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Author: Hunter, William
Title: Anatomia Uteri Humani Gravidi Tabulis Illustrata. The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus Exhibited in Figures
Place Published: Birmingham, [England]
Publisher:John Baskerville
Date Published: 1774
Description:

21 unsigned and unpaginated leaves. 34 engraved plates prepared by 17 engravers from drawings by Jan van Rymsdyk and others. (Folio) 64.6x47 cm. (25½x18½"), later calf-backed marbled boards, morocco spine and cover labels, lettered in gilt. First Edition.

"Hunter's Gravid uterus, on which he labored for thirty years, is one of the great artistic achievements in medicine. 'It is indeed a remarkable book, not the least important aspect of which is the large size of the plates, which Hunter took care to defend in the preface. For him, the technical quality of the plates as of great importance; they combine descriptive clarity with beauty. The work contains thirty-four plates of different kinds; some depict several objects, others a life-size section of the human body- the female trunk between the abdomen and the middle of the thighs-"-Norman Library 6157. The Gravid uterus was the largest book produced by John Baskerville, the greatest English printer of the 18th century. "One of the great publications of world medical literature as well as a classic of book production."-Heirs of Hippocrates 942. Osler 3026; Garrison-Morton 6157.

Mostly marginal dampstaining to every leaf and plate, largely contained to bottom corner, but in many cases at other edges, usually not encroaching upon the engraved illustration; else a very good copy of this very scarce work.