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BAKER, Henry (1698-1774). Essai sur l'histoire du polype, insecte. Paris: Chez Durand, 1744.
8vo (172 x 116 mm). 22 engraved folding plates. (Title soiled with old tear repaired.) Modern half morocco, uncut.
FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH of Baker's work first published in 1743 in English, in which he examines the physiology of the polyps, including their reproductive systems, diseases, and the means of locating them. Wellcome II, p.8.
Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence Blitch