Physical description

Illustrated book with dust jacket that has been covered with a clear protective film. Dustjacket has a red background. Front cover has an oval photograph of a woman in Victorian dress (Lucy Osburn) This photo has a grey frame with swirls. Also, on the front, the title is printed in white and the author's name in black. Title (in white) and author's surname (in black) are also printed on the spine

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Inside the front cover there is a small red and gilt sticker "Winifred Young, 708 Burke Rd, Camberwell. In the middle of the front end-page the previous catalogue number has been written on a small white sticker. at the top of this page (and also top of page 1, and the inside back cover) is a purple ink stamp: Alfred Hospital school nursing library. On the front end-page there is also a manilla pocket for a library card. On the title page is a handwritten dedication ' To the PTS from E? 4/1970.

Summary

This book is a historical account of the early days of nursing in Australia, specifically focusing on the Sydney Hospital and Lucy Osburn, who arrived in Sydney in March 1868