The History of Ophthalmology. Transl. by F.C. Blodi: 11 Vols. in 16 (with Vol.8 in two parts; and Vol.11 comprising eight parts of which Vol.11: Pts. a,b, & c is not yet published, as is not the final Index Vol.). Total here offered being 16 Vols.

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Bonn: Wayenborgh, 1982-1994. 4to. Or.cl. Gilt.d.w. Copiously illustrated. Fine. The definitive history of ophthalmology. CONTENTS - Vol.1: Antiquity; Vol.2: Middle Ages, The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; Vol.3-5: Renaissance of Ophthalmology in the Eighteenth Century. The First Half of the Nineteenth Century (Part One); Vol.6: The First Half of the Nineteenth Century (Part Two); Vol.7: The First Half of the Nineteenth Century (Part Three) France; Vol.8a: The First Half of the Nineteenth Century (Part Four) Great Britain I; Vol.8b: The First Half of the Nineteenth Century (Part Five) Great Britain II and Italy; Vol.9: The First and Second Half of the Nineteenth Century (Part Six, Seven and Eight) U.S.A., Switzerland and Belgium; Vol.10: The First and Second Half of the Nineteenth Century (Part Nine to Seventeen) The Netherlands, Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Spain, Hispano-America, Portugal, Brazil, Greece, Turkey, The Balkan, Canada, Japan, Egypt; Vol.11: Part 1a: The Reform of Ophthalmology; Vol.11: Part 1b: The Reform of Ophthalmology; Vol.11: Part 1c: The Reform of Ophthalmology; Vol.11: Part 2: Optical Instruments (by T. von Haugwitz) Postage Stamps (by Frederick C. Blodi); Vol.11: Part 3d: Ophthalmology in the German-Speaking Countries during the 20th Century. TO BE PUBLISHED: Vol.11: Part 3a,b,c: The History of Spectacles (E-H.Schmitz); Vol.12: General Index.