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The Medical and Franklin Library of Dr. William von Valtier, Part II
Lot 1097¤

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY.
3 works:

13 – 23 June 2023, 12:00 EDT
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OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY.

3 works:
1. McDOWELL, EPHRAIM. 1771-1830.
"Three Cases of Extirpation of Diseased Ovaria. IN: The Eclectic Repertory and Analytical Review, Medical and Philosophical, Vol. VII, pp 242-244. Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson & Son, 1817.
8vo (203 x 128 mm). Modern quarter brown morocco and cloth. Title page re-margined, ownership inscription on title (John Ridgely), browning and spotting throughout.

FIRST EDITION. McDowell was a pioneering surgeon, the first to successfully remove an ovarian tumor in 1809, as chronicled in this report. He went on to perform 13 such operations in his career; despite the prevailing opinion that such an operation would be fatal, 8 of his patients recovered. Garrison-Morton-Norman 6023.

2. JACOBI, MARY PUTNAM. 1842-1906. The Question of Rest for Women During Menstruation. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1877.
8vo. 14 plates of sphygmograph charts. Publisher's green pebbled cloth, gilt tiles on spine, brown endpapers, tissue guards. Rubbed at extremities, light foxing.

FIRST EDITION. Cordasco 70-1822.

3. HODGE, HUGH L. The Principles and Practice of Obstetrics. Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lee, 1864.
Folio. 32 lithographic plates, woodcut illustrations in text. Publisher's brown blindstamped cloth. Light staining to cloth, scattered foxing, endpapers browned.

FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton-Norman 6185.

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