Author: TANARON, Pietro Paolo:
Title: L'ostetricia ovvero l'arte di raccogliere i parti e di soccorrere le donne nelle malattie, che accompagnano la loro gravidanza, ed in quelle che soppravvengono loro dopo il parto; e di follevare i bambini nelle loro malattie dopo la nascita.
Description: Firenze, Giuseppe Allegrini, 1768, in-8vo, frontispiece portrait of the author (engraved by Joannes Lapi after Anna Piattoli) + 6 leaves + 286 p. (p. 23-24 vertical tear) + 5 leaves + 8 (of 9) explan. leaves (explan. leaf to plate 2 is missing) + 9 engraved plates (par "S.M.", plate 2 somewhat stained, plate 5 with a few tiny pen drawings, extreme border of pl. 7 torn off), some engraved head and tail vignettes light staining mainly in the lower margin, slight worming in the outer upper corner, 19th century half calf binding, some gold tooled decoration on spine, rubbed and scratched mainly to covers and edges. ¶ Very rare. Petrus Paulus Tanaron was an Italian army physician and surgeon, Toscane. On the titlepage the auther is named 'Dottore di Medicina, Professore di Chirurgia, Socio dell'Accademia Etrusca di Cortona & 'Chirurgo del Reggiamento Reale Toscano'. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Blake 444; Waller 9459; Hirsch -; Hoefer NBG -.

Keywords: obstetrics obstétrique woman, women femme medicine médecine gynaecology gynécologie children enfant Lapi, Joannes Piattoli, Anna