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LEEUWENHOEK, ANTONI VAN. Epistolae physiologicae super compluribus naturae arcanis. 31 engraved plates. [22] (of [24]), 446, [26] pages; lacks the engraved additional title. 4to, 198x154 mm, contemporary vellum boards, soiled, with library markings stamped in black on spine; occasional toning of text leaves and plates; blue edges. Bookplates of the John Crerar and University of Chicago Libraries with release stamps, Crerar Library perforated stamp on title and rubberstamp on verso of plates. Delft: Adrianus Beman, 1719
first edition in latin. During his lifetime Leeuwenhoek published 165 letters describing his microscopic observations, individually or in collections, in arabic- and roman-numbered series. This volume contains the first translation from the original Dutch of the complete series of 46 roman-numbered letters. Dobell 28.
