Physical description

Illustrated book with dustjacket. Book cover and dustjacket are identical in appearance: blue and white striped background, title in black and white print on front and spine. Author's name in black print on front and spine. The publisher's name is printed in black at base of spine. In addition, on the front cover is a coloured reproduction of 'Nurse, wounded soldier and child' Design for a poster by W. Hatherell 1915. On the back cover is a coloured photograph of a nurse standing behind a baby in an incubator

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the bottom right 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 also handwritten on this sticker

Summary

This book traces the development of nursing, from the beginnings of recorded history up to the 1980's