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RARE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE BOOK, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION

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RARE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE BOOK, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION

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"Notes on Nursing: What it is, and What it is Not", by Florence Nightingale, D. Appleton and Company, 346 & 348 Broadway, 1860. First US edition (Bishop & Goldie, p. 15); Cordasco 60-1308; 100 Famous Medical Books, 71). Original publisher's dark green blindstamped cloth with gilt stamped title lettering to front board, yellow endpapers. 5" x 8", 140mpps. plus ads. Chipped spine, scattered foxing, heaviest to first and last, water stain to top edge.