A DIRECTORY FOR MIDWIVES: or, a guide for women, in their conception, bearing, and suckling their children. [bound with] THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN. or, a treatise of practical physic, on the diseases of women. Together 2 volumes in 1.

CULPEPER, Nicholas.

Published by London: printed for D. Johnston C. Ware R. Gray and G. Hay, 1777

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12mo, [2],134p. large folding wngraved plate, torn and repaired; [2],201p. some ink underscoring and annotation throughout. Contemporary half calf, tail of the backstrip worn and with a small split in the leather; block-printed paste paper side, though the corner tips and paper sides very worn. (ESTC N17545; N17547) A rare, though late, edition; ESTC records only 6 copies of the first part and 7 of the second and notes that these two works were 'possibly issued [together].' An assumption that is supported by this copy. Culpeper: 'A shrewd charlatan, and as impudent a varlet as every prescribed for a colic; but knew very well what he was about.' (Oliver Wendall Holmes.). Seller Inventory # 16325

Bibliographic Details

Title: A DIRECTORY FOR MIDWIVES: or, a guide for ...

Publisher: London: printed for D. Johnston C. Ware R. Gray and G. Hay

Publication Date: 1777

Binding: Hardcover