Applies the principles of physics to obstetrics

OBSTETRICS. LEVRET, ANDRÉ. L´art des accouchemens, demontré par des principes de physique et de méchanique,... 3rd edition. Paris (chez P. Fr. Didot le Jeune) 1776.
8:o. (4), (i)-xvi, (1)-480, (4, last 2 advertisment) pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait, 5 folding engraved plates (all, some tears in the folding). Contemporary brown mottled calf, partly worn, cracks in upper joint, somewhat faded richly gilt spine in six compartments and red morocco label in gilt, red marbled edges, new inner doublures and endpapers. Some minor foxing. Annotations on old first free endpaper, Blue library stamp of Svenska Läkaresällskapet on title. Library duplicate (withdrawn) label on first new endpaper. Bookplate of Emil Covin.

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