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van Leeuwenhoek, Antonie (1632-1723) Continuatio Epistolarum Datarum ad Longe Celeberrimam Regiam Societatem Londinensem.
Leiden: Apud Cornelium Boutestein, 1689.
First edition, quarto, *4, A-P4, Q2, illustrated with ten plates, of which six are folding; including the text of letters fifty-three through sixty, printed in sequence but either unnumbered or with the numbers (originally numbered in print) neatly covered over with small paper patches; bound in later half faded olive leather with marbled paper boards, contents good with a few rust spots and some very minor worm trails, 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.
