Editore: J. W. Moore, Philadelphia, 1848
Da: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
1st US Edition. viii, [9] - 525, [5]; viii, [9] - 552 pp. Volume I with frontis. 8vo. 9-3/4" x 6" Fry once described in the British press as 'the founder of nursing' [cf. British Medical Journal, 1897, i: 1644-8]. Her star somewhat eclipsed today, but her contribution to the nursing profession cannot be denied. Square & tight. Light foxing & browning. Ex-lib, with label shadow to spines & evidence of bookplate to front paste-downs. Pockets to rear eps. Pencil pos. Still, withal, a solid VG copy. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & boards stamped in blind. Yellow eps.