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1998044236Cambridge Etc.: Cambridge University Press 1998. xii 338p. dj Cambridge studies in medieval literature 38. Cambridge University Press unknown books
1917251834New York: Revell 1917. First. hardcover. very good. Color illustrations by Clara Powers Wilson. ILlustrations in Black and White by Jewel Lendrum Morrison. 8vo light blue cloth with colored pictorial label. New YOrk: Revell 1917. First Edition.<br/><br/> Revell unknown books
19177931New York. Fleming H. Revell Co. 1917. Bound in pictorial titled cloth with colour cover plate. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with brilliant full page colour and monochrome plates depicting fairies etc. Pictorial decorated endsheets. Previous owners bookplate to front pastedown. Top corner of front free endsheet torn with childs ink signature to blank verso. Further bookplate to blank recto of frontis. Numbers in crayon to blank rear free endsheets. A lovely bright Fine copy. Fleming H. Revell Co. hardcover books
199022895Melbourne: Pataphysics 1990. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Thick tall paperbound quarto with FRench flaps. Unpaginated volume. Includes an interview with Sylvere Lotringer Ronnie Cutrone and others plus photographs drawings poems and short prose pieces by a variety of contributors including Mike Bidlo Alex Katz Peter Schjeldahl Brian W. Aldiss and much more. Light rubbing to navy covers else a very good example. <br/><br/> Pataphysics paperback books
190624681London: Methuen 1906. Second edn. 8vo pp. 417 plus 47 pages of catalog. Illustrated. Blue cloth spine stamped in gilt. Cover slightly worn little foxing at ends o/w a VG tight copy. A series of chapters illustrating the career of the 18th century English actor. Methuen unknown books
195636558Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Hospital 1956. 2nd printing containing history from 1938; 1956 by Greim. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with a little wear at spine head. Pennsylvania Hospital unknown books
1930Z1731New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. 1930. 8vo. xii 160 pp. Frontis. port. of Osborn plates index. Burgundy cloth gilt-stamped cover and spine titles dust-jacket; jacket worn and stained with some tape repair. Very good. Dr. George R. Minot's copy with the Author's presentation inscription: "To Dr. George R. Minot; In memory of Charles Sedgwick Minot & Dr. George R. Minot- with the best wishes of Henry Fairfield Osborn December 18th 1930 Congratulations on the well-deserved award." Minot was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine which he shared with William P. Murphy and George H. Whipple. The reference to the "award" in the inscription was not to the Noble Prize which came to Minot in 1934. Also in the inscription the use of the phrase "In memory of" certainly applied to Charles Sedgwick Minot who died in 1914 but not to George since he died in 1955. Osborn himself died in 1935. Two earlier editions of the bibliography had been published the first for the period 1877-1910 and the second for the period 1911-1918. Both were compiled by Harriet Ernestine Ripley and continued thereafter by Janette May Lucas. This bibliography is identified in the text as the third edition but it is the first edition of the complete bibliography. A special copy in every respect. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. hardcover books
19842204697James Brunner 1984. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1984 reissue of 1838 original. Folding map included. Ink note on front endpaper "To Judge Forsyth With love and gratitude for 20 yrs. of dedication and service. Town Hall Employees Dedication - May 17 1987" minor wear to jacket corners. xxii 416 pp. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece of Rochester in 1812 46 engravings throughout text including many of religious government and commercial buildings in Rochester and views of the Genesee River. Not in Sabin. Howes O122: "Enlarged from the author James Brunner hardcover books
1932WRCLIT73415New York: Vandamm Studio 1932. Original 10 x 8" double weight sepia toned portrait photograph. Vandamm studio stamp and identifying text on verso small Vandamm blindstamp in lower right corner. Fine. A superb meditative character portrait of Judith Anderson in the role of Lavinia Mannon in the Theatre Guild revival of O'Neill's play staged by Philip Moeller which ran for 16 performances in May 1932 at the Alvin Theatre. The Vandamm Studio were the Broadway photographers of record for nearly four decades. While it is not possible to absolutely credit this photo to Florence she specialized in the character portraits while Tommy covered the photographs of staged productions. Vandamm Studio unknown books
