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A DOCTOR’S
LONDON
Haroey Graham
In this third volume of The Londoner’s
Library, a well-known scholar-doctor,
who maintains his Hippocratic anonymity
under a pseudonym, examines another
fascinating aspect of the London scene
as it is reflected in the great profession of
doctoring, from the deep historical past
to the present day.
Harvey Graham knows well how to
spice his scholarship with innumerable
odd, fascinating or remarkable details,
and all who find human interest in the
science and practice of medicine in one
of its most famous centres will want to
dip into this book again and again, and
to pore over its many curious or beautiful
illustrations, taken from rare old prints,
paintings, drawings and early photo-
graphs. In its pages, as in its pictures,
there pass before us in procession such
curiously variegated characters as William
Hunter, Thomas Guy, M.P., Nicholas
Culpeper, Sir Hans Sloane, Sir Henry
Thompson, Patrick O’Brien the Irish
giant, Daniel Lambert the fat man, and
General Tom Thumb. And we visit such
famous institutions as Bedlam, the Chel-
sea Physick Garden, James Graham’s
Temple of Health, the Royal College of
Surgeons and, of course, all of the great
London Hospitals, with their teeming
associations.
Dare we suggest that the medical pro-
fession would gain an enhanced popu-
larity if a copy of this book were left in
every doctor’s waiting room?
First edition 1952
Hardcover
112 pages
Minor wear and tear to dust jacket. In good preloved condition for a book of it’s age. Some age spots evident and a previous owner’s name printed in front of book. A fascinating book.