Carman, John A: A Medical History of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya: A Personal Memoir , London: Reg Collings, 1976Hardback, first edition, very good condition, in a very good unclipped (£3.00) dust-jacket - slightly edgeworn, publisher's original tan clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, 110 pages including index, b/w photo and line illustrations ------- 'Dr Carman went out to Kenya soon after the first world war to join the colony's Medical Service. This is his highly personal accountof the establishment, growth and development of the work in different fields of medicine before indepemdence - the individuality and eccentricitythat characterised the members of the old service; and shows how much the successful accomplishment of their tasks depended on their abilities and idiosyncracies ---- a small but important part of social history.' (Book ref. 2292) £25.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, The Old Print House , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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