18897621London and New York: Offices of "Engineering" and John Wiley & Sons 1889 First edition. 4 200pp. plus 20 pages of advertisements. 28 illustrations. Index. Olive green cloth gilt. Rubbing to extremities a bit of spotting to covers endpapers darkened. A very good copy. Chapters include Some Properties of Gold; Occurrences; Remarks on the Procedure of Late Years; Losses; Remedies; Free Milling etc. Offices of "Engineering" and John Wiley & Sons hardcover books
1971153260Tralee County Kerry: Anvil Books 1971. Paperback. 207p. wraps shelf worn and creased paper toned else good condition. Accounts of 25 prison escapes. Anvil Books paperback books
196486791964. VG exlib. White wraps. 4 pp. 1 color 4 bw plates. This is part two of a presentation of Bierstadt's work that is rare. Text by Florence Lewison; catalogue lists 30 works. The works in this exhibition descended directly from the Bierstadt estate. paperback books
15151NIGHTINGALE Florence. Collection of 32 pieces celebrating the first 50 years of nursing education which made nursing into the first respected medical profession for women. This collection includes a First Edition of Nightingale's influential guide Notes on Nursing 1859 and a handwritten Nightingale letter with wonderful content on her training school and hospital followed by many more tactile and visual pieces from the period ranging from approximately 1880-1930 when women entered the first official nursing programs to obtain theoretical education on disease prevention and antisepsis practical training in patient-centered care and certification and accolades for their excellent work. <br/><br/>While nursing was initially considered a volunteer service the founding of the Nightingale School of Nursing in 1862 caused rapid changes developing nursing into a true medical profession. Programs opened worldwide basing their training on the "Nightingale Principles" that emphasized patient-centered care through systemic cleanliness and stemming of infection in hospitals. The first time these important ideas were placed in print was in Nightingale's 1859 Notes on Nursing¸ a guide to patient care within the hospital and community which has remained relevant to the present day. A First Edition of Nightingale's Notes on Nursing published before even her training hospital was founded is included with this collection. A wonderful early letter on St. Thomas Hospital the site of Nightingale's first training school which she wrote in 1864 shortly after its founding is included here are well. In this letter Nightingale laments that "poor St. Thomas is in such a "fix & has so many bad friends that he ought to keep all his good ones." She is no doubt referring to the back-handed business deal that led to the hospital's moved to an abandoned music hall with sub-par hygiene for nine years starting shortly after her training program had found its home there. She discusses the immediate effects on her own students "I should never have placed my Probationers at St. Thomas but that Mr Whitfield & Mrs Wardroper were there.and when St Thomas' with its ample income has not contributed one farthing to but has profited by the Services of my Training School." Nightingale herself championed the creation of a new building and helped design it for modern standards of safety and hygiene. Among the first programs to model itself after Nightingale's example wertr the Spelman Nursing Program founded in 1886 and the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1889. In order to distinguish nurses' uniforms from those of servants the programs instructed nurses to wear pocketed aprons for carrying tools and the schools provided ruffled caps that were easy for patients to identify in hospital hallways. An early vintage cap from circa 1880 is included in this collection.<br/><br/>By the turn of the century nursing education had aligned with university criteria and rigorous training became mandatory. In 1902 the U.S. and New Zealand initiated standard requirements for registered nurses to pass medical examinations; and by 1909 the University of Minnesota was the first to award a bachelor's degree in nursing. In 1919 the U.K. passed the Nursing Act requiring all nurses to join a registry; and in 1923 Yale University School of Nursing became the first autonomous college in the field. Such programs required women to take 2-3 years of medical coursework and pass certification exams. As is evident by this collection's handwritten nursing class notebook these women gained intensive knowledge about anatomy nutrition and disease. The notes in this collection include anatomical drawings as well as detailed information on "the practice of hygiene important in care of patient.how to prevent infection.uses to body of food and amount of food needed by individual patient" based on condition and diagnosis. It comes with a very rare 1911 "The Trained Nurse" booklet which contains educational matter on sexual and dental hygiene for patients to lower the risk of infection as well as information about a nurse's commitment to her training program. OCLC Worldcat lists no other known copies.