Convalescence - Historical and Practical.
New York: Burke Foundation, 1927. Some b/w illustrations. 269 pages. 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth. New York: The Sturgis Fund of The Burke Foundation, 1927. A very good (+) copy. More
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The Life of Florence Nightingale
London: Macmillan, 1913. 2 volumes. Each volume has a frontispiece portrait and three illustrations. xxxi + 507 pages and xiv + 509 pages (some foxing on preliminary and ending pages, text block clean), large 8vos, blue cloth, spines a bit faded. London: Macmillan, 1913. First edition. A very good copy. Volume I, 1820-1861. Volume II, 1862-1910. Multiple previous owner's, bookplate, label, and inscription on front endpapers. More
Autographed Letter Signed
Handwritten letter from Dorothea Dix circa 1862 regarding a contract related to medical supplies for the Union Amry. Dix was the Superintendent of Army Nurse during the Civil War. Framed with a portrait. Please inquire for more information. Dorothea Lynde Dix was an American advocate on behalf of the poor mentally ill. By her vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she helped create the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil..... More
Enlist in a Proud Profession! Join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps; A Lifetime Education FREE! If You Can Qualify
New York: Federal Security Agency. Original poster. Color offset lithograph. 28 x 20 inches. World War II recruiting poster for the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Creases from original folds. Good example with well-preserved color. Unlined. More
With the Armies of the Tsar: A Nurse at the Russian Front 1914-18
New York: Stein and Day, 1974. With 48 photographs by the author. 422 pages, cloth backed red boards (some water staining and wear). New York: Stein and Day, (1974). A very good(-) copy. More
(Untitled) Red Cross
American National Red Cross, 1918. Poster. Offset Lithograph. 21" x 25". Unlined with centerfold as issued. Evocative World War I poster advertising the Red Cross. At the forefront, a Red Cross nurse beckons the viewer. Behind her, rows of soldiers march with guns, led by a soldier carrying an American Flag. More
In The Name of Mercy, Give!
New York: American Red Cross, 1917. Original poster mounted on linen. Color lithograph. 37 3/8" x 24 3/4" This beautifully illustrated Red Cross poster shows a WWI nurse holding an injured soldier. The poster was published to promote war relief efforts and fundraising. In very good condition. Center fold. Hard to find. Albert Herter (1871-1950) was an American painter, muralist, and illustrator. More
The Boys in Blue; or, Heroes of the "Rank and File." Comprising Incidents and Reminiscences from Camp, Battlefield,; and Hospital, with Narratives of the Sacrifice Suffering, and Triumphs of the Soldiers of the Republic.
New York: E. B. Treat, 1867. Color half-title, b/w plates. 477 pages + 2 pages of publisher's ads. Thick 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt-decorated pictorial spine, cloth lightly soiled, head of spine neatly repaired, light foxing throughout, mostly to margins, library rubberstamps. New York: E. B. Treat, 1867. First Edition. A very good(-) solid copy. Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge was a nurse during the Civil War. She served as an associate manager of the U. S. Sanitary Commission in Chicago..... More
The Boys in Blue; or, Heroes of the "Rank and File." Comprising Incidents and Reminiscences from Camp, Battlefield,; and Hospital, with Narratives of the Sacrifice Suffering, and Triumphs of the Soldiers of the Republic.
New York: E. B. Treat, 1867. Color half-title, b/w plates. 477 pages + 2 pages of publisher's ads. Thick 8vo, original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt-decorated pictorial spine(lightly chiopped at the extremes). New York: E. B. Treat, 1867. First Edition. Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge was a nurse during the Civil War. She served as an associate manager of the U. S. Sanitary Commission in Chicago. In addition to her nursing duties, she recruited nurses for the Union cause. This work is..... More
The Doctor in War.
Frontis. and 23 other plates. 481pp. 8vo, cloth. Boston & N.Y., 1918. A study on the medical arrangements on the Western Fronts during World War I. More
History of the Illinois Training School for Nurses
Chicago: Illinois Training School for Nurses, 1930. 249 pages. 8vo, navy blue cloth with gilt type (small water stains on front cover). Chicago: Training School for Nurses, 1930. A near fine copy. More
Help the Red Cross; Funds wanted for hospital supplies and Canadian prisoners of war
Montreal: The Montreal Litho. Co. Ltd. Original poster. Color lithograph. 42 x 28 inches. This Canadian Red Cross poster features a central, large, red cross on top of which, within a circle, there is a image of a female Red Cross worker assisting a wounded soldier. Bold black text sits above and below the cross, urging the viewer to donate funds for hospital supplies and to support prisoners of war. Some wear and tears to top left and bottom right..... More
Surgery and Society: a Tribute to Listerism.
New York: Moffat, Yard, 1912. 395 pages. Thick 8vo, green cloth. New York: Moffat, Yard, 1912. First American Edition. A very good(+) copy. Chapters on Pasteur, Florence Nightingale, Listerism &c. More
Florence Nightingale
London: Constable, 1950. Frontispiece in b/w. 615 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Constable, (1950). First edition. A good solid copy--foxing to outer edges, small area of black marker to front cloth, rubbing to spine, previous owner address in pen on endpaper; in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn and lightly sunned. More
We Need You
New York: American Lithograph Co., 1918. Original poster mounted on linen. Color lithograph. 39 1/2" x 30 1/2" This beautifully illustrated Red Cross poster shows a WWI nurse speaking to a young woman, while another nurse tends to an injured soldier. In very good condition. Center fold. Hard to find. Albert Sterner (1863 - 1946) was an American illustrator and painter. More
Florence Nightingale: 1820-1910.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1951. Frontis., illustrated. 382pp., 8vo, cloth; lightly rubbed. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1951). A very good copy. "Extraordinary biography." N.Y. Herald Tribune. More
Florence Nightingale: 1820-1910.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1951. 382 pages, toned. 8vo, aqua cloth. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1951). Fifth printing. A very good(-) copy--foxing to endpapers and first several pages, light discoloration to cloth edges, previous owner signature on front endpaper. More
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