An Abridgment of Mr Heath's translation of Baudelocque's Midwifery with notes

by William P. Dewees

$225 · Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller

Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1811. Later printing. Hardcover. Octavo. XVI + 588pp. Original full leather over 5 raised bands. 7 b/w engravings, including 1 fold out. Fascinating work on facilitating birth in the early 19th century. Front and back boards detached, but present. Heavy abrasion on binding. Spine edges chipped and worn. Corners bumped. No title label. Ex-libris on back of front board. Pages age-toned. Scattered

• Printing: later
• Binding: Leather

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