Hardcover textbook (a) covered in black leather entitled "Diseases of Women:"; title, author's last name and publisher's logo stamped in gold on spine; has 37 chapters on different conditions affecting women; list of Lea Brothers & Co's publications in the back; 608 pages; promotional letter (b) fo…
Hardcover textbook (a) covered in black leather entitled "Diseases of Women:"; title, author's last name and publisher's logo stamped in gold on spine; has 37 chapters on different conditions affecting women; list of Lea Brothers & Co's publications in the back; 608 pages; promotional letter (b) found inside book advertising the family paper GOOD LITERATURE; letter is adressed to the owner of the book Dr. Thorne and signed by Eddie Switzer.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - textbook - Size: Length 24.0 cm x Width 17.0 cm x Depth 4.0 cm
b - letter - Size: Length 21.0 cm x Width 14.4 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Donated by Dean Barry Smith, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University
Handwritten in ink on third page: "S.H. Thorne // Kingston R.C.P.S. // 86-7."; printed inside: "DISEASES OF WOMEN: // INCLUDING // THEIR PATHOLOGY, CAUSATION, SYMPTOMS, // DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. // A MANUAL FOR STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS. // BY // ARTHUR W. EDIS, M.D., LOND., F.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., // ASSISTANT OBSTETRIC PHYSICIAN TO THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL, CONSULTING OBSTETRIC PHYSICIAN TO // THE CITY PROVIDENT DISPENSARY, LATE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE OBSTETRICAL SOCIETY // OF LONDON, LATE PHYSICIAN TO THE BRITISH LYING-IN HOSPITAL. // WITH ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS. // PHILADELPHIA : // HENRY C. LEA'S SON & CO. // 1882."
Permanent Location
(a): Storage Room 2005
2005-3
(b): Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 22
Condition Remarks
Textbook (a) shows wear on the front, back and spine; leather is worn on bottom of spine and all corners; slight yellowing of the paper on inside of front cover; hard black, brown and silver substance on inside of back cover; letter (b) shows yellowing all the way down the left side
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #2
Exhibit History
On display in the Friend - Vandewater Gallery in Botterell Hall removed January 27, 2010