Lot 298
Hooke (Robert) Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries there-upon, first edition, second issue, 1667.
Hammer Price: £15,500
Description
Hooke (Robert) Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries there-upon, first edition, second issue, with initial imprimatur f., engraved arms to title, woodcut initials and headpieces, 37 engraved plates only (of 38, lacking plate 10), most double-page or folding, the first with chip just within platemark, plate 34 neatly laid down with chip to head, 1 or 2 short tears to margins, occasional light marginal soiling or very light staining, bookplate of M. H. Bloxam, contemporary calf, joints cracked, spine ends chipped, corners a little worn, rubbed, [Wing H2621A; Keynes 7; PMM 147], folio, for James Allestry, 1667.
⁂ Hooke's most famous work, the first full record of microscopic observations made with Hooke's compound microscope, some of the plates likely engraved by Sir Christopher Wren.
Description
Hooke (Robert) Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries there-upon, first edition, second issue, with initial imprimatur f., engraved arms to title, woodcut initials and headpieces, 37 engraved plates only (of 38, lacking plate 10), most double-page or folding, the first with chip just within platemark, plate 34 neatly laid down with chip to head, 1 or 2 short tears to margins, occasional light marginal soiling or very light staining, bookplate of M. H. Bloxam, contemporary calf, joints cracked, spine ends chipped, corners a little worn, rubbed, [Wing H2621A; Keynes 7; PMM 147], folio, for James Allestry, 1667.
⁂ Hooke's most famous work, the first full record of microscopic observations made with Hooke's compound microscope, some of the plates likely engraved by Sir Christopher Wren.
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