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Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910
by Woodham-Smith, Cecil
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., 1951 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Large 8vo. (4) 382 pp, b&w frontis, acknowledgments, list of b&w illustrations, 24 chapters, sources, index. First Edition, 1951. "Based on family papers previously unavailable, this book reveals for the first time the human being behind the legend --- the brilliant, temperamental, unbelievable energetic Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) who accomplished so much for others, and in a sense, so little for herself. Elegant, witty, fascinating, she exercised a compelling power over some of the ablest men of her generation. Famous for her epigrams, addicted to good cooking and retty clothes, she was not only a saint, but a woman of the world." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. 1/2" chip along bottom edge spine dj with minute chips along top edge spine, a few small closed tears and some rubbing to same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000770
- Title
- Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910
- Author
- Woodham-Smith, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY ENGLISH WOMEN SOCIAL REFORMERS HISTORY MODERN NURSING NIGHTINGALE FLORENCDE (1820-1910)
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- Marginalia
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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