578. [MEDICINE]. DEVENTER (Henry de). Observations importantes sur le manuel des accouchemens. Paris. Pierre-François Giffart. 1734. 2 parts in 1 volume in-4, xxxix, [i], 368 pp. - ii], 369p. - 431pp. and (2) pp. 40 figures on 37 hors-texte plates, including 1 folding plate (small tear without loss), marbled basane, ornate ribbed spine, unidentified arms cold-stamped in the center of the boards (period binding). The first physician to describe precisely the physiology and pathology of the female genital tract, Van Deventer is considered the father of modern obstetrics. Translated from Latin and augmented with Reflexions sur les points les plus interressans, by Jacques-Jean Bruier d'Ablaincourt. Edition illustrated with 37 hors-texte plates, including 1 folding.handwritten title in Latin on title page. Some spotting, extremities and corners rubbed, but a good copy, with the engravings in a very fine edition.