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THBHOOKE, Robert (1635-1703). Hooke’s Micrographia.
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LiveJul 30, 2025
Our Library of Curiosities auction features selections from the collection of John A Davidson Jr., a life long collector of rare books. John was extraordinarily interested in a wide array of subjects from the beginning of publishing through the twentieth century. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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HOOKE, Robert (1635-1703). Hooke’s Micrographia. Second Edition.
London: Printed for James Allestry, printer to the Royal Society, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Rose and Crown in Duck-Lane, MDCLXVII [1667].
Micrographia, or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses: with observations and inquiries thereupon, by R. Hooke, Fellow of the Royal Society.
[36], 246, [10] pages, XXXVIII leaves of plates (some folded). With errata.
Bound in mottled leather with gilt borders, raised bands, decorative gilt panels, red gilt spine label.
H: 12 W: 8 1/4 in.
With bill of sale laid in. "Note this copy of the Micrographia originally belonged to the microscope dealer & scholar Court Clay…. Supposedly was under one post of Court’s bed when Harold Heywood found it."
With, "Ar Sutter" [?] in ink on front free endpaper; and, "P.E.V. de Cr [?]" in ink within printer’s device on t.p.Dimension
Height: 12.00Condition
Very good. Binding splayed, inside hinges repaired, front endpaper with slight water damage, Plate XXXIII with slight tear, Plate XXXV (large folded plate) with two small tears. Some plates bound out of order (Plate XVI bound after Plate XXI; Plate XXIV bound after Plate XXV).
- Provenance
From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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