Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 610.5

MARGUERITE DE LA MARCHE (1638-1706) Instruction familiere et utile aux sages-femmes pour bien pratiquer les accouchemens : faite par demandes & réponses Chez Laurent d’Houry 1710 18 unnumbered pages, 127 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 4 unnumbered pages, 180 pages, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates 17 cm

Very rare last edition augmented by the instructions of the midwife Marguerite de La Marche, whose first edition dates from 1677. It is followed here by ‘Recueil de secrets choisis et éprouvés pour diverses maladies’ by the famous French midwife Louise Bourgeois (known as "La Boursier").

Cited references: NLM 18th (p. 253); Waller 5521a; Wellcome III (p. 435)

John Martin M.D. Endowment