Madame Veuve Boivin - Mémorial de l'art des accouchemens - 1836

Fascinating two-volume illustrated edition of a series of 143 engravings representing the mechanism of all species of conception; the composition of the Human Egg, etc. These major medical works devoted to obstetrics, the study of pregnancy and the practice of childbirth at the beginning of the 19th century - Midwife and recognized practitioner, the author bases her exposition on the experience gained at the Hospice de la Maternité in Paris, enriching it with knowledge and observations from famous French and foreign physicians and accoucheurs - The book aims to impart to student midwives, practitioners and those tasked with assisting pregnant women methodical knowledge on the progression of pregnancy, the mechanisms of birth and the difficulties that may arise during labor - An important emphasis is given to the anatomy of the female reproductive organs, the formation and development of the human egg, the position of the fetus in the uterus as well as the different presentations of the child at birth - Madame Veuve Boivin - Memorial of the Art of Conceptions, or Principles Based on the Practice of the Hospice de la Maternité in Paris, and on the Practice of the most famous national and foreign practitioners - 1836 - Volume I and II - J.-B. Baillière, Crochard & Cie - 526 Pages + 143 engravings - Good condition of bindings, works in their full original tawny calfskin, rubbing from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, marbled edges, smooth spine with ornaments, golden tooling at the corners of the bindings, titling, volumes and author’s name gilded on olive morocco pieces - Good interior condition, browning, some tears at the table ties, the works enriched with a series of 143 engravings representing the mechanism of all species of childbirth; the composition of the Human Egg, etc., fourth edition, corrected and considerably augmented, 4 synoptic tables and their summary (chapters 2-5) on 4 folding plates out of text in Volume I, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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