La Glacière — Achille Fould — Hospital — presentation booklet — Draeger c.1920.

In-8° (16 x 21 cm.). Soft cover of thick and textured paper sewn (slight stains and light foxing). 14 p. of stapled glossy paper (2 of text & 10 of captioned photos) . Rusty clip. Foxing on the laid paper endpapers. Fresh interior (see photos above).

Booklet consisting of a brief history of the foundation of La Glacière, formerly located rue de la glacière, in Paris, in the house of the Sisters of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul and moved by Madame Fould to Buc, near Versailles, in the Yvelines, during the First World War (three nurses died during the conflict). Followed by 10 pages of captioned photos presenting the modern and spacious places dedicated not only to the hospital/dispensary, but also to the nursing school, the orphanage, the crèche, the laboratory...

Rare.