<br/><br/>After completing classes nursing students apprenticed in their program's hospital until graduation. Instructors and administrators continued to value the use of uniforms and they made the clothing more functional for women whose daily tasks ranged from explaining doctors' diagnoses and treatments during consultations to the dressing of wounds. While uniforms evolved to become more streamlined they still bore visual signs of a student's experience and accomplishments. The nursing cap continued to be the most recognizable sign of entrance to the profession and getting her cap was a formal right of passage to a young nurse. Women only obtained the cap during a ceremony in which nurses from the program pinned the caps to the new nurses' heads. As students rose through the ranks and ultimately graduated they would receive a nursing lapel pin showing their entrance into a specialized field. This collection includes each of these important pieces: a white vintage nursing cap and lapel pin. In addition it contains a handwritten journal with beautiful colored handdrawn illustrations poems and diary entries by a nurse during her hospital training.<br/><br/>The women who graduated from nursing programs had met the mandatory benchmarks; indeed these women also often exceeded requirements and won honors for their work. Celebrating these landmark accomplishments this collection includes a set of 5 turn of the century graduation invitations an early commencement booklet with individual nursing graduation photos 3 early diplomas for women graduating from nursing programs 8 class photos and 7 individual female graduate portraits. The photos visually document the collective changes that these nurses' uniforms underwent across the decades as well as the women's pride in obtaining their degree. The collection also contains a "Champion of Head Nurses" trophy awarded to a young nurse for her leadership within her new hospital.<br/><br/>As this collection shows these women's educations led them to become proud and dedicated professionals excited to apply their knowledge in ways that made a difference. University of Pennsylvania "American Nursing" p. 1-11. "A Nurse's World" p.1. Heineman "Timelines in American Women's History" p. 219. unknown books
2354Paris Musee Nationale 2008. 4to. Paper wraps. Exhibition Catalog for Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais Paris 9/25/2008-1/19-2009. The first exhibition of Nolde's paintings watercolors and prints in France. unknown books
2006029311New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2006. Translated from the French by Catherine Temerson. xii 192p. b/w illus. dj. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
1987290366London: Barrie & Jenkins 1987. hardcover. very good. Illustrated color and b/w. 223 pages. Oblong 4to. pictorial stamped faux-leather. London: Barrie & Jenkins 1987. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Barrie & Jenkins unknown books
1987UNIGLET00LAWWeidenfeld Nicolson 1987. Very Good. Nightingale Florence. Letters From Egypt: a Journey On the Nile 1849-1850. Sattin Anthony. New York: Weidenfeld Nicolson 1987. 223pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. Glossary. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with subtly bumped corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lighlty rubbed covers. Weidenfeld Nicolson hardcover books
1989Embry 186052Harvard U. Press 1989. First edition first printing. Near fine in edgeworn dust jacket in mylar cover. Harvard U. Press, 1989. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1988Embry 189991Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988. Later printing. Fine in fine faintly rubbed price clipped dust jacket in mylar cover. B&W illustrations. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Later printing. unknown books
1987Embry 187806Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987. First U.S. edition. unknown books
14606n.d. Pen and ink heightened with white on board. 1 vols. Image approimately 5 x 4 inches. Matted. Thomas H. Pen and ink heightened with white on board. 1 vols. Image approimately 5 x 4 inches. unknown books
