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F. Redi ... Opusculorum Pars Prior, Sive Experimenta Circa Generationem Insectorum ... Accedit J. F. Lachmund De Ave Diomedea Dissertatio. (F. Redi ... Experimenta Circa Varias Res Naturales, Speciatim Illas Quae Ex Indiis Afferuntur, Etc. )
by Redi, Francesco (1626-1698)
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About This Item
Amstelodami : Apud H. Wetstenium, 1686. First Edition. Hardback. Page edges browned. Finely and sumptuously bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. An exceptional copy. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 216 pages; Physical desc. : [12], 216, [20], 40, [6] p. , [26] + XXVIII leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (engravings) . Language: Latin. Subject: Insects - Spontaneous generation - Diomedea - Albatrosses - Early works to 1800. Vol. 1 of a set of 2 vols. Vol. 2, entitled Experimenta circa varias res naturales, &c.
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- Title
- F. Redi ... Opusculorum Pars Prior, Sive Experimenta Circa Generationem Insectorum ... Accedit J. F. Lachmund De Ave Diomedea Dissertatio. (F. Redi ... Experimenta Circa Varias Res Naturales, Speciatim Illas Quae Ex Indiis Afferuntur, Etc. )
- Author
- Redi, Francesco (1626-1698)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Amstelodami : Apud H. Wetstenium
- Date Published
- 1686
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