The book is "America's First Trained Nurse Linda Richards 1959 HC DJ 9th Printing Ex Lib" by Rachel Baker, published by Julian Messner, Inc. in New York. It is a hardcover edition with a dust jacket, originally printed in 1959 in English. The book focuses on the topic of nursing and the subject of science & medicine, specifically highlighting the story of Linda Richards, who was America's first trained nurse. This particular copy is an ex-library edition from the United States.