The Gold-Headed Cane
by MacMichael, William (MD)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hollis Center, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NY: Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., 1926 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. Minor wear, inked name on half-title page. The "autobiography" of the Gold-Headed Cane, and its carriers - Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, Pitcairn and Baillie. The Cane, which now resides in the Library of College of Physicians in England. This medical and literary classic, tells the story of the Cane and the medical profession in Great Britain. The Cane was used in ancient days as an essential part of every physician's equipment, to contain aromatic preparations to be inhaled as prevention of contagion. This copy includes a bibliography of the various editions of this work..
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- Bookseller
- UHR Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100856
- Title
- The Gold-Headed Cane
- Author
- MacMichael, William (MD)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Publisher
- Paul B. Hoeber, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Medicine, History of Medicine, Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship, Gold Headed Cane
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medical Biography;
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