Backblocks Baby-Doctor

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Remarks on Condition : Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,

This book is a memoir of Doris Gordon, who was a pioneering woman doctor in rural New Zealand in the early 20th century. She recounts her experiences of delivering babies, treating diseases, and coping with isolation and hardship. The book is written by Doris Gordon herself, who was also a feminist and a social reformer. The book is published by Faber and Faber in 1957 and has 254 pages. This is a reprint edition of the original book published in 1934. Additional remarks, yellowing and light foxing on front and back endpapers, dust jacket clipped.