SWAMMERDAM JAN Bybel der natuure of historie der insecten

Sale 2401 - Lot 459

Unsold

Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

SWAMMERDAM, JAN. Bybel der natuure. . . of historie der insecten Biblia naturae, sive historia insectorum. 53 engraved plates, almost all of which folding. [62], 85, [2], 87-362, [367]-550 pages; [4], 551-910, [36], 124 pages. Folio, old calf, rebacked preserving some of the original backstrip; contents clean. (JS) Leiden: Isaak Severinus, Boudewyn and Pieter vander Aa, 1737-38.

Set Alert for Similar Items

Additional Details

first edition. An important collection of observations of insects, taken through an early microscope. Dibner 191; Nissen, ZBI, 4055.