The Sanitary Contrasts Of The British And French Armies During The Crimean War. Presentation copy to the Royal United Service Institution, signed by Wolseley. on bookplate inside cover, with inscription from the author (Surgeon General Longmore) to Wolseley removed, according to MS note facing title page.
London, UK: W. Charles Griffin and Company, 1883. 8vo. Black Gilt Cloth, 31 pp. MS note facing title page. Good with cover detached, portions of spine missing, edges of covers worn to boards, some pages loose. Scarce.
Book being professionally rebound.
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 #63-9502
Price: $1,000.00