This is the catalog description: NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE. 1820-1910. Notes On Nursing: What It Is, And What It Is Not. London: Harrison, 1860.

8vo. Half-title. Publisher's maroon cloth decorated in blind, spine gilt-lettered, rebacked, endpapers renewed, some light wear, a few pale spots, a few quires roughly opened.

Provenance: Frances Nightingale (1788-1880), Florence Nightingale's mother (presentation inscription from the author).



PRESENTATION COPY OF THE REVISED EDITION inscribed by Nightingale to her mother: "For my dearest mother offered by her loving child F. London 2 Nov. 1867." Florence Nightingale's father, William E. Nightingale, was a wealthy landowner who inherited a Derbyshire, England estate. He and Florence's mother, Frances ("Fanny"), were dedicated to the pursuit of active social lives. William Nightingale tutored Florence and her sister in mathematics, languages, and history. Considered the greatest figure in the history of nursing, Florence Nightingale managed and trained nurses during the Crimean War, and strove to improve the standard of quality of nursing care worldwide.

Notes on Nursing - What It Is, And What It Is Not by Florence Nightingale sold at Bonhams auction on June 25 for $24,320 which was more than three times the pre sale estimate. The book published in London, 1860 was a presentation copy by the author to her mother, as reported by RareBookHub.com