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210 - SWAMMERDAM (Jean). A General History of Insects… Utrecht, Gu…
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SWAMMERDAM (Jean). A General History of Insects… Utrecht, Guillaume de Walcheren, 1682. Small quarto, 15 x 20.5 cm, 4 folios, 216 pp., 13 plates and 1 table, all folded; contemporary binding in speckled brown calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. First state of the first French edition (the original Dutch edition is from 1669) of one of the earliest scientific studies of insect metamorphosis. The Dutch physician and naturalist Swammerdam was one of the pioneers in the use of the microscope for the anatomical study of insects. Illustrated with 13 engraved plates. A fine copy. Library catalogue number on a small label affixed to the first flyleaf. Waterstains. Spine re-glued, with losses at the top and bottom; corners restored. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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