NIGHTINGALE, Florence. Notes on Nursing: What it is, and what it is not, London: Harrison, [n.d., ?1860]. 8 (dampstained throughout), contemporary cloth wrappers, gilt lettering on front cover (joints chipped). FIRST EDITION, later issue. "The Crimean war gave her [Florence Nightingale] an opportunity to demonstrate the value of trained nurses. Within a few months of her arrival at Scutari, the mortality rate amongst soldiers there fell from 42 to 2 (GM). GM 1612; Norman 1600.