1847 "The Married Woman's Private Medical Companion" by Dr. A.M. Mauriceau
Item Details
An 1847 edition of The Married Woman’s Private Medical Companion, authorship attributed to Dr. A.M. Mauriceau. The edition’s title page offers ‘New York 1847’ but otherwise no publisher is credited; the copyright holder is listed as Joseph Trow. Listed subjects include ‘Embracing the Treatment of Menstruation, or Monthly Turns, During Their Stoppage, Irregularity, or Entire Suppression. Pregnancy, and How it May Be Determined; With the Treatment of Its Various Diseases. Discovery to Prevent Pregnancy; the Great and Important Necessity Where Malformation or Inability Exists to Give Birth.’ Dr. Mauriceau may have been a pseudonym, possibly for Ann Lohman, or her brother, Joseph Trow.
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| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- smoky; page discoloration and extensive foxing; cocked and broken spine; shaken binding; fraying to the cloth.
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Item #
17ATL033-186
