[Ex-libris Emma K Willits] [Women in Surgery] [Pediatrics] [Children's Medicine] Austin, MaryBiblio.com
The Arrow Maker: A Drama in Three Acts
191168898New York: Duffield and Company 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Good . 128pp. Duodecimo 19 cm Light brown paper over boards with printed paper title labels on the spine and front board. Ex-library with traces of library markings on the rear endpaper. Spine subtly darkened. Ex-libris Emma K. Willits with her bookplate on the front pastedown. Emma K. Willits 20 September 1869 – 9 April 1965 was a physician and surgeon who played a significant role in the development of Children's Hospital in San Francisco now the California campus Women and Children's Center of the California Pacific Medical Center serving as the head of the Department of General Surgery from 1921 to 1934. She is thought to be the third woman to specialize in surgery in the United States and the first to head a surgery department. A play set among the Paiute Indians. A nice association copy. Duffield and Company hardcover
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €
