Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Supplies of the British Army in the Crimea. First Edition.
London, UK: Harrison And Sons, 1855. Folio. Blue Wraps, 432 pp. Letterpress, Charts, Good with tears along edges, portions of spine missing, front section detached, else VG. First Edition.
PROVENANCE: Collection of Books from the Library of Hugh Small, author of Florence Nightingale: Avenging Angel.
Hugh Small as a child lived above his surgeon father's consulting rooms in Harley Street almost opposite Florence Nightingale's first hospital. He graduated from Durham University in 1966 with honors in physics and psychology and worked in the US, Chile, and France before becoming a partner in a multinational management consultancy based in London. He is also the author of The Crimean War (Tempus, 2007). Hugh is widowed with two daughters and four grandchildren. Item #63-9487
Price: $500.00