Physical description

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book has a red cover with title, author's name and publishers name embossed in gold on spine. Dust jacket has orange coloured bands above and below a black and white illustration of ? a nursing graduation ceremony [ca.1880's] Title and author's name are printed in black ink on top band on front and spine. Publishers name is printed in black ink on bottom band on front and spine

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the bottom of the front-end page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by "Marjorie Connor (handwritten in black ink). previous catalogue number is written in black ink on this label. Marjorie Connor had also written her name in pencil on this page.

Summary

A history of the development of nursing as a profession up to 1958