Three Volumes on Collecting Microscopes, Purtle (1967), Turner (1981) and Lund (1898)
1) PURTLE, Helen R. & EY JR, John A. (eds).'The Billings Microscope Collection of the Medical Museum Armed Forces Institute of Pathology'.
Pub. WASHINGTON D.C. USA, The American Registry of Pathology, 1967, Contributors: Major General Joe M. Blumberg, Capt. Bruce H Smith, Col Claude K Leeper, Capt. Elgin C. Cowart, Oscar W. Richards, Helen R Purtle and John A. Ey. 419/1000 copies of 1st edition label to front end paper. 210pp.
Green buckram cloth cover with gold embossed title and microscope image with title to spine, some shelf wear, foxing and tanning mainly to end paper. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.J. Russell (200x270mm)
2) TURNER, Gerald L'E 'Collecting Microscopes', pub. Studio Vista, Christie's South Kensington Collection Series 1981, Printed by Amilcare Pizzi Arti Grafiche SpA Cinisello B., 120pp.
Patterned cream hardcover with impressed title with coloured dust jacket, some wear and foxing to jacket. K.F. Russell tag (200x250mm)
Plus LAYTE, James 'Collecting Microscopes for under £100' article (2 loose pages) from Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide Aug 1976, 2pp. (215x275mm)
