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André Levret is certainly the most famous obstetrician of the 18th century, he improved the techniques and was made midwife at court.
This important publication deals with polyps, soft tumors affecting the mucous membranes, the first chapters dealing exclusively with the female genitalia, the anus and the colon, the following with the nose and throat. It reports the observations of the practitioner and his interventions.
This third edition is augmented by a supplement "which contains new methods of carrying ligatures in deep places, theoretical and practical reflections on the same subjects".
Book illustrated with 6 folding plates, drawn by Levret and engraved by Mutel, representing polyps and medical instruments, bound at the end -
M.A. Levret - Observations on the Radical Cure of Several Polyps of the Womb, Throat and Nose - 1771
Good condition of the binding, work in its full contemporary brown sheepskin, rubbing from use, blunt corners, loose crowns, cracked joints, missing title label, spine with raised bands decorated with gilded fleurons, red edges, solid binding -
Good interior condition, scattered dirt, pretty bands, complete with 6 folding plates in fine, marbled flyleaves -
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