The Micrographic Dictionary; A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of the Structure and Natuyre of Microsopic Objects.
London: John Van Voorst, 1856. Full Leather. First Edition. xl, 696 pp. 8vo. 41 Plates. Full leather binding that has been expertly rebacked with headbands and endpapers replaced, light scuffing and overall wear. Light spotting to prelims, foredges of text block marbled. A beautifully restored binding. Also contains 816 woodbuts within the text. Many of the 41 plates are hand colored.
Important early edition on micrographics published as microscopes became more powerful and abundent. Very Good. More