Micrographia or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Enquiries Thereupon

Published by Folio Society, London, 2017

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LIFE MAGNIFIED First published in 1665, Robert Hooke's Micrographia examines the living world through a microscope. Among its many remarkable copperplate engravings Hooke reveals the many facets of a fly's eye, the bristling armor of a flea, and the tiny compartments in cork that Hooke called "cells," giving biology one of its most enduring terms. The flea, scarcely visible in such detail to the naked eye, unfolds across an engraving nearly a foot and a half wide. Samuel Pepys called it "the most ingenious book that I ever read in my life." Reproduced here by the Folio Society, in limited edition and based on the first edition of 1665. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is 96. Fine in fine, lightly rubbed slipcase. Publisher's quarter black morocco, titled in silver, over black and silver patterned cloth, top edge silver, housed in publisher's black cloth slipcase.

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Title
Micrographia or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Enquiries Thereupon
Author
Hooke, R[obert]
Publisher
Folio Society, London
Publication year
2017
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
38 plates, including 5 fold-outs
Edition
Limited Edition.
Seller catalogs
Collectible, Science

HERMITAGE BOOKS, ABAA

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NESTLED in the heart of Cherry Creek North, Hermitage Books is Denver's oldest independent bookstore. We are a neighborhood bookshop with a national reputation and an inventory of 15,000 constantly changing titles. Each visit is guaranteed to be a new adventure. We have books for every budget. Specialties: First Editions, Literature, Fine Bindings, Western History, Art & Architecture, and Childrens.

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