174 - John WILLIAMS (1792–1858)

John WILLIAMS (1792–1858) Treatise on Eye Diseases With practical observations documenting the successes achieved, both in Paris and London, through the use of a topical preparation invented by J(oh)n Williams, owner and director of the Royal and General Dispensary of London, located at 98 High Holborn, where he resides, No. 3 Red Lion Square, honorary ophthalmologist to His Most Christian Majesty Louis XVIII, Knight of the Legion of Honor, Member of the Medical Societies of Paris, Toulouse, Marseille, Cambrai, Clermont-Ferrand, Evreux, etc., etc., etc. Dedicated to the King with permission. In Paris, at Royer, Bookseller, Rue du Pont de Lodi, and in London, from the Author, Red Lion Square. 1815. In-8 format, bound in full red morocco leather, with the coat of arms of King Louis XVIII under a royal crown adorned with fleurs-de-lis centered on both covers, smooth spine, gilt edges, the inside bearing a handwritten dedication on the other: “Presented to Mr. Vatable, Landowner in Martinique, with a request that he recommend this book to those of whom he cares, by the author, this 4th of November 1814. J. Williams, optician / N.B. To be left for Mr. Vatable at No. 3 Red Lion Square.” Spine partially torn; title page missing. 151 pages.