A letter to Dr. Smelle [sic] shewing the impropriety of his new-invented wooden forceps; as also the absurdity of his method of teaching and practising midwifry / By William Douglas.

vii, 1 unnumbered page, 75 pages : plate, 7 portrait (including frontispiece), folded tables ; 22 cm

William Hunter, anatomist, physician, obstetrician, (1718-1783) : with notices of his friends Cullen, Smellie, Fothergill, and Baillie / by R. Hingston Fox.

pages 338-353 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm

The travel journals of Peter Camper (1722-1789) Anatomist, artist, and obstetrician / by Douglas Guthrie.

Eighteenth-century British midwifery / editor Pam Lieske.

1 unnumbered leaf, 24 pages, 25 unnumbered pages ; (8vo)

xiv, 369 pages : illustrations, frontispiece (portrait), facsimiles ; 23 cm

Dr. William Smellie and his contemporaries : a contribution to the history of midwifery in the eighteenth century / by John Glaister.

Foetuses in utero: four figures showing cross-sections of a foetus in various positions in the uterus. Line engraving, 1791, by W. Taylor after F. Birnie, after W. Smellie.

A set of anatomical tables with explanations and an abridgment of the practice of midwifery / [William Smellie].

A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases / By William Smellie, M.D.

Four diagrams of babies in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

Anatomical tables with explanations, and an abridgement of the practice of midwifery : with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases.

A cross-section of a pregnant uterus containing twins. Engraving after W. Smellie after J. van Rymsdyck.

A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery / [Ed. by T. Smollett].

iv, 106 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 40 leaves of plates

A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment of the practice of midwifery : with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases / by William Smellie, M.D.

3 volumes : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm.

Smellie's treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery / edited, with annotations, by Alfred H. McClintock.

Samlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Hebamenkunst. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion von Dr. C.L.B. mit XL kupfertafeln / D. Wilhelm Smellie.

4 pages ., 118 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 38 pages, XL plates (part folded) ; 19 cm (8vo)

Sammlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Habamenkunst : Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion / Von Dr. C.L. B[ecker]. Mix XL Kupfertafeln.

A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery / [William Smellie].

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A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment of the practice of midwifery : with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases / by William Smellie, M.D.

Smellie's treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery / edited, with annotations, by Alfred H. McClintock.

Samlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Hebamenkunst. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion von Dr. C.L.B. mit XL kupfertafeln / D. Wilhelm Smellie.

Sammlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Habamenkunst : Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion / Von Dr. C.L. B[ecker]. Mix XL Kupfertafeln.

A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery / [William Smellie].

William Hunter, anatomist, physician, obstetrician, (1718-1783) : with notices of his friends Cullen, Smellie, Fothergill, and Baillie / by R. Hingston Fox.

The travel journals of Peter Camper (1722-1789) Anatomist, artist, and obstetrician / by Douglas Guthrie.

Eighteenth-century British midwifery / editor Pam Lieske.

A letter to Dr. Smelle [sic] shewing the impropriety of his new-invented wooden forceps; as also the absurdity of his method of teaching and practising midwifry / By William Douglas.

Dr. William Smellie and his contemporaries : a contribution to the history of midwifery in the eighteenth century / by John Glaister.

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William Smellie

Images from the collections

Images by William Smellie

Images featuring William Smellie

Works from the collections

A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment of the practice of midwifery : with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases / by William Smellie, M.D.

Smellie's treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery / edited, with annotations, by Alfred H. McClintock.

Samlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Hebamenkunst. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion von Dr. C.L.B. mit XL kupfertafeln / D. Wilhelm Smellie.

Sammlung anatomischer Tabellen, mit Erklärungen, und einem Auszuge der praktischen Habamenkunst : Aus dem Englischen übersetzt. Nebst Nachricht und kurze Prüfungen der Sigaultschen Operazion / Von Dr. C.L. B[ecker]. Mix XL Kupfertafeln.

A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery / [William Smellie].

William Hunter, anatomist, physician, obstetrician, (1718-1783) : with notices of his friends Cullen, Smellie, Fothergill, and Baillie / by R. Hingston Fox.

The travel journals of Peter Camper (1722-1789) Anatomist, artist, and obstetrician / by Douglas Guthrie.

Eighteenth-century British midwifery / editor Pam Lieske.

A letter to Dr. Smelle [sic] shewing the impropriety of his new-invented wooden forceps; as also the absurdity of his method of teaching and practising midwifry / By William Douglas.

Dr. William Smellie and his contemporaries : a contribution to the history of midwifery in the eighteenth century / by John Glaister.

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