The birth of mankynde, otherwyse named the womans booke. : Newly set foorth, corrected, and augmented. Whose contentes ye may reade in the table of the booke, and most plainely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynalde phisition.

Swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten. English

[London] : [Printed by J. Jugge?], [1585?]

14 unnumbered pages, xxix, xxix-cxxxi leaves, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (woodcut) ; (4to)

STC (2nd ed.), 21159

Russell, 713

ESTC S116025

Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 21159

Imprint from STC. ESTC S116025 has Richard Jugge? but this cannot be correct as Richard Jugge died in 1577 and the business passed to his widow Joan who died in 1588.

This edition has A2v catchword "hard".

Second line of title begins "of". Variant: quire A in apparently another setting; second line of title begins "Of". STC also notes variant setting of quire K inner sheet.

Copy 1 Note: This copy is variant with second line of title beginning "Of" and variant setting of quire K inner sheet (K3-6). Outer sheets of I and R (I1-2,7-8 and R1-2,7-8) are from STC 21158. Anatomical illus. wanting. Signature 'Iohn Winterton Docter of physike' on end fly-leaf and on front fly-leaf 'Eliz. Stevenson her book had out of Docter John Wintertons study at Grantham July the 3d. 1667 and in another hand 'Jo. Hanbury'.