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Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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Lot Description
TORRE, Giovanni Maria della (1713-1782). Nuove Osservazioni Microscopiche. Naples: n.p., 1776.
8vo (231 x 165 mm). 14 engraved folding plates. (Some spotting.) Modern quarter calf, marbled boards. Provenance: Philip O. Gravelle (1891-1955), American chemist (bookplate).
Second edition, FROM THE COLLECTION OF A NOTED CHEMIST. In the 1920s, Philip O. Gravelle developed a comparison microscope for use in the identification of fired bullets and cartridge cases, which was thereto a significant advance in firearms identification in the field of forensic science.
Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence Blitch