Accession No

4610

Brief Description

booklet and drawings on anatomy and physiology of the female body, by Hubert E. J. Biss, English, 1944

Origin

England; London; Covent Garden; 7&8 Henrietta Street [publisher]

Maker

Biss, Hubert E. J. [author] Dupuy, Georges M. [artist] Bailliere, Tindall and Cox [publishers]

Class

biology; physiology; demonstration; books

Earliest Date

1944

Latest Date

1944

Inscription Date

1944

Material

paper (card and two others); cloth

Dimensions

length 432mm; breadth 235mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased on 20/05/1997.

Inscription

‘Baillière’s Popular Atlas
of the Anatomy and Physiology
of the
Female Human Body
WITH DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
BY
Hubert E.J. Biss
M.A., M.D., CANTAB.
THIRD EDITION
Plates by Georges M.Dupuy., M.D.
BAILLIÈRE, TINDALL & COX
LONDON; 7 &8, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C.2.’ (cover)

Description Notes

Booklet with card cover. Front cover in yellow and cream with titles, makers and image of the Venus de Milo. Inside the front cover is attached by glue a paper booklet with details of the workings of the female body. It concerns items such as muscles, the excretory system, the digestive system etc and a list at the back of the items shown in the plates. A large page is glued to the inside of the back cover by its central section, being folded in to three. When opened out to its full size plate I is the skeleton, plate IV a rear view of the muscles, plate V the brain, spinal column and nervous system. On the reverse of plate IV is plate III which is a front view of muscle. Here the torso opens up to reveal the internal organs such as the lungs, kidneys, heart etc. There is also the womb with foetus. On the reverse of plate V is plate II, showing the arteries and veins.

Condtion good (some foxing); complete

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