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PORTAL, Paul (1630-1703). La pratique des accouchemens soutenue d'un grand nombre d'observations. Paris: Gabriel Martin for the author, 1685.
8o (187 x 122 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 8 engraved plates. Contemporary mottled calf (rebacked, old spine laid down).
FIRST EDITION. "Portal's important treatise included his demonstration that version could be done with one foot. He also taught that face presentation usually ran a normal course" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 6148; NLM/Krivatsy 9200; Waller 7575; Wellcome IV, p. 420; Norman 1727.
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FIRST EDITION. "Portal's important treatise included his demonstration that version could be done with one foot. He also taught that face presentation usually ran a normal course" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 6148; NLM/Krivatsy 9200; Waller 7575; Wellcome IV, p. 420; Norman 1727.