Backblocks Baby-Doctor

Backblocks Baby-Doctor: An Autobiography by Doris Gordon. Publisher: Faber and Faber, 3rd imp. (1956). Hardcover, good condition: Boards rubbed, some foxing mainly to end papers. No dust jacket. Like many good New Zealanders her family were Nonconformists, who arrived in Wellington at the end of the last century. She was one of the first women students at Dunedin Medical School, which from her account was much like medical schools elsewhere at the time.Dr Gordon is matter-of-fact about her experiences. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand.