Preston, Dr David (Ed. by): - The Memoirs of Sir William Arbuthnot Lane.

The Amwellbury Press, 2009 1st Ed., Hard cover blue cloth bds gilt lettering to spine, Nr Fine, in dust jacket with picture of Sir William to the front, VG+, two small scuffs to spine on rear hinge, inscription on ffep probably by David Preston thanking 'Clive' with his help in proof-reading, contents fine and tight, pp201, small ink smear to leading pge edge block. A memoir of this fascinating Victorian character, "considered by most to be the best surgeon in London. He upset many in the medical establishment by challengin conventional treatments and by espousing radical causes like women's rights and free contraception". This memoir gives a fascinating account of being "a young doctor at Guy's Hospital in the 1880's and numerous anecdotes of the famous people he met or treated."

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