Author: Denman, Thomas.
Title: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY. With Additional Modern Information on the Various Subjects Treated of in the Work, and a Dissertation on the Transfusion of Blood by Charles Waller.
Description: London: Printed for E. Cox, 1832. 7th Ed., With a Biographical Sketch of the Author. Large 8vo. 512pp. Several figures. Some light marginal age toning, uncut unopened in parts, fore edge of several leaves crudely opened, hinges cracked and sl. shaken, contemporary brown cloth backed brown boards, soiled rubbed and stained, extremities rubbed, corners worn, browned rubbed and sl. chipped paper title label to sl spotted and sl. stained spine bumped at head and tail. ¶ Thomas Denman (1733-1815), man-midwife. ODNB ‘... Denman’s reputation rests on two works: Aphorisms on the application and use of the forceps ...’ (1783); and [the above work]. The latter ran through seven editions.

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