Hardcover
1984 · Philadelphia
by Berkowitz, Julie S.
Philadelphia: College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/VG- (dj has some wear at top edge). Evergreen cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Glossy, white dj with color portratis and black lettering. 244 pp. with approximately 150 portraits, all in bw. Contents include a preface, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Talent and Treasure Since 1787 by Fred B. Rogers, M.D.; an introduction by Berkowitz; an essay on the history of the collection, by Gretchen Worden; the portraits, each annotated; and two indeces: subjects and artists. Includes such luminaries as Benjamin Rush, Walter Reed, William Shippen, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and many more. Mainly American physicians but with several European and a few others.
(Inventory #: 153671)