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21 - BOURGEOIS (Louise, known as ‘la Boursier’).
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Estimate €200 - €300
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BOURGEOIS (Louise, known as ‘la Boursier’). Miscellaneous Observations on Infertility, Miscarriage, Fertility, Childbirth and Diseases Affecting Women and Newborn Children. Paris, Jean Dehoury, n.d. [1652]. [bound with] A True Account of the Births of the Lords and Ladies and the Children of France. Paris, Henry Ruffin, 1652. [bound with] A Collection of the Secrets of Louise Bourgeois. Paris, Jean Dehoury, 1653. 3 works, one of which is in 3 volumes bound together in a single in-8 volume, an edition illustrated with an engraved frontispiece. Volumes 2 and 3 published under the name of Henry Ruffin. Contemporary full vellum binding, smooth spine with title added later. (some soiling, binding soiled, small loss on the second cover)
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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