Medianer Gefrierschnitt durch den Rumpf einer in der Ero¨ffnungsperiode an Eklampsie gestorbenen Erstgeba¨renden mit Zwillingen

Wiesbaden: Bergmann, 1918. FIRST EDITION. With 9 lithographed plates (1 in color). Text and plates are loose, laid into a large cloth portfolio with ties, title label on the front cover; text leaves are frayed on edges (without any loss), plates in excellent condition. Only edition of this case study of a young woman who died of eclampsia while in labor with twins. The unnamed patient was 19 years old and unconscious when she was brought into Futh’s clinic. When her heart ceased beating, the doctors attempted to dissect her abdomen for scientific study. They took plaster casts of the organs and positions of the babies because the girl’s family wanted her body back right away for burial. Their efforts resulted in this finely illustrated learning tool.