Ortho Collection of Re-Created Rare Books on The Practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology

by Hodgson, O.
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Facsimile edition. The first brochure - "An Important Address to Wives and Mothers" - was originally published by O. Hodgson, London in 1830. Illustrated with a colored frontispiece. 39 pp. The second - "A present to be given to teeming women by their husbands, or friends: containing directions for women with child : how to prepare for the hour of travail : written first for the private use of a gentlewoman of quality, and now published for the common good" by John Oliver was printed and sold by Benjamin Harris in 1694. 28 pp. And the third - "An abridgement of the practice of midwifery and a set of anatomical tables with explanations collected from the works of the celebrated W.Smellie. M.D." is a facsimile of the Boston 1786 edition.Also includes "Fruits of Philosophy, or The Private Companion of Adult People" by Charles Knowlton, M.D. The cover of the first pamphlet has been die-cut to reproduce the large chips and wear on the original.
  • Format: Hardback
  • Author: Hodgson, O.
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Publication Year: 1969

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