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Early American & British Books on the Eye (4 volumes)

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(1) "The Anatomy and Histology of the Human Eye" by A. Metz. Philadelphia: Office of the Medical and Surgical Reporter, 1868. 184 pp; (2) "The Natural and Morbid Changes of the Human Eye, and their Treatment" by Charles Bader. London: N. Truber & Co., 1868. 505 pp; (3) "Text-Book of Ophthalmology" by Hofrat Ernst Fuchs. Authorized Translation from the Twelfth German Edition, Completely Revised and Rest, with Numerous Additions Specially Supplied by the Author and Otherwise Much Enlarged" by Alexander Duane. Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1924. 997 pp. with 455 illustrations; (4) "The Human Eye in Anatomical Transparencies" by Peter C. Kronfeld, Gladys McHugh, and Stephen L. Polyak. Rochester, N.Y.; Bausch & Lomb Press, 1943. 99 pp. with stereographic paintings. Size of largest ("The Human Eye"): 9.25" L x 0.75" W x 11.25" H (23.5 cm x 1.9 cm x 28.6 cm)

Provenance: private Goldstein collection, Denver, Colorado, USA. The Goldstein's have amassed their collection over the past six decades.

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"The Human Eye" has a light stamp from a previous owner on front fly leaf but is otherwise in excellent overall condition. Other 3 books are in fair to good condition with some staining, foxing, bending to corners, and tearing and tattering to edges, as well as marks and labels from previous owners and libraries. Text and images of all are legible and clear.