1850 Book on Midwifery and Obstetrics

Item Details

An antique hardcover volume of Obstetric Tables: Comprising Graphic Illustrations, with Descriptions and Practical Remarks; Exhibiting on Dissected Plates Many Important Subjects in Midwifery, by Dr. G. Spratt, first American edition, published 1850 by James A. Bill of Philadelphia. It features numerous illustrations detailing fetal development, female anatomy, pregnancy, and childbirth. Some illustrations feature flaps which fold aside to reveal another layer of illustration beneath. The volume is bound in a leather hardcover.

Condition

- cover wear with scratches and wear to boards, edgewear, bumped corners, worn hinges, peeling to spine; paper discoloration, a few detached and loose pages, and general reading wear.

Dimensions

Item #

17CIN188-207