Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,. cloth, gilt spine, xiv, 581 pages : illustrations, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket, "In his time the most famous physician in the world, Canadian-born William Osler (1849-1919) is still the best-known figure in the history of medicine. This new, definitive biography by Michael Bliss is the first full-scale life of Osler to appear since 1925. Bliss draws on many untapped sources to recreate Osler's life and medical times for a new generation of readers." "Born at Bond Head, north of Toronto, Osler rose from obscurity to become the greatest medical teacher and writer in three countries..." CONTENTS: Preface: On Doing an Osler Autopsy; 1 English Gentlemen with American Energy; 2 Learning to See: Student Years; 3 The Baby Professor; 4 The Best Men: Philadelphia; 5 Starting at Johns Hopkins; 6 We All Worship Him; Illustrations; 7 The Great American Doctor; 8 Leaving America; 9 A Delightful Life and Place; 10 Sir William; 11 All the Youth and Glory of the Country; 12 Never Use a Crutch; 13 Osler's Afterlife; Notes and Sources; Acknowledgments; Illustration Credits; Index.

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Bookseller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 11256187
Title: WILLIAM OSLER : a life in Medicine
Author: Bliss Michael
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0195123468
ISBN 13: 9780195123463
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1999
Size: 8 vo,
Keywords: Osler, William, -- Sir, -- 1849-1919. Physicians -- Canada -- Biography. Physicians. Me´decins -- Biographies.
Bookseller catalogs: Biography & Autobiography; Medical;

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