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London: The Royal Microscopical Society, 1928. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo size, 316 pp. An important book in the history of microscopy; the first part provides an "Historical Introduction" from the "Earliest Times" through 1673, and the second provides descriptive "Catalogues of Instruments and Accessories". Replete with illustrations, with thirty-two in Part I and thirty pages of plates in Part II, many with more than a single illustration or photograph on each plate. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue cloth over boards, both boards with a single narrow blind ruled border, the spine with lettering and the logo of the Royal Microscopial Society in gilt, highly illustrated as set forth above; octavo size (9.25" by 6.25"), pagination: [i-v] vi-xi [1, Errata] [1] 2-303 [1, printer's statement]. ___CONDITION: A bit better than good, the boards clean with just a few light specks of soil, gently bumped corners with minimal rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean…
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Origin and Development of The Microscope; As illustrated by Catalgoues..
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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MICROSCOPE, AS ILLUSTRATED BY CATALOGUES OF THE INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES, IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE ROYAL MICROSCOPAL SOCIETY, TOGETHER WITH BILIOGRAPHIES OF ORIGINAL AUTHORITIES, 30 PLATES AND 36 TEXT-FIGURES
by Disney, Alfred N. [Editor]; Hill, Cyril F. [Editor]; Watson, Wilfred E. [Editor]
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London: The Royal Microscopical Society, 1928. Hardcover. Octavo, 303 pages with 30 plates. In Good plus condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on sunned brown spine. Boards have sunning to spine, discoloration to rear cover, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has light age toning and bookplate on front pastedown. Shelved Room A. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1378603. Special Collections.
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Origin and Development of the Microscope as Illustrated By Catalogues of the Instruments and Accessories in the Collections of the Royal Microscopial Society, Together with Bibliographies of Oriiginal Authorities
by Disney, Alfred N, editor, in collaboration with Cyril F Hill and Wilfred E Watson Baker
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The Royal Microscopial Society, London, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. Spine slightly sun-faded. Covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy and tight. 303 pp., 27 plates
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