[Pregnancy & Childbirth] [Fine Binding] The Lying-in Charity
An Account of the Lying-in Charity for Delivering Poor Married Women at their own Habitations
£1,512
Auction: 19 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
London, 1773. 8vo in fours, finely bound in red morocco with elaborate gilt tooling in a ‘cottage-roof’ pattern, green morocco gilt label to spine
Provenance
The Library of a Scottish Gentleman
Footnote
A starkly contrasting binding and subject matter. Whilst the covers suggest opulence, the contents discusses aid which should be given to some of the poorest women in childbirth.