Chailly, Nicolas Charles — A Practical Treatise in Midwifery
New York, Harper & Brothers, 1847. Hardcover. Fifth edition. First published in English in 1844. v, [iii], 530pp + [1]p of publisher's advertisements. Brown cloth stamped in blind and gold. Illustrated with two hundred and sixteen woodcuts. Translated from the French and edited by Gunning S. Bedford. An extensive look at historical maternal care, pregnancy, and childbirth. Includes the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system, the mechanisms of normal and complicated labor, surgical and obstetrical interventions, etc. Some wear to extremities, very mild foxing. Very good+. ; Large Octavo. .