Description
The first edition of Birth Control: What Is It? by Lydia Allen DeVilbiss, published in 1923.
Octavo, xvii, [3], 186pp. Red cloth, title on label affixed to spine and cover. From the Cincinnati Law Library, with notable ex-library markings. Solid text block, internally clean. A scarce work.
Lydia Allen DeVilbiss (1882-1964) was an American physician, public health advocate, and author on birth control and eugenics. She had a contentious relationship with birth control advocate Margaret Sanger. DeVilbiss wrote articles for medical journals, such as the Birth Control Review and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
