nightingale ruth (7 resultados)

2nd printing. 243, [5] pp. Adverts at rear. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8" Ruth Florence Verney was Florence Nightingale's god-daughter, the Verney family being closely connected to Nightingale by work, and by the marriage of her sister, Parthenope, to Sir Harry Verney. In this volume, to a preliminary blank, is noted in pencil, "Ruth from Aunt Florence. X-mas 1892" [we do not believe this to be in Nightingale's hand]. Square & tight, with light binding wear. Verney's large bookplate to front paste-down, with note recording gift from Nightingale, 1892 at top of ffep. Paper residue to perimater of rear paste-down. Withal, a VG - VG+ copy. Original publisher's blue-green linen cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine.

[12], 299, [5 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-5/16" x 5-1/2" Ruth Florence Verney was Florence Nightingale's god-daughter, the Verney family being closely connected to Nightingale by work, and as noted above, by the marriage of her sister, Parthenope, to Sir Harry Verney. The Verney family known today for their work in maintaining Nightingale's legacy after her death. Apparently Verney 'loaned out' this copy of LOST COMMANDER, as the letters included thank her for her generosity. one such begins, "Dear Miss Verney, I have kept this book much longer than intended -- for contrary to my intention - I have read it twice. ." Cloth quite dull & faded. Shaken, with mull showing at the front hinge. Letters & newspaper clippings [about Nightingale] affixed to preliminary & terminals leaves. A Good copy only. Original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt & green stamping. Green eps. No dust jacket ASSOCIATION Copy, previously owned by Florence Nightingale's goddaughter, Ruth Florence Verney & SIGNED by Verney at the top of the ffep. Signed.

192, 16 pp. RTS adverts last 16 pages. Illustrated. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8" Ruth Florence Verney was Florence Nightingale's god-daughter, the Verney family being closely connected to Nightingale by work, and by the marriage of her sister, Parthenope, to Sir Harry Verney. In this volume, to a preliminary blank, is noted in pencil, "Ruth from Aunt Florence" [we do not believe this to be in Nightingale's hand]. Quite worn & soiled binding, cocked. Verney's bookplate to front paste-down. Last page & rfep with significant stains. A Good copy only. Red decorative cloth binding. Pictorial eps Ca 1889. Date surmised from an advert at rear.

103, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece, lithograph of the Liverpool School. Plan of the School. Map of Districts, p. 103. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8" Ruth Florence Verney was Florence Nightingale's god-daughter, the Verney family being closely connected to Nightingale by work, and by the marriage of her sister, Parthenope, to Sir Harry Verney. General wear to binding. Two early ownership signatures to front pastedown, the first 1866, with Verny's underneath, dated Dec 26, 1903. Tipped into the ffep, a mss note entitled "Extracts from letter of Sir Harry Verney's", wherein he extolls the advantages of the Nightingale plan, vis-a-vis, the Liverpool School. A VG copy of an uncommon Nightingale publication. Original publisher's flexible bright blue cloth binding with gilt stamping to front cover (professionally rebacked). Pale yellow eps 1st Edition (Bishop & Goldie 14). ASSOCIATION COPY.

79, [1 (blank)]. Printed glosses. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-5/8" [21.2 cm x 14.1 cm]. Notes on Nursing was first published January 1860, and by March 1860 ~ 15,000 copies had been sold [Bishop & Goldie, p. 16]; with the dated ownership inscription this copy one of the first 15,000. Florenceâs niece by marriage, Emily Verney was reportedly âa beautiful girl who had loved Miss Nightingale and gone to Kaiserwerth in imitation of her; when her health had failed she was working with Octavia Hill. On September 10th Miss Nightingale wrote to Dr Balfour: âThe grave has not yet closed over the mortal form of one who was almost as dear to me as my own child - one who would have done a great work for God had she lived. Emily Verney - Sir Harry Verneyâs only daughter, so loving, so lovely, so loved and with something heroic about her.ââ [Florence Nightingale 1820 â" 1910, p. 530; C. Woodham-Smith.] Emily was born to Sir Harry Verney 2nd Bt., & Eliza Hope-Vere in 1843. After her motherâs death in 1857, Sir Harry married Parthenope Nightingale in June 1858. Emily was so inspired by Aunt Florenceâs influence on her that she travelled to Kaiserwerth, and later worked alongside social reformer and National Trust founder Octavia Hill until her untimely death in 1872 at the age of 29. Gilt bright. Only light binding wear, with corners slightly bumped & minor / faint staining to boards. Bookplate of Florence's goddaughter and grand-niece by marriage Ruth Florence Verney to front paste-down. With t.p. ownership signature of Emily Verney, dated March 1860. Withal, a pleasing VG+ copy, complete with an enviable provenance. Original publisher's dark brown pebbled cloth-covered flexible paper boards with gilt stamped title lettering to front board, and triple blind rules to perimeter. Printed yellow paper advert eps 1st edition, early issue with advert eps & 'Right of Translation' slug to t.p. (Bishop & Goldie 4i; Garrison & Morton, 1612; 100 Famous Medical Books, 71). ASSOCIATION COPY, x 2.

Ca 1883. 60 leaves of mounting stock, with 250+ mounted cards, scraps & cuttings. Greeting card themes vary between Christmas, New Years & Birthday, manufactured by divers firms: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Joseph Mansell, Thomas Stevens, Davidson Brothers, etc. One laid-in Christmas card with a penciled greeting, "Ruth / from Godmother Florence". [possibly FN's hand]. Two others from FN as well, with her inscriptions. 9-3/4" x 7-5/8" x 2-3/8" Ruth Florence Verney was Florence Nightingale's god-daughter, the Verney family being closely connected to Nightingale by work, and by the marriage of her sister, Parthenope, to Sir Harry Verney. Album with minor extremity wear. Verney's large art-nouveau bookplate to front paste-down. Cards generally VG to VG+ condition. Overall, internally & externally, a VG+ item. Presumed bespoke brown half-leather volume, with "Ruth" gilt stamped to the front board. AEG.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1988 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 235 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 235 Language: English.