Crofton sir john (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. First Edition. 2010. 140pp. "In 1950, when she was a student at Edinburgh University, the author was found to be suffering from TB and hospitalised in the sanatorium known as the Royal Victoria Hospital for Tuberculosis. She was in serious danger as at that time TB was incurable and relatively few people survived the disease. She found she was part of an enormous success story. This lethal disease, that had held sway over humankind since prehistory, was on the verge of being conquered, thanks in part to the work of two eminent Edinburgh medical men, Sir Robert Philip and Sir John Crofton. This memoir relives the privations and heartaches, as well as the laughs along the way, as she and her fellow patients underwent treatment. It includes an Introduction and Personal History by Professor Sir John Crofton himself." Book in excellent condition with no inscription. Jayne Watson (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. First Edition. 2010. 140pp. "In 1950, when she was a student at Edinburgh University, the author was found to be suffering from TB and hospitalised in the sanatorium known as the Royal Victoria Hospital for Tuberculosis. She was in serious danger as at that time TB was incurable and relatively few people survived the disease. She found she was part of an enormous success story. This lethal disease, that had held sway over humankind since prehistory, was on the verge of being conquered, thanks in part to the work of two eminent Edinburgh medical men, Sir Robert Philip and Sir John Crofton. This memoir relives the privations and heartaches, as well as the laughs along the way, as she and her fellow patients underwent treatment. It includes an Introduction and Personal History by Professor Sir John Crofton himself." Book in excellent condition with no inscription. Jayne Watson (illustrator).…

Hardcover/Großformat. Zustand: Gut. Auflage: 2. 776 Seiten Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); Einbandkanten sind leicht bestoßen. der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. ENGLISCH. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1680.…

hardcover. Zustand: Gut. 758 Seiten; 9780632002214.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

Not only an interesting item of sigillography, but also a nice item relating to Victorian philanthropy. Eight red wax seals and two black, of varying sizes. Laid down in three rows on reverse of 15 x 11 cm card, tastefully printed in blue, red and gold, with facsimile of the signature of the Secretary, S. J. Aldrich. Originally ten seals were present, those that remain in good condition, most with good impressions of crests. The attributions in a contemporary hand are as follows: 'Sir Edward Crofton 1847 / Sir Stratford Canning 1848 / Sir John Cunningham 1847 / Sir John Graham 1847 / Sir James Graham 1847 / Sir John Hall 1846 / Sir Edward Kerrison [LACKING] 1847 / Sir Francis Lawley 1848 / Sir Denis Le Marchant 1850 / Sir Robert Peel [LACKING] 1849 / Sir J. Buller / Sir G. Wilson'.…