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4to (256 x 180 mm) 4 unn.l, 572 pp., 6 unn.l. Marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, compartments decorated with fleurons, title label in red morocco (contemporary binding, rebacked).
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Wellcome, IV, 86 ; Heirs of Hippocrates, 606.
First edition.
This important work on obstetrics was published as a supplement to the fourth edition of the Traité des maladies des femmes grosses... by the great Mauriceau.
"It is a compendium of seven hundred case histories dealing with pregnancy and childbirth as well as with the diseases and problems of the newborn. Mauriceau's case histories are models of clear and succinct description, revealing him to be a skilled and experienced practitioner" (Heirs of Hippocrates).
Nice copy.
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