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
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
The Greatest Mother in the World
New York: Red Cross. Original poster. Color lithograph. 27.27 x 20.25 inches. This famous World War I propaganda poster was issued to promote the Red Cross in circa 1917 and was one of the most famous Red Cross posters during the war. It features a monumental Red Cross nurse cradling a wounded soldier on a stretcher. Evoking Michelangelo's Pieta where Mary holds the baby Jesus, this poster proved to be highly effective. A large Red Cross is seen in the... More
Symbol of Life - U.S. Army Nurse Corps
Recruiting Publicity Bureau, 1945. Poster. Lithograph. Unmounted. Measures 21 x 28 inches. This WWII nurse propaganda poster features a young nurse helping a soldier. The test reads 'Symbol of Life. The caduceus, worn by the Army nurse, symbolizes life for our wounded, hope for our homes, a future, not just a past for those fighting men. Ten thousand registered nurses are needed at once for a glorious service of mercy - gratefully received by all who need it!'. In good... More
The Boys in Blue; or, Heroes of the "Rank and File." Comprising Incidents and Reminiscences from Camp, Battlefield,
New York: E. B. Treat, 1867. and Hospital, with Narratives of the Sacrifice Suffering, and Triumphs of the Soldiers of the Republic. Color half-title, b/w plates. 477pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt decorated spine, cloth lightly soiled, head of spine repaired, light foxing throughout, mostly to margins, library rubberstamps. 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... More
History of the School of Nursing of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, 1892-1942.
Color frontis. plus 56 other plates, one folding. xiv + 286pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y., G.P. Putnams, 1942. Very good. More
Neighbors 1892-1967: A History of The Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Columbia University, 1937-1967, and its Predecessor The School of Nursing of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York 1892-1937
New York: Columbia University, 1967. Illustrated, Thick 8vo, pale blue cloth. New York: Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital, 1967. Near fine. More
Notes on Nursing & Notes on Hospitals
Mounted Frontispiece. Illustrated with plans, 4 folding. 2 volume bound in one. 8vo, full leather, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Medicine, 1982). Near fine. Notes on Nursing is the most famous classic in the history of nursing. GM 1612. Notes on hospitals "Includes four plans of hospitals" GM 1611. Facsimile of the London, [1860], and 1859 editions, respectively. 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
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
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