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Gosse, Philip Henry

Evenings at the Microscope: or Researches Among the Minute Organs and Forms of Animal Life

1860

45.12 €

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Year of publication
1860
Place of printing
New York. D. Appleton and Company
Author
Gosse, Philip Henry
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
History of Science & Technology microscopes
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

20 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 480 pp, illustrations, index. original blind-stamped and pictorial cloth, gilt microscope on cover, gilt spine title lettering, cover rubbed, edgewear, light stain on some margins, no bookplates, names or marks, good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Gosse was among the most distinguished naturalists in the nineteenth century and published numerous books, especially on marine biology, the sea shore, aquariums, and on his travels in Jamaica, Canada, Alabama, etc. Freeman 86: 'This was one of the most successful of Gosse's books and was a useful and accurate manual for the amateur microscopist. Most of the book is based on original observations and some of it was taken from his previously published papers in serials'.
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