"All my love, yours, Rusty": Letters from Russell K. (Rusty) Magee to Agnes Moffat Magee [Inscribed]
by MAGEE, Russell K. Susan LE PAGE, Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
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About This Item
[S.l.: S.n.], 1983. Inscribed by Agnes Moffat Magee to Canadian historian Desmond Morton on front flyleaf. First edition. Hardcover. Very good in gilt lettered publisher's cloth. A tight, clean and otherwise unmarked copy. Russell Magee (1906-1972) was a noted Canadian surgeon. Magee studied under Edward Gallie at the University of Toronto; joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1942 and was stationed with the 20th Canadian General Hospital in Europe. Magee wrote these letters to his wife Agnes, also a doctor, while in service..
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- Title
- "All my love, yours, Rusty": Letters from Russell K. (Rusty) Magee to Agnes Moffat Magee [Inscribed]
- Author
- MAGEE, Russell K. Susan LE PAGE, Editor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- [S.l.: S.n.], 1983
- Keywords
- medicine in canada, canadian medicine, history of medicine in canada, military medicine, c.a.m.c., canadian army medical corps, royal canadian army medical corps. canadian military medicine, 20th Canadian General Hospital
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