Paris: Chez Crochard, 1820. 17pp., IN: Annales de Chemie et de Physique, vol. 13, pp. 384-410. 8vo, orignal boards; corners bumped. Paris: Chez Crochard, 1820. First Edition in French. Offered entire. Very good (+). Amici constructed the first microscope with achromatic lenses and suggested water-immersion for improved achromatic lenses of the compound microscope. French translation. GM 266. More
Roche: Bausch & Lomb, 1929. Many illustrations. xiii + 318 pages, 8vo, decorative, patterned cloth. Rochester: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., (1929). Minor dampstaining at top margins of some pages & neat ownership signatures inside front cover and front free endpaper. Overall a very good copy. More
Rochester: Bausch & Lomb, 1897. Illustrated. 200 pages, thin 12mo, cloth; spine faded and a bit spotty. Rochester: The Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, 1897. Third edition. A very good copy. More
New York: Carl Zeiss, 1927. Interesting illustratations. 109 pages, thin 8vo, blue cloth, a bit edgeworn. New York: Carl Zeiss, 1927. A very good copy. More
London: Holland, 1975. 164 illustrations. Small 4to, blue cloth, d.w., a bit scratched. London: Holland Press, (1975). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Garrison Morton 371. More
San Francisco: Freeman, 1979. Many black-and-white microscopic photographs. ix + 317 pages, oblong 8vo, pictorial boards; upper corners bumped. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Company, (1979). A very good copy. More
Berlin: Paul Parey, 1927. Dritte, neubearbeitete Auflage. 222 plates with 1453 illustrations, 2 vols. 4to, buckram (cover of vol. I slightly stained). Berlin: Paul Parey, 1927. Very good (+). Excellent illustrations of observed molds, bacteria, etc. More
New York: Scribner, 1971. Illustrated with color photographs. 63 pages. Slim small 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (cloth just a bit faded at edges; wrapper partially de-laminated and with large taped tear on front panel). New York: Scribner, (1971). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a battered dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half title "To dear Alice Heyman - Roman Vishniac." More
London: Routledge, n.d. Frontis, lightly illustrated in color throughout. 188 pages. 8vo, gilt-decorated burgundy leather prize binding. London: Routledge, n.d. A very good copy--foxing to several pages, light edgewear to gutter of front endpaper, boards slightly scuffed, More
New York: Appleton, 1935. Frontis, illustrated with b/w photos. 182 pages. 8vo, green boards. New York: Appleton, 1935. A good copy--foxing throughout, dampstaining to several pages including title page, soiling to front board, sunned spine; previous owner gift inscription on endpaper. More
Jena: Carl Zeiss, 1926. Illustrated. 107 pages, thin 8vo, tan cloth-backed printed boards; corners a bit bumped, boards dust soiled. Jena: Carl Zeiss, 1926. A very good copy. More
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