THE SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIAN by Thomas, Verlin C - 1923

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1923. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 304 pp. First edition. Original cloth. A fairly bright copy with limited shelfwear; previous owner name on the front free endpaper, otherwise clean. An interesting early 20th century "how-to" book on starting and maintaining a successful practice with telling chapter titles like, "How to Attract and Hold Patients," "Changing Ability into Income," "Demeanor in Critical Cases," and "Vacations and Hobbies," because, "The first as well as the last, and most important, thing in the practice of medicine is to retain your health.