Book Details
| Author: | Burns, John: |
| Title: | The Principles of Midwifery; Including The Diseases of Women and Children. |
| Published: | London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1824. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 06 - Science |
| Description: | Sixth edition, Enlarged. By John Burns - Regius Professor of Surgery in the University of Glasgow. xx, 801pp. Book I - Of the Structure, Functions, and Diseases of the Pelvis and Uterine System, in the Unimpregnated State, and During Gestation (Of the bones of the Pelvis, Articulation of the Bones of the Pelvis, Soft Parts Which line the Pelvis, Dimensions of the Pelvis, Head of the Child and its Progress through the Pelvis in Labour, Diminished Capacity & Deformity of Pelvis, External Organs of Generation, Internal Organs of Generation, Diseases of Organs of Generation, Menstruation, Hysteria, Conception and Term of Gestation, Of the Gravid Uterus, Sterility, Extra-uterine Pregnancy, Signs of Pregnancy, Diseases in Pregnant Women). Book II - Parturition (Classification of Labours, Natural Labour, Premature Labour, Preternatural Labour, Tedious Labour, Instrumental Labour, Complicated Labour). Book III - The Puerperal State; Book IV - Of the Management and Diseases of Children. Intermittent small spots of foxing in text but text mostly clean. Previous owner's bookplate on fep. hinges cracked. Bound in original hard paper boards with dark green cloth spine. Original paper spine label present but much chipped. Splits along most of length of both edges of spine. Cloth at top and bottom of spine worn and split at bottom. Edges and corners of boards rubbed. Contents VG. Overall condition Good. |
| Book Number: | #5026 |
| Price: | € 126.00 |
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