Product code: 1868 Antique Book: Is It I? A Book for Every Man by Horatio fashion Robinson Storer
1868 Antique Book: Is It I? A Book for Every Man by Prof. Horatio Robinson Storer. Scarce. Published by Lee and Shepard Found online: Horatio Robinson Storer was a surgeon and anti-abortion activist in the 1800s who worked in the field of women's reproductive health and led the Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion in the US. Historians credit Storer as being one of the first physicians to distinguish gynecology, the study of diseases affecting women and their reproductive health, as a separate subject from obstetrics, the study of pregnancy and childbirth. This smaller, 155 year old book is in overall fair to good condition for its age: • Cover: marks and wear at edges and corners. Cloth is bubbling a bit • Spine: marks and wear/fraying at ends • Pages: overall decent condition with some age marks/spots, folded corners and small tears. Many pages are clean though darkened due to age • Edges: age marks fashion and darkening. Brown spot on bottom edge • Measures approximately 7" x 4.5".
1868 Antique Book: Is It I? A Book for Every Man by Prof. Horatio Robinson Storer. Scarce. Published by Lee and Shepard Found online: Horatio Robinson Storer was a surgeon and anti-abortion activist in the 1800s who worked in the field of women's reproductive health and led the Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion in the US. Historians credit Storer as being one of the first physicians to distinguish gynecology, the study of diseases affecting women and their reproductive health, as a separate subject from obstetrics, the study of pregnancy and childbirth. This smaller, 155 year old book is in overall fair to good condition for its age: • Cover: marks and wear at edges and corners. Cloth is bubbling a bit • Spine: marks and wear/fraying at ends • Pages: overall decent condition with some age marks/spots, folded corners and small tears. Many pages are clean though darkened due to age • Edges: age marks fashion and darkening. Brown spot on bottom edge • Measures approximately 7" x 4.5".