Handbook for Mental Nurses – 8th Edition (1954) Vintage Medical Textbook

Key Details:

• Title: Handbook for Mental Nurses
• Author/Association: Royal Medico-Psychological Association
• Publisher: Baillière, Tindall & Cox
• Year of Publication: 1954
• Edition: Eighth Edition
• Format: Hardcover with original dust jacket
• Language: English
• Genre/Category: Medical / Nursing / Psychiatry / History of Medicine
• Identifiers: Baillière’s Handbooks for Nurses series

About:

First published in the late 19th century and continually revised across decades, Handbook for Mental Nurses offers a fascinating window into the evolution of psychiatric care. This 1954 eighth edition reflects post-war medical thinking and institutional practice, making it a compelling piece for collectors of medical history, nursing heritage, or mid-century academic texts.

With its striking red dust jacket and period illustrations, this volume is as visually evocative as it is historically significant.

Condition:

Condition: Good (vintage) – see detailed notes below.

• Original dust jacket present, with noticeable edge wear, chipping, and paper loss
• Tears and losses to jacket corners and spine edges; now protected in a clear sleeve
• Hardcover beneath appears structurally sound
• Pages are clean and legible with light age toning
• Previous institutional stamp visible: Repatriation Mental Hospital, Bundoora
• Binding remains intact

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