Arms and Aesculapius : Military Medicine in Pre-Federation Queensland - The Queensland Defence Force and Its Doctor-Soldiers by John Pearn ISBN 13: 9780959632194

Amphion Press, Brisbane, 1996. Hardcover (16 x 22 cm), xviii, 245 pages. ISBN: 0959632190. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Near Fine condition. Pictorial boards in like dj. Boards are bumped, rolled/creased at head & foot of spine. Pfizer sticker affixed to bottom of front pastedown. Dj is creased. "This book documents the evolution of the armed forces in pre-Federation northern Australia. It traces the tentative origins of the Volunteer Force, the Militia Movement and the development of the medical and health services which supported them. It describes the origins of naval medicine in northern Australia. The men who formed the military Ambulance Corps, the Regimental Surgeons who led them and the first Australian naval surgeons all came from communities in northern Australia which felt themselves vulnerable to invasion by foreign powers." Weight (before packaging): 620g

Brisbane: Amphion Press, 1996. xviii, 245pp, index, appendices, notes/references, bw ills. Or glossy boards in jacket. Some foxing to page edges otherwise excellent. Military medicine in Queensland prior to 1901.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Amphion Press, Brisbane, 1996. Hardcover in Dustjacket. As new.. AS NEW. xviii, 245 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. #0321 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Brisbane: Amphion Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1996). First Edition. Hardcover. 0959632190 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; xviii, 245 pages. Page dimensions: 210 x 146mm. .