1951MM13388New York:: McGraw-Hill 1951. 1951. 8vo. x 372 pp. Plates title printed in red and black. Green gilt-stamped cloth; edges worn. Good. "Cecil Blanche Woodham-Smith was a British historian and biographer. She wrote four popular history books each dealing with a different aspect of the Victorian era. … Her first book as a historian a biography of Florence Nightingale published in 1950 took her straight to the top of her profession. Her meticulous research had taken nine years and the book succeeded in restoring Nightingale's reputation which had dwindled following Lytton Strachey's representation of her in Eminent Victorians. Acclaimed for its combination of scholarship and readability Florence Nightingale won the James Tait Black Award for biography." Wikip. MK McGraw-Hill, (1951). hardcover books
187749092London: Longmans Green and Co 1877. Sixth Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED by Nightingale all in pencil on the half-title page. Modern binding of full brown calf stamped in blind. Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG tideline visible to top edge. xxxi 1 blank 517 3 pp. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>Nightingale presents the book to "Nurse Webb" adding "delivered from ship wreck by our almighty Father's care & entering on a new post of usefulness at Lincoln Hospital". Followed by her full signature and dated "Nov. 1878" <br /> <br />We know of this incident for on August 16 1878 Florence Nightingale wrote to her local church pastor at Crich Reverend Acraman recounting the ordeal: <br /> <br />"Dear Sir Four of our trained Nurses have been wrecked on their way home from Canada where they had been nursing for us at the Montreal General Hospital & were returning for further Nursing employment under us. The steamer was wrecked upon a reef two days out from Canada on July 2. All night she was beaten about & in danger of going to pieces. At day break the Captain lowered the passengers into a life boat but she drifted out to sea & again they were with difficulty saved. For a whole week till the 28th they were on an island whence an officer made his way to the nearest light house swimming two rivers which the crew would not cross or battened down in the hold of a small fish schooner without food or air in a terrific storm. On July 28 they were rescued by the Erl King Capt. Ed. Scott whose kindness we can never forget bound for Glasgow where they landed safe on Aug 9. <br /> <br />Would you allow me to return thanks for them our four Nurses in your church next Sunday <br /> <br />Their names are: <br />Nurse Styring <br />Nurse Wilson <br />“ Cross <br />“ Webb" <br /> <br />Might I say in any terms you would be good enough to use: <br /> <br />Florence Nightingale desires to return the most humble & hearty thanks to Almighty God for four trained Nurses returning home on duty from Canada who were wrecked on July 21 were saved three times from a watery grave & after severe sufferings for a week from exposure & hardship were rescued on the 28th by a vessel bound for Glasgow & safely landed on August 9 thro’ a merciful Providence. <br /> <br />Pray believe me Sir <br />ever your faithful servt <br />Florence Nightingale" <br /> <br />Cf. "Parish life with a troubled Vicar: Crich 1875-1900". Longmans, Green, and Co unknown books
185947915London: John W. Parker and Son West Strand 1859. First Edition Bishop & Goldie 100 iii; Garrison - Morrison 1611. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board. Rust colored eps. Cloth along joints splitting. Rub mark to front paste-down. Prior owner signature to h.t. Withal a VG copy. 8 108 8 pp. 8 page publisher catalogue at rear. Charts including one fold-out 8 intra-textual figures & 4 fold-out plates at rear. 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8" <br /><br />Per B & G "One result of the publication of Notes on Hospitals was to bring upon Miss Nightingale requests for advice on the building of hospitals and infirmaries from all over the world. She devoted much time and endless trouble to dealing with such requests ."Somewhat uncommon title in the trade. John W. Parker and Son, West Strand hardcover books
195037585New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1950. Reproduced with the permission of the State Charities Aid Association New York and the Bellevue School of Nursing Board of Managers; small 8vo pp. v 172 13 p. facsimile; publisher's red cloth silver lettering on spine mostly fine. Facsimile of Nightingale's letter printed at the end. <br/><br/> G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
