Reflections on the surgeon's bill : in answer to three pamphlets in defence of that bill / by John Ring, member of the Corporation of Surgeons.

  • Ring, John, 1752-1821.
Date:
1798
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Credit: Reflections on the surgeon's bill : in answer to three pamphlets in defence of that bill / by John Ring, member of the Corporation of Surgeons. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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