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Club Publications and Reference Books available for sale.
The following publications have been produced by the Club. If you want a title, which is currently out of print, please email us as it will be helpful to know what the demand is for a reprint.


Restoring Ophthalmic Antiques by R.J.S.MacGregor In response to popular demand, Ronald has produced this new and revised edition to replace his previous out-of-print books. It was issued free to members with the September 2008 Newsletter. Copies are available, at £7.50 plus postage, from the author at:

R. J. S. MacGregor
17 Corsehill Drive
West Kilbride
Ayrshire
KA23 9HU


SPECTACLES, LORGNETTES AND MONOCLES
D. C. Davidson and R. J. S. MacGregor - Shire Publications 2002

Completely revised second edition with 50 pages and 62 colour pictures.

Copies from:

R. J. S. MacGregor
17 Corsehill Drive
West Kilbride
Ayrshire
KA23 9HU

Post free £4.50 UK, £5.50 Overseas.

Spectacles, Lorgnettes & Monocles



Four very well researched Publications by Alan Leach:

"Old English Patents for Spectacles"  1783 - 1899   £10

"Old English Patents for Spectacles"  1900 - 1910   £10

"A Collection of Advertisements"  1911 - 1930   £15

NEW... "US Spectacles and Eyeglass Patents"  1836 - 1874   £5


Copies from:

Mr. Alan Leach
5 Cliffe Avenue
Lightcliffe
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 8TN
UK

Old English Patients For Spectacles Book

Price includes Postage and Packing. Please send a STERLING draft made out to "O.A.I.C.C." or order in local currency from our representatives in U.S.A., Germany or Australia.



OAICC Library List  November 2003
The following books are kindly stored by the College of Optometrists' Library for ease of access, but have no other connection with the Library. They have been donated to the OAICC and are the property of the Club. They are available for on site reference only and can not be loaned by post. Click College of Optometrists' Library for information about the thousands of books available, many by postal loan to members of the College. Club members, who are not College members, may apply to use some Library facilities but must contact the Club Chairman first.
  1. A HISTORY OF THE OCULAR HERITAGE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES - J Wm Rosenthal MD DSc
  2. COMMUNITY & EYESIGHT (in Greek) - Hilary Thiamantopoulou-Drummond
  3. EYEBATHS-EYEWASHCUPS - Willem Banninga
  4. EYEBATHS-EYEWASHCUPS (updated Dec. 2001) - Willem Banninga
  5. HAUPT-KATALOG - ERNST WURTZ & CO, PFORZHEIM
  6. HINDSIGHT - Sola
  7. IN VIEW - THE TELESCOPES OF THE LUXOTTICA MUSEUM - Ed. Marisa Del Vecchio
  8. KLEINE KULTURGERSCHICHTE DER BRILLE - Paul Martin Winiger
  9. LOOKING BACK - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN OPHTHALMIC INDUSTRY - Joseph L Bruneni
  10. NINETEENTH CENTURY OPHTHALMOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS - Isolde den Tonkelaar, Harold E Henkes, Gijsbert K van Leersum
  11. SPECTACLES AND OTHER VISION AIDS - A HISTORY AND GUIDE TO COLLECTING - J Wm Rosenthal MD
  12. THE OPHTHALMOSCOPE - A SELECTION OF 92 OPHTHALMOSCOPES BUILT BETWEEN 1851 and 1952 - Charles Richard Keeler
  13. THEATERVERREKIJKERS (Opera Glasses) - Jean-Marie Devriendt, Belgium
  14. Some Ever-Present Themes in Spectacle Frame Design. N.Handley MA AMA. Published in Optometry in Practice Vol.5 (2004) pages 85-98
The following eleven books donated by Mr Udo Timm, Germany, 13 May 2001:
  1. DISEASES OF THE EYE - Swanzy & Werner 10th Edition (Lewis, London)
  2. VISUAL OPTICS & SIGHT TESTING - Lionel Laurance (The School of Optics, Ltd, London)
  3. PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF THE EYE & ADNEXA - Ed. By R C Troutman MD; J M Converse MD; B Smith MD (Washington, Butterworths 1962)
  4. OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC SURGERY UP TO DATE - J C Mustarde,L Jones,A Callahan (Aesculapius Publish.Co. USA)
  5. DAS AUGE UND DIE BRILLE - M Von Rohr (Drud und Verlag von B Teubner in Leipzig 1912)
  6. SIEBEN JAHRHUNDERTE BRILLE - G Kuhn und W Roos (Verlag R Oldenburg Munchen 1968 GMBH Dusseldorf)
  7. BRILLEN, GLASER, FASSUNGEN, HERSTELLUNG - Anita Kuisle (Deutsches Museum)
  8. BEITRAGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DER BRILLE - (K Zeiss Oberkochen Wurtt; Marwitz & Hauser Stuttgart 1958)
  9. VOR AUGEN - Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg 1986
  10. DA GUCKSTE! - Landesmuseum Koblenz 1994
  11. DIE BRILLE - Optisches Museum Oberkochen 1988


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