3 essays.

1. Hull, J. - A defence of the Caesarean section, with observations on embryulcia, and the section of the symphysis pubis. Manchester, Printed by R. and W. Dean and Sold by R. Bickerstaff, etc., [1799]. 8vo: 229-[1] pp. (some browning, pl. sl. unfresh, p. 226 loose). Half leather binding, marbled paper on covers, gilt orn. spine with 4 raised bands. Uncut copy. First edition by the English prominent physician and obstetrician in Manchester J. Hull (1761-1843). Ill. with 7 engr. pl. of which some fold. Ref. COPAC. - Blake 225. - Wellcome III:313. Prov. The Knowle, Hazelwood (blindstamp). - 2. Newnham, W. - An essay on the symptoms, causes, and treatment, of inversio uteri; with a history of the successful extirpation of that organ, during the chronic stage of the disease. London, E. Cox and Son, 1818. 8vo: xv-152 pp. (spotting throughout, some browning). Half leather binding, marbled paper on covers, gilt orn. spine with 4 raised bands. Uncut copy. Ill. with 2 engr. pl. Ref. COPAC. - Wellcome III:230. - 3. Bertrand, A.-A. - Essai médico-légal sur la stérilité des femmes, précédé de l'exposition physiologique de quelques systèmes qui ont eu lieu sur la génération. Montpellier, G. Izar & A. Ricard, 1800. 4to: 44-[1] pp. Mod. binding. Uncut copy. Ref. BnF.