A rare 1905 second edition of A Text-Book of Diseases of Women by Dr. Barton Cooke Hirst, Professor of Obstetrics at the University of Pennsylvania and one of America’s leading voices in turn-of-the-century gynecology.
Published by W.B. Saunders & Co., this volume includes 701 illustrations — many in color — detailing early 20th-century surgical and diagnostic techniques.
Bound in black cloth with gilt spine lettering, this hefty reference captures a remarkable transition period in medical science, bridging Victorian era sensibilities with modern obstetrics and pathology.
•Title: A Text-Book of Diseases of Women
•Author: Barton Cooke Hirst, M.D.
•Publisher: W.B. Saunders & Company, Philadelphia & London
•Year: 1905 (Second Edition, Rewritten and Enlarged)
•Binding: Original black cloth with gilt lettering
•Illustrations: 701 plates and figures, many in color
•Condition: Good + — mild edge wear, clean pages, tight binding, bright plates
A fascinating artifact for collectors of antique medical texts, history of women’s health, or illustrated anatomy. Each plate serves as a stark, beautiful snapshot of how medicine once saw the body — before modern imaging replaced the artist’s brush.