Die Geburt bei Engem Becken. Nach Eigenen Beogachtungen und Untersuchungen.

Leipzig:: Breitkopf & Hartel, 1884., 1884. 236 x 164 mm. Large 8vo. x, [2], 738, [2] pp. Early quarter black morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine; joints reinforced with kozo. Crainz rubber stamp on title. Very good. RARE. FIRST EDITION. Litzmann was the major authority on the anatomy of the female pelvis and produced many works on the subject. His work on pelvimetry was directed towards the more precise definition of those factors which can disturb the act of birth. See: Garrison and Morton 6260, 6263, 6263.1. Hirsch, IV, p. 13. OCLC: 11 copies. Carl Litzmann was professor of obstetrics at Kiel, director of the obstetric clinic, and the school for midwifery. His ideas have become universally adopted by obstetricians. He continued the pioneering work of Naegele and Michaelis in the field of pelvic abnormalities. His published work included medical reform in Prussia, the anatomy of the female pelvis and other fields. See: Hirsch IV, p. 13. PROVENANCE: Professor Franco Crainz (1913-2004) Obstetrics and gynecology, university professor, took his medical degree in 1936 at the University Rome, the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; he was Head obstetrics-gynecology Department, University Novara, Italy, 1956-1964, later becoming head obstetrics-gynecology Department, University Rome, 1972-1988. Crainz wrote on the history of medicine including a monograph: The Life and Works of Matthew Baillie MD, FRS L&E, FRCP, Etc. (1761-1823), [1995], and, An Obstetric tragedy: the case of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte Augusta : some unpublished documents of 1817, [1977], collected books & papers (mostly Italian & European) in the history of gynecology. Posthumously published was a paper with John Dewhurst, "Dr John Sims. A mystery solved", BJOG, 17 May 2005. (Inventory #: M5076)