Item #002982 A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery. William SMELLIE.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.

A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery.

London: Printed for D. Wilson, 1752.

1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #002982

8vo (192 x 120 mm). [2] [i] ii-xiv, [i] ii-lxxii [73] 74-454 [10] pp. Advertisement at end. Bound in fine 20th century brown morocco, spine and boards panelled in gilt, gilt-lettered spine with 5 raised bands, board edges and turn-ins richly tooled in gilt (slight rubbing to joints and corners), all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Little even browning of text, some occasional spotting and light dampstaining at fore-margin, title-page little brown-stained at outer margins, paper repairs of a clean tear and 3 blank lower edges. ----

Norman 1954; Garrison-Morton 6154; Grolier Medicine 43A; Heirs of Hippocrates 825; NLM/Blake, p.421; Waller 9013. FIRST EDITION. "Smellie contributed more to the fundamentals of obstetrics than virtually any individual. In his Treatise he described more accurately than any previous writer the mechanism of parturition, stressing the importance of exact measurement of the pelvis" (Garrison-Morton). "All of Smellie's books were prepared for the press by his friend, the novelist Tobias Smollet, who also practiced midwifery." (Norman). - Visit our website for additional images and information.

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