Hardcover, black cloth cover, entitled "Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930", compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel Dirom Grey Crawford, Bengal Medical Service, Retired, published by W. Thacker and Company of London in 1930, printed in Great Britain by William Clowes & Sons, Limited of London and Beccles. The book is marked "This is a limited edition of 200 copies" and is dedicated "To the memory of the thousands forgotten, of the few faintly remembered, who, during the past three centuries, have served their King and Country in the Indian Medical Service, these brief records of their careers are dedicated." It begins with a Preface, followed by an Addenda et Corrigenda, a Table of Contents, a List of Abbreviations and an Introduction that states that the "introduction is a continuation of the History of the IMS and consists partly of notes on the events and changes of the past fifteen years, partly of supplementary information about former times, which has come to hand since the History was published." The majority of the book deals with the Roll of the Indian Medical Service, containing the names of 6,156 officers, each chapter with the names of the individuals in boldface type, in order by date, with a brief biography that includes the individual's respective service where known. It is divided into nine chapters: I - Bengal, 1645-1896, with Appendix I, Bengal, Extra Names; II - Madras, 1630-1896, with Appendix I, Madras, Extra Names; III - Bombay, 1613-1896, with Appendix I, Bombay, Extra Names; IV - General List, 1897-1930; V - Eastern Factories, 1605-1775; VI - Sumatra or West Coast, 1696-1825; VII - St. Helena, 1684-1831; VIII - China, 1763-1834; IX - Prince of Wales Island. It concludes with twelve Appendices (II - List of Officers Killed in Action; III - List of Officers who also Served as Combatants; IV - List of Officers who also Served in Colonial Services; V - List of Examining Physicians, and Presidents Medical Board; VI - List of Officers, Successfully Senior on Retired List; VII - Strength of Service, 1915-1930; VIII - Table of Honours and Rewards; IX - Analysis of Degrees and Diplomas: Bengal, Madras, Bombay, General List; X - Analysis of Medical Schools: Bengal, Madras, Bombay, General List; XI - Analysis of Birthplaces Bengal, Madras, Bombay; XII - Analysis of Parentage, Bengal, Madras, Bombay; XIII - Analysis of Final Results, Bengal, Madras, Bombay) and a fifty-five page Index. The book contains 764 pages of text, printed in black ink on a white paper stock, weighing 1.5 kilograms, measuring 180 mm (w) x 252 mm (h) x 50 mm (d). The top of the pages exhibit foxing, with light soiling present on the side and bottom edges of the pages, in addition to a small nip in the cloth covering on the top edge of the front cover, the pages themselves remaining unaffected. Better than very fine.
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