62 vols. 19th century microscopy
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 194 |
| Estimate | 600.00 - 900.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
[MICROSCOPY.] 1. Journal of Microscopical Science II-VIII (first series), I-VIII (second series). London: 1854-1868. 15 volumes. Quarter brown morocco, gilt to spine. Franklin Institute markings. Front board detached from 1868 volume. 2. The Intellectual Observer I, II, VII-IX, XI, XII. London: 1862-63, 1865-68. 7 volumes. Quarter green morocco, gilt to spine. Bookplate. 3. Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society I-XVI. London and Bath: 1882-1897. 16 volumes. Green cloth, gilt to spine. Franklin Institute markings. Volume III mislabeled on spine. 4. Monthly Microscopical Journal and Transactions of the Royal Microscopical Society 1-18. London: 1869-1877. Green cloth, gilt to spine (volumes 1-6); quarter brown morocco (7-18). Franklin Institute markings. Front boards detached from volumes 16 and 18. 5. Journal of the New York Microscopical Society I-V. New York: 1885-1889. Quarter brown morocco. Franklin Institute markings. Hinges of volumes III-V very tender. ++ One other. TOGETHER, 62 volumes. 8vo.
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