DE CONCEPTU, ET GENERATIONE HOMINIS by Reuff, Jacob - 1980

Allgau, West Germany: Editions Medicina Rara Ltd.. Facsimile Reprint of 1587 Frankfurt edition. Garrison-Morton 6141 (citing 1st German ed., 1554): "An improved version of Rösslin"s Swangernfrawen. This contains the first true anatomical pictures in an obstetrics book. Rueff described smooth-edged forceps for delivery of a live baby, preceding Chamberlen, and a toothed forceps for extraction of the dead foetus. He developed a method of cephalic version combining internal and external manipulation. A Latin translation of his book, De Conceptu et Generatione Hominis, was published . in the same year [1554]." Copy no. CCXCV of 300 bound in full vellum (another 2500 in half vellum). With all of the historic plates. Slipcase is near fine. . Fine. Vellum. 1980.