[MacMichael, William]. The Gold-Headed Cane. 1827.
$200.00
First edition. MacMichael, a physician and graduate of Christ Church, Oxford, wrote the anonymous Gold-Headed Cane as a vehicle to present the biographies of five former owners. “This charming ‘autobiography’ tells of the adventures of the famous gold-headed cane, successively in the possession of Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, William and David Pitcairn and Baillie, and then retired to a glass case in the library of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Besides good biographies of the several owners of the cane, the book gives interesting information on the condition of medicine in England in the 18th century.
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8vo. 179 pp. Hardcover. Original boards and spine label. Binding is secure, but feels a touch brittle. Front board is just starting to loosen, but is still bound. Previous owner's name on pen on inside cover. Any other marks (few on title page) in pencil. Some light foxing throughout.
First edition. MacMichael, a physician and graduate of Christ Church, Oxford, wrote the anonymous Gold-Headed Cane as a vehicle to present the biographies of five former owners. “This charming ‘autobiography’ tells of the adventures of the famous gold-headed cane, successively in the possession of Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, William and David Pitcairn and Baillie, and then retired to a glass case in the library of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Besides good biographies of the several owners of the cane, the book gives interesting information on the condition of medicine in England in the 18th century.
-Windle
8vo. 179 pp. Hardcover. Original boards and spine label. Binding is secure, but feels a touch brittle. Front board is just starting to loosen, but is still bound. Previous owner's name on pen on inside cover. Any other marks (few on title page) in pencil. Some light foxing throughout.
First edition. MacMichael, a physician and graduate of Christ Church, Oxford, wrote the anonymous Gold-Headed Cane as a vehicle to present the biographies of five former owners. “This charming ‘autobiography’ tells of the adventures of the famous gold-headed cane, successively in the possession of Radcliffe, Mead, Askew, William and David Pitcairn and Baillie, and then retired to a glass case in the library of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Besides good biographies of the several owners of the cane, the book gives interesting information on the condition of medicine in England in the 18th century.
-Windle
8vo. 179 pp. Hardcover. Original boards and spine label. Binding is secure, but feels a touch brittle. Front board is just starting to loosen, but is still bound. Previous owner's name on pen on inside cover. Any other marks (few on title page) in pencil. Some light foxing throughout.