A Directory for Midwives: or, A Guide for Women, in their Conception, Bearing, and Suckling their Children. The first part contains, 1. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. . 9. Of nursing children. To cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book. . Newly corrected from many gross errors.

Nicholas Culpeper, Gent. Student in Physick and Astrology.

Published by London: printed for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch; J.Battley, and J. Wood; S. Ballard; S. Birt; R. Ware; and J. Hodges., 1737

About this Item

12mo. [8], 374 pp. In contemporary, unlettered blind-tooled sheepskin, re-backed to style. A late copy, but rare imprint, of the classic text in its original boards with all blanks and paste-downs extant. Folding plate provided in good quality facsimile. Old manuscript jottings and calculations mainly to blanks and paste-downs. Infill repair to leaf G2 affecting a few words of text and stub bound in for leaf L which is missing the first 2/3rds (see pictures). ESTC N54492.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Directory for Midwives: or, A Guide for Women, in their Conception, Bearing, and Suckling their Children. The first part contains, 1. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. . 9. Of nursing children. To cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book. . Newly corrected from many gross errors.
• Publisher: London: printed for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch; J.Battley, and J. Wood; S. Ballard; S. Birt; R. Ware; and J. Hodges.
• Publication Date: 1737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good