Physical description

Illustrated book with red cover. On the front cover at the top is a black oval with white print [logo of Oxford medical publications], underneath is a white stripe, then the title [white print]. At the base is the author [black print]

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Inside front cover at top previous catalogue number has been written [black ink] At the base of this 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' On the front end page 'Sister B Stachell/P.T.S./Alfred Hospital/Tutor's Copy'[pencil]

Summary

A foundational textbook designed for nurses to understand how the human body maintains a consistent iternal environment or homeostasis