Isbn: 9780906831052 - light microscopy: its use and development (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Published by Senecio Publishing Co Oxford in 1993, here is the very rare first hardback printing of W.G.Hartley's THE LIGHT MICROSCOPE: ITS USE & DEVELOPMENT. Red cloth binding, gilt lettering, 360 pages, profusely illustrated the book and dust jacket are in fine condition, though the book was sourced from a household where the former owner was a regular pipe smoker. The book is compact and extremely heavy and therefore additional postage must be applied to areas outside the UK as follows: Europe £6, Rest of the World £12.…

Zustand: Very Good. viii, 360, 194 text figs. . HB. Vg in price-clipped d/w. Previous owner's name and ex libris stamp to endpaper. First edition. Scarce. This book explains the development of the microscope over a period of about 400 years. Detailed attention is given to the Victorian period when development was particularly rapid. Many accessories from this era are explained both in terms of function and application, enabling them to be identified and understood. This information will be of value to historians and collectors as well as to all users of the light microscope. A readable definitive reference book bringing together the story of the light microscope from the turn of the 16th century, through its great periods of development to the present time. [9780906831052].…