Ending Aug 15, 2023 10:19 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not.
Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. First American edition. Publisher's green bead-grain cloth, gilt lettered upper board, later label to spine. 7 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches (19.5 x 12.25 cm); 140 pp., with 4 pp. ads at rear. Cloth rubbed and lightly soiled, spine ends chipped, front hinge starting but sound, lacks free endpapers, spotted and toned, old ownership signature to title, sold as is.
Published in America immediately before the Civil War, this work influenced American nurses, to whom Nightingale acted as an adviser.
Sold for $409
Estimated at $100 - $200
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. First American edition. Publisher's green bead-grain cloth, gilt lettered upper board, later label to spine. 7 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches (19.5 x 12.25 cm); 140 pp., with 4 pp. ads at rear. Cloth rubbed and lightly soiled, spine ends chipped, front hinge starting but sound, lacks free endpapers, spotted and toned, old ownership signature to title, sold as is.
Published in America immediately before the Civil War, this work influenced American nurses, to whom Nightingale acted as an adviser.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Aug 15, 2023
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023
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