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Michael Bliss - Signed
Michael Bliss - Signed
Title: Plague: A Story of Smallpox in Montreal
Author: Michael Bliss
Publisher: Harper Collins, Toronto: 1991 (1st/1st)
Description: 306 pp. Large 8vo. Illustrated. Hardcover. Signed in ink by Bliss with inscription on half-title page dated October '91. Paper on board with cloth spine. Gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket designed by V. John Lee. DJ shows minor edge wear and scuffing from handling.
John William Michael Bliss, OC FRSC (1941-2017) was a noted Canadian historian and award-winning author. Though his early works focused on business and political history, he subsequently authored several important medical biographies, including one of Sir William Osler. Bliss was also a frequent commentator on political events and issues. He was a member of the Order of Canada. Bliss was a longtime summer resident on Prince Edward Island.