Famous illnesses in history / R. Scott Stevenson
1962, First Edition. London : Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #437041
Physical description; 239 pages : illustrations ; 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 ot 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; Medicine ; Case studies. Famous Persons. Medicine Cases, clinical reports, statistics. Celebrities Diseases Case studies History. Medicine. Famous Persons case studies. Disease case studies. History of Medicine. Famous Persons. Medicine History.
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