‎CARS GUY DES.‎
‎LES 7 FEMMES.‎

‎Traité des maladies des femmes grosses et de celles qui sont accouchées (...). Tome Premier (+) Observations sur la grossesse et l'accouchement des femmes et sur leurs maladies et celles des enfans nouveau-nés en chacune desquelles les causes et les ... - [“ESTABLISHED OBSTETRICS AS A SCIENCE""]‎

‎Paris, La Compagnie des libraires 1738 [vol. 2] & 1740 [vol. 1]. 4to. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full sprinkled calf bindings with five raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spines. Small paper-labels pasted on to top of spines. Light wear and sunning to extremities. Internally nice and clean. (12), 555, (25) pp." (8), 671 pp. With numerous engravings in text.‎

‎Final and most expanded edition of famous work which “established obstetrics as a science” (Garrison & Morton). Here Mauriceau discusses various aspects related to pregnancy, labor, and the management of complications that may arise during gestation and delivery and introduced for the first time the practice of delivering his patients in bed instead of in the obstetrical chair. “The outstanding textbook of the time. Mauriceau, leading obstetrician of his day, introduced the practice of delivering his patients in bed instead of in the obstetrical chair. It was to Mauriceau that Hugh Chamberlen attempted to sell the secret of his forceps Chamberlen translated the Traité into English in 1672. This book established obstetrics as a science.” (Garrison-Morton) François Mauriceau (1637 - 1709) was a French obstetrician “had an extensive practice in midwifery in Paris, both private and in the Hotel Dieu, which was at that time the leading establishment for lying in women in Europe. In 1668, when only 31, he published his great work Traite' des Maladies des Femmes Grosses et Accouchies,' which according to Andre Levret 'drew from the cradle' the art of midwifery. Two years later Mauriceau received a visit from Hugh Chamberlen, a member of the British family that possessed the secret of the obstetric forceps, who then translated his text making it available to the English speaking world. The influence of this work on many aspects of midwifery was immense, and Mauriceau is still remembered eponymously for his description of delivery of the after coming head in breech presentation. Mauriceau's book also contains a section entitled 'Of children newborn and their ordinary Distempers, together with necessary directions to chuse a Nurse'. Among the 18 chapters are ones on 'Of cutting the Tongue when Tongue-ty'd' and 'How to cure the Venereal Lues in Infants'. Perhaps, though, in retrospect his greatest impact was in the influence his advice had on the position that women should adopt during delivery. From earliest times women throughout the world had usually assumed an upright posture during parturition. In Europe the birthing chair was particularly popular.4 As Atwood has written5: 'The first major obstetrical change in the position of the parturient occurred when Francois Mauriceau substituted the bed for the birth stool. The time honoured 'position' assumed in an obstetric chair was replaced with the recumbent position to facilitate examinations and obstetric operations for the obstetrician'.” (Dunn, Francois Mauriceau (1637-1709) and maternal posture for parturition) (Garrison-Morton 6147, the 1668-edition)‎

‎L'École des femmes. Illustrations de H. Lemarié‎

‎Paris Editions Jardin du Luxembourg 1948 grand in-8 broché Paris, Editions Jardin du Luxembourg, 1948. 25,5 x 17 cm, grand in-8, 100 ff. n. ch. dont 2 bl., titre-frontispice, culispice et 5 illustrations en couleurs à pleine page, broché sous couverture rempliée et imprimée, chemise et étui de l'éditeur.‎

‎Tirage à 356 exemplaires, celui-ci l'un des 350 sur vélin ivoire pur chiffon à la forme de Lana (n° 270). Les sept belles miniatures de Lemarié ont été mises en couleurs au pochoir par Edmond Vairel. In fine, un long texte de Frantz Callot (conservateur de la Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal) : "Autour de l'École des femmes". Bel exemplaire (étui taché). (MONOD, 8268) Très bon ‎

‎Recueil de XII Costumes Suisses Civils et Militaires, Hommes et Femmes, du Seizième Siècle. Gravés d'après les Dessins originaux du célèbre Jean Holbein, qui se trouvent à la Bibliothèq[u]e. publiq[u]e. de la Ville de Basle.‎

‎ Basle, Chrétien de Merchel, MDCCXC [1790]. 37,5 x 28,5 cm pour l'album contenant la page de titre et 10 gravures 27 x 18 cm au niveau de la cuvette + 3 gravures dans des cadres avec passe-partout et verre 46 x 36 cm. L'album, sous couverture d'attente brune, est débroché, mais les planches en très bel état.Rarissime ensemble complet des 12 gravures à l'eau-forte et aquatinte entièrement rehaussées en couleurs d'après Holbein le Jeune. Les planches 1, 3 et 4 des hommes sont encadrées, à part, extraites de cet exemplaire. Les planches 2, 5 et 6 des hommes sont dans l'album avec les planches des femmes, numérotées 1 à 6. Une septième planche de costume féminin a été ajoutée, titrée "Jeune bourgeoise de Basle" ; il semblerait que ce soit un tirage XIXe d'une composition absente de cette première édition. Le seul exemplaire complet répertorié à notre connaissance est celui du British Museum, fonds Robert Wylie Lloyd, inv. 1958,0712.3056.1-12. ‎

‎P'tites femmes. Des bonshommes 2e série. ‎

‎ Paris, H. Simonis Empis, s.d. [c. 1900].Deux albums reliés en un seul volume (28,5 x 36,5 cm) non paginé. Reliure demi-percaline à coins, couvertires conservées.- P'tites femmes. Album entièrement inédit. Préface de Fernand Vandérem. Très bon état excepté une mouillure et une petite déchirure sans manque au premier plat de la couverture d'origine.- Des bonshommes. 2e série. Préface de Henri Lavedan. ‎

‎Systeme nouveau et complet de L'Art des Accouchements, tant theorique que pratique, Avec la Description des Maladies particulières aux Femmes enceintes, aux Femmes en couche, & aux Enfans nouveau-nés. Traduit de l'Anglois...Par M. Le Moine. Ouvrage ...‎

‎Paris, J.Th. Hérissant, 1771. 8vo. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands, richly gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. Spine ends a bit worn. A small nick to top of spine. Slightly rubbed. XII,(4),XXII,615,(1) pp. a. 18 folded engraved plates.The 8 first leaves (Dedication and Preface) with a dampstain in lower right corner. Otherwise fine and clean, printed on good paper.‎

‎First French edition. ""Burton was the first to suggest that puerperal fever is contagious"" (Garrison & Morton No. 6268 (Engl. ed.). - Waller No. 1667 (only the Engl. ed.). - Wellcome II, p. 277. There seems to be published an additional part (or is it so that a 12mo-edition from the same year is published in 2 vols.), although the present volume is a finished work.‎