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OPHTHALMOLOGY]. -- GRAEFE, Albrecht von (1828-1870). Symptomenlehre der Augenmuskellhmungen . Berlin: Hermann Peters, 1867. 8 o. Contemporary half green morocco, gilt-lettered spine. Provenance : Henry C. Eus (signature on title); Bernard Samuels Library, New York Ear and Eye Infirmary (bookplate, stamp). FIRST EDITION. The first thorough account of paralysis of the eye muscles and the basis for their surgical treatment. Garrison-Morton 5899; Norman 927. -- KNAPP, Hermann (1831-1911). Cocaine and its use in opthalmic and general surgery . New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885. 8 o. Original brown cloth, gilt-letter spine and front cover. FIRST EDITION in book form. Reprinted from Archives of Ophthalmology , December 1884. Knapp, a student of Helmholtz and von Graefe, established the Ophthalmic and Aural Institute in New York City. Carl Koller had been the first to demonstrate the practical value of cocaine as a local anaesthetic, only the previous year, and Knapp included his own translation of Knapp's work in this treatise. Norman 1224. -- JOHNSON, Edmund Charles. Tangible typography: or, how the blind read . London: J. Whitaker, 1853. 8 o. 10 embossed plates displaying various types of alphabet for the blind to read. Original blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered front cover and spine. Provenance : presentation inscription on title "With the authors respects". FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. Including the earliest known specimen of Braille printed in England, as well as all other known systems, both alphabetical (Lucas, Frere, Moon, Alston, Howe, Watts and Taylor) and cellular (Canton). Norman 1175. (3)