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Swammerdam's Book of Nature 1758

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Title: The Book of Nature, or the History of Insects..with the Life of the Author, by Herman Boerhaave, M.D.
Author: Swammerdam, John
Description: [6], xx, [6], 236, 153, [1] blank, lxiii, [xii] pp. 53 engraved plates. (Folio) 16¼x10¼, period full calf with later rebacking, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition in English.One of the outstanding classics of zoological literature by a pioneer in the fields of anatomy and microscopy. Nissen 4057; Osler 964.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: C.G. Seyffert
Date Published: 1758