Service in Servia (Serbia)
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1877. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. viii, 367, [1]pp. Original decorative cloth, with gold lettering to spine. Decorative head-, and tailpieces.
Louisa Elisabeth McLaughlin (1836-1921) was one of the first women to serve as a nurse for the British Red Cross. Her and her colleague Emma Maria Pearson (1828-1893) were awarded medals by both the French and Germans for running ambulances during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71.
"Service in Servia" is the authors' recollection of their mission in Servia at the outbreak of the Servo-Turkish war in 1876.
Spine cocked and sunned. Binding rubbed along edges. Previous owner's stamp to half-title and title page. Offsetting and foxing to very first and very last pages. Minor and sporadic foxing throughout. Binding in overall fair, interior in good to very good condition. f to vg. Item #40784
Price: $375.00