete with its original dust jacket and rare publisher ephemeral inserts.
Included laid-in are the original prospectus advertising inserts from Paul B. Hoeber and Cassell & Company, as well as an original newspaper clipping from October 20, 1981 (Gannett Westchester Newspapers) reporting the death of the author: "Algernon Reese dies, famous eye doctor."
Features & Details:
Comprehensive Medical Plates: Features 511 illustrations throughout, including 122 vibrant full-color fundus and pathology plates.
Historical Provenance: Includes original publisher order forms/prospectus inserts and a vintage 1981 author obituary clipping laid inside the front cover.
Dust Jacket: Housed in a protective plastic sleeve over the original dust jacket.
Condition:
Jacket: Very good condition with light edge wear, protected in a clear sleeve.
Binding & Pages: Solid, tight binding. Text block and full-color plates remain clean and bright. Minor vintage pencil price mark on the front endpaper.
Overall in Very Good historical condition.
Shipping: Carefully packed in a box with bubble wrap and shipped via USPS Media Mail (or Priority Mail upon request).