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GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS -- DEVENTER, H. v. Observations importantes sur le manuel des accouchemens. Paris, G. Cavelier, 1733-39. 2 in 1 vol. xxxix, (1), 368; 369-431, (3) pp. W. 42 figs. on 37 plates (incl. 1 fold.). 4°. Cont. full cf. w. richly dec. gilt back & brown label. (Sm. stamp on ti., bind. sl. rubbed, else fine).
Van Deventer was the first to describe precisely the physiology and pathology of the female reproductive system and is therefore seen as "the father of modern midwifery". - Waller 2422. Cf. G-M 6253 (first Dutch ed. 1701).€ 240
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