Traité des maladies des femmes grosses, et de celles qui sont accouchées [...]. Troisième édition. Corrigée par l'auteur, et augmentée de plusieurs figures, et de toutes les plus particulières observations touchant la pratique des accouchemens.

4to: front.-[16]-515-[20] pp. (light soiling and dampstaining - occ. large -, ms. entries crossed out on front. and title, light impression of text on p. 297 with words replaced by hand).

Contemp. marbled sheep , gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, red edges (rubbed, head and tail missing).

3rd edition (1st 1668) of this famous textbook on obstetrics by the Paris surgeon and obstetrician Mauriceau (1637-1709). Ill. with an allegorical front. with the author's portrait and 31 smaller and larger engr. by Lombars or by K. Audran after du Cerceau showing female anatomy, foetuses, surgical instruments, etc.
Ref. Blake 7590. - Wellcome IV:85. - Garrison & Morton 6147.