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Sir William Job Collins (1859-1946), English ophthalmic surgeon and Liberal politician:Biblio.com

Sir William Job Collins Two Autograph Letters Signed and two Autograph Card Signed all 'W J Collins' to Sir Henry Trueman Wood with offprint of lecture to Royal Sanitary Institute: 'The Chadwick School of Thought."'

réf. 6295The letters and cards 1914 1915 and 1916; the offprint 'Excerpt from Vol. XXXIV. No. 7 1913 of the Journal of The Royal Sanitary Institute.'. The collection is in good condition. Three of the communications bear the stamp of the Royal Society of Arts of which the recipient Wood was the Secretary. Letter One 28 October 1914; letterhead of 1 Albert Terrace Regent's Park N.W. 12mo 2 pp 18 lines mourning border: He does not 'see a chance' of lecturing 'on the Ambulance Question at the Society of Arts': 'My plea for Motor Ambulances which fell on deaf ears for some 12 or 14 years has now suddenly "boomed." Letter Two 8 October 1915; letterhead of Meads End Eastbourne; 12mo 1 p 11 lines: Thanking him for the 'kindly renewed invitation to lecture at the R.S.A.' He is 'too much engaged at present to put together any thing worthy of so august a body. I am collecting material & perhaps at that indefinite date - "after the war" - I may be able to put it into shape.' Card One 15 September 1916; letterhead of Meads End Eastbourne Sussex; 6 lines: 'I am collecting a lot of matter on history & evolution of ambulances - which some day I may have time to put together for a lecture'. Card Two 27 October no year; letterhead of 1 Albert Terrace Regent's Park N.W. 4 lines: He has noted a date on which to 'preside for the Master of Christ's at R.S.A. as requested by you'. In the first three communications Collins notes that Wood is missed at 'the Chadwick' the subject of the accompanying offprint which is 8vo 23 pp paginated 315-337 in original grey printed wraps. Presentation copy inscribed at head of front wrap 'With the Authors compts'. The letters and cards, 1914, 1915 and 1916; the offprint, 'Excerpt from Vol. XXXIV., No. 7 (1913) of the Journal of The Royal Sa paperback

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni120,00 £GB≈ 143,32 €

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