George Wilson — Researches on Colour-Blindness
Sutherland & Knox Edinburgh First Edition Good Condition Inscribed by Author 23cm x 14.5cm. xx, 180 pages. Original tan cloth, paper label. With a Supplement on the Danger Attending the Present System of Railway and Marine Coloured Signals. Early work on colour blindness and one of the most important books on the subject which led to testing for colour-blindess in many critical jobs. This copy inscribed by the author to Alexander Russell, Dean of Adelaide and relative by marriage to Wilson, and with an engraved portrait of Wilson mounted to the front pastedown Some insect damage to spine and uneven discolouration to cloth. Expertly recased. Minor soil to rear endpaper. Category: Medicine & Health; 19th Century: 1851-1899; Inscribed by Author. Inventory No: 0036275.
