front cover has a coloured photo of a dummy dressed in the uniform of a third year Alfred Hospital student nurse, with various nursing paraphernalia. Title and author's name also on front cover and spine. Synopsis of book and author information on back cover. Black and white illustrations within non-fictionA light hearted look at nursing in general, and patients in particular, when nurses were hospital trained.nurse-australia-biography, nurse-great britain-biography

Index, bib, ill, p.615.non-fictionA biography of Florence Nightingalenurses - great britain - biography, florence nightingale 1820-1910

Index, ill, p.161.A biography of Edith Cavellnurses - great britain - biography, edith cavell 1865-1915

Illustrated book has been covered with adhesive dark blue plastic. Handwritten in silver on the spine are the words 'Hist of N I' and the number 9non-fictionThis book focuses on the early life and work of Florence Nightingale, particularly her contribution to healthcare and nursing, up to her involvement in the Crimean War. The book also explores Nightingale's experiences in the Crimean War, where she helped establish a hospital and improved sanitation, leading to better care for the soldiers. The book also delves into the impact of her work and its influence on civilian hospital reforms in Great Britainflorence nightingale, military nursing-history, nurses-biography, nursing-history, crimean war 1853-1856-medical care

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a royal blue cover withtitle, author's and publlisher's name embossed in silver on the spine. Dust jacket has title (yellow and black ink) the word 'by' (white ink), author's name(yellow ink outlined in black) and the words 'book society choice' (white ink) are printed on the front of the dust jacket, Title (yellow ink) 'by' (white ink) author's name (black ink) and publisher's name (white ink) are printed on the spine of the dustjacket. There is also a white retangular sticker, on which the previous catalogue number is printed, on the dustjacket spine. On the back of the dustjacket is printed Lord Ellesmere's tribute to Florence Nightingale, House of Lords, May 5, 1856. non-fictionBiography of Florence Nighingaleflorence nightingale, crimena war, nurses-great britain-history, nursing-history

Book has a yellow white and purple cover with black print. A black and white illustration of a woman wearing a bonnet with a bow (from a watercolour of Florence Nightingale painted by J. Barrett in 1956) on the front cover, this is surrounded by a yellow frame. Below this border the publishers name is printed in black on a white background. At the top of the front cover authors name is printed on a yellow background, below this the title is printed on a purple background, and below this, on a white background a comment is printed re Florence Nightingale. Title, author's name and printers mark are also printed on the spine. On the back cover title and publisher's names are printed along with two reviews of the booknon-fictionBiography of Florence Nightingale, from her early life and training to her groundbreaking work during the Crimean War and her lifelong advocacy for healthcare reform.florence nightingale, nurses-great britain-biography, crimean war