Famous illnesses in history / R. Scott Stevenson
1962, First Edition. London : Eyre & Spottiswoode. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Spine of dust-wrapper slightly sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #469349
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. Famous Persons case studies. Disease case studies.
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