Lot 180
Lister, Joseph (1827-1912) Founder of the antiseptic system of treatment that prevented wound sepsis, which had previously caused the death of almost half of the patients undergoing major surgery. Autograph Letter Signed "Lister," on black-bordered mourning stationery, 1p, 6"x4", London, 1906 Oct. 11. Very good; some soiling, a small biographical note affixed at lower left. To an unidentified woman, granting an autograph request.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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