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Nov 9, 2021
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NEEDHAM, John Tuberville (1713-1781). An Account of Some New Microscopical Discoveries. London: for F. Needham, 1745.
8vo (199 x 123 mm). 6 engraved folding plates. (Some minor browning or spotting.) Modern calf antique.
FIRST EDITION, second issue, with the cancel title re-worded "New Microscopical Discoveries..." and with the updated dedication. "Needham's most important contributions to science were early observations of plant pollen and the milt vessels of the squid, a forward-looking theory of reproduction, and a classic experiment for determining whether spontaneous generation occurs on the microscopic level" (DSB). ESTC T39892; Norman 1577.
Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence Blitch