Drew, Latex Technique, toe-casting, ACTINIC, chiropody

Latex Technique and its Application to Chiropody
by
F. A. Drew

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 DETAILS: (London): The Actinic Press, 1951. First edition. Original card wraps and jacket. 45pp, with 2pp of publisher's ads at rear. 15 b/w illustrations within the text. Size: 8vo - 5.5in (14cm) by 8.5in (21.8cm) (standard sized book).

CONDITION: Very Good/Very Good (book/jacket - see table below for details). Jacket has sunning to edges and some light general edgewear, but has preserved the paper wraps well. Hinges starting. Tipped in bookplate to half-title reads: 'J. Colin Dagnall Library of the Foot' (*see below for details). A little sunning to pages. Collated and complete.*Photo(s) given of actual book.

CONTENTS: With an emphasis on practical procedures, Drew's text is a guide to the use of latex techniques for the chiropodist, featuring many descriptions of procedures for common ailments. Chapter titles include 'Toe Casting', 'Making a Basic Shield', 'Reinforcements', 'Drying and Setting', 'Special Shields,' and 'Accidents'.

Part of 'The Actinic Series', the text, while stand-alone, is included in a range of texts, each dealing with a different medical situation. Many of these titles are listed in the publisher's advertising at the rear of the text. An interesting look at the introduction of the technique in the field, in collectable condition.

[*This book comes from the private collection of chiropodial and podiatric literature amassed by eminent chiropodist J. Colin Dagnall. His collection was one of the largest of its kind in the world. 

Colin Dagnall trained at the London Foot Hospital in the late 1940's, and spent almost 50 years in private practice. Editor of the British Journal of Chiropody for many years, he was also an active member of many of his profession's governing bodies.

Many of the books contain the doctor's bookplates and private library cards, inscriptions from and to other prominent figures in the profession, and loose ms. notes. Where appropriate, we have noted these in the description, and left all such ephemera in situ as it came to us.

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