Physical description

Illustrated book with light blue cover. Title and author's surname, along with an illustration of a "Florence Nightingale' lantern (as used in the Crimean War) are printed in dark blue on front cover. An identical illustration of a lantern is also printed in dark blue ink on the back cover. Title and author's name are printed in white ink on dark blue rectangles on spine, the author's surname, edition and publisher's name are printed in dark blue ink on the spine also

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

On inside of front cover at top left, previous catalogue number is written on a small white sticker, at bottom right is small blue sticker "Robertsons and Mullens booksellers" On the front-end page is a coloured book plate: the Alfred hospital crest at top (red and black ink) Alfred Hospital Nurses Library (red Ink) The Gift of Mr & Mrs E.S. Voce in memory of Elsie Voce (black ink) This plate has been stamped "cancelled in red ink. The inside of front and back covers, and the front-end page have been stamped in purple ink oval in shape. "Alfred Hospital Melbourne NTS Library" There are also some library markings. At the bottom right of front-end page. "Alfred Hospital nurses League" has been stamped in purple ink

Summary

A history of the care of the sick from the times of primitive man, through the centuries upto the 1960's