Utrecht, Van Paddenburg & Comp., 1848-50. 8vo. Three contemporary half calf bindings. Spines with gilt-stamped leather title. X,(2),413,(1)IX,(3),356XVII,(3),524 pp. with 5 folding tables and 18 lithographed folding plates by J. L. Wichelshausen.
First edition. Harting's extensive encyclopedic work on the theory, use and history of the microscope - the first full historical treatment of that subject. A supplement to volume 2 (dealing with microscopic research) was published in 1858 in Tiel. DSB: VI, pp. 1327-38.
Amsterdam, B.M. ISRAEL, 1970, in-8, toile bleue de l'éditeur, , Reprint de l'édition de 1866. Un coin usé. Couverture rigide
Bon toile bleue de l'éditeur