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Arcana Naturae, Ope & Beneficio Exquisitissimorum Microscopiorum. De Testa, Variisque Experimentis Demonstrate, Un Cum Discourse & Ulteriori Dilucidation...........WITH Continuatio Epistolarum Datarum Ad Longe Celeberrimam Regiam Societatem Londinesem A B Antonio a Leeuwenhoek
by Leeuwenhoek, Antonio
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Lugduni Batavorum: Cornelium Boutestein, 1696. First Edition. Full Vellum. Very good. 258p, 124p octavo with Frontis. and 82 in text engravings, 7 full page in text engravings, 8 tipped in plates plus 7 folding engravings and additional 8 tipped in plates. A very good copy in original vellum with later leather spine label. Ownership bookplate of Richard Robert Madden 1798-1886 Irish Doctor, writer and Abolitionist who was sent to Jamaica to oversee the transition from slavery. Enclosed in a cloth clamshell case with leather label.
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- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50591
- Title
- Arcana Naturae, Ope & Beneficio Exquisitissimorum Microscopiorum. De Testa, Variisque Experimentis Demonstrate, Un Cum Discourse & Ulteriori Dilucidation...........WITH Continuatio Epistolarum Datarum Ad Longe Celeberrimam Regiam Societatem Londinesem A B Antonio a Leeuwenhoek
- Author
- Leeuwenhoek, Antonio
- Format/Binding
- Full Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cornelium Boutestein
- Place of Publication
- Lugduni Batavorum
- Date Published
- 1696
- Keywords
- Medical, History of Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- MATH AND SCIENCE;
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
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Atlanta, Georgia
About Old New York Book Shop
The Old New York Book Shop was founded in 1971. I was located at 1069 Juniper St in Atlanta for more than 25 years. After the advent of the internet I moved to my home. I am a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America). All books are returnable for any reason within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. Books are described in adherence to the strict code of ethics and professionalism employed by the ABAA.
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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