Author: SEAGRAVE, GORDON S.
Title: Burma Surgeon Returns
Description: London: Gollancz, 1946. First Edition. Original Cloth. Light soiling & foxing to free endpapers & pastedowns. Bookseller label on front pastedown. Slight soiling & light foxing to text block edges. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Dustjacket: covers, spine & corners somewhat worn, browned & soiled. Slight wear & chipping to front & back cover top & bottom margins & corners. 3cm tear to foot spine & 1 cm tear to head spine. ; With plates. Light soiling & foxing to free endpapers & pastedowns. Bookseller label on front pastedown. Slight soiling & light foxing to text block edges. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Dustjacket: covers, spine & corners somewhat worn, browned & soiled. Slight wear & chipping to front & back cover top & bottom margins & corners. 3cm tear to foot spine & 1 cm tear to head spine. ; 20.2 x 13.3 x 1.2 cms; 205 pages; Gordon Stifler Seagrave (1897–1965) was an American missionary, physician, and author, renowned for his medical work in Burma (now Myanmar). Born in Rangoon to missionary parents, his first language was Karen. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1921 and returned to Burma in 1922, establishing a hospital in Namkham near the China border. During World War II, Seagrave served as a surgeon with the U. S. Army Medical Corps, notably assisting General Joseph Stilwell during the Burma Campaign. His memoir, "Burma Surgeon," details his experiences during this period. Post-war, he continued his medical mission in Burma until his death in 1965.. Good+ in Poor dust jacket .

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