1764 EMBRYOLOGIA OBSTETRICS antique PIGSKIN BINDING w/ CLASPS

Cangiamila, F. E. Sacra embryologia sive de officio sacerdotum, medicorum, et aliorum circa aeternam parvulorum in utero existentium salutem. Munich and Ingolstadt, Crätz; 1764 24 leaves, 580 pp., 58 pp. With 1 multi-fold copperplate engraving. Original blind-tooled pigskin binding over wooden boards with 2 intact clasps. Red edges -Hirsch-H I, 818. Siebold I, 136. Wellcome II, 295. - "A peculiar work for obstetricians... which was primarily dedicated to the salvation of the souls of the unborn child with regard to baptism: the investigations therefore concern especially abortion and cesarean section in pregnant women who have died" (Siebold). - Ex-library Some toning, the first 2 leaves with marginal wormholes, very good otherwise Size 7 1/4 by 8 3/4" Text in German