Hardbound book (a) describing the science of childbirth includes separate illustrated insert pamphlet (b) with stamped title and illustration on front cover in black with gold text on spine, paper edges stained red; twenty three chapters and same quantity of monotone illustrations in pamphlet; 373 …
Hardbound book (a) describing the science of childbirth includes separate illustrated insert pamphlet (b) with stamped title and illustration on front cover in black with gold text on spine, paper edges stained red; twenty three chapters and same quantity of monotone illustrations in pamphlet; 373 pages with eleven pages of advertisements related to tokology and women's health on pages at back.
On frontispiece: "TOKOLOGY // A BOOK FOR EVERY WOMAN // BY // ALICE B. STOCKMAN, M.D. // ILLUSTRATED // REVISED EDITION // CHICAGO: // ALICE B. STOCKMAN & CO., // 1897"; on pamphlet: "PLATES // ILLUSTRATING // TOKOLOGY // CHICAGO: // ALICE B. STOCKMAN & CO.,"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
a - 20.0 cm
b - 17.0 cm
Width
a - 14.5 cm
b - 12.3 cm
Depth
a - 3.8 cm
b - 0.01 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Book cover with major stains front and back along edges; shows wear all over; red ink on edges faded; some pages are detached from spine; pages are aged to tan; pamphlet pages detached from cover with creases on corners