Journals and reminiscences of James Douglas, M.D.

James Douglas, James Douglas

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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DENTIL FOUNDATIONS,AND REMINISCENCESJOURNALS
OF
M.D.DOUGLAS,JAMES
EDITED BY HIS SON
PRIVATELY PRINTED
NEW YORK
1910
5OcmdTwo hundred fifty copies
distributionprinted for private
PRESSTHE TORCH
IOWACEDAR RAPIDS.