REMINISCENCES Of The HULL GENERAL INFIRMARY. Sold for the Benefit of the Charity.
London / Hull: Reeves & Turner / Geo. Smith (Late Leng & Co.), 1873. 1st Edition. [4], 144 pp. List of benefactors pp. 26 - 28. 2 2-page plans at front. 4 internal wood engravings, one full page (of the hospital). 8-3/8" x 5-3/8". Original publisher's pebbled brown flexible covers, title gilt stamped to front cover. Evidend of damping to covers, some foxing, a Very Good copy. Item #50919
"The infirmary was first established in temporary premises in George Street in 1782 before permanent premises could be completed and opened in Prospect Street in 1784. John Alderson, a physician at the infirmary, founded the "Sculcoates Refuge for the Insane" in 1814. After the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh laid the foundation stone for a new building in 1884, it was renamed Hull Royal Infirmary." [Wiki]
A useful work in tracing the development of hospitals & related institutions.
Somewhat uncommon book in the genre. At the time of cataloguing, we see no other copies offered in the trade, and OCLC lists just 7 holding institutions, of which just one is in the US [Yale].
Price: $225.00