A Systematic Treatise on Abortion

Chicago, IL: C. S. Halsey, 1866. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 347 (2) pp, preface, Part I. Statistics of Abortion; Part II. Etiology of Abortion; Part III. Generation: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Pathology, Mechanism and Prognosis of Abortion; Part IV. Treatment of Abortion; Part V. Obstetric Abortion; Part VI. Jurisprudence of Abortion; general index with two tissue-protected color plates, and b&w illustration in text. First Edition, 1866. Scarce Title. "In 1860 an article apppeared bearing the title , "Abortion: its Prevention and Treatment," in which the writer ventured to call the attention of his professional colleagues to medicines not heretofore used by members of the Homoeopathic school, and which the author believed to be of considrable value as remedial agents for tthe removal of certain abnormal conditions of the organs of generation, which are likely to cause an arrest of development, or premature expulsion of the producto of conception. Since then the author having been engaged in a more thorough and systematic study of the subject and has gained practical experience upon the subject, and has attempted to embody these results in the present treatise; presentede herewith to the general medidcal profession, and especially to physicians of the Homoeopathic school." from the Preface. Ex libris with owners stamp and inked name on ffep. 3/4"chip to cloth along top with 1" closed tear edge spine, light wear to bottom edge spine, and age-toned text block edges. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with stamped borders, and gilt lettering to spine..