Behind the Doctor

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. Second printing. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xxi,458,xi,pp. Green cloth. Spine sunned. Minor age wear on binding. Signature, place and date handwritten by previous owner on inside of front board. Underlining in blue pen to a couple of pages. Fascinating history of the role of the doctor going back to ancient times up to the early 1930's. "With Illustrations from Contemporary Sources, Portraits, Photographs, and Original Drawings by James E. Bodrero and Ruth Harris Bohan." Plates are reproductions and are in b/w. Binding in good, interior in overall very good condition. (Inventory #: 19928)