| Description Of Item | Title as given on volume is 'Notes from Lectures on Midwifery by Jas [James] Hamilton jr MD Volume 1'. The flyleaf is inscribed 'Alexr Hamilton' and contains the quote 'Non vivere sed valere vita' [Life is not being alive but being well] from Martial. Although the title page is dated Edinburgh 1814-15, 15-16, the first lecture is dated May 9th 1815. Continues in Volume 2 at HAL/1/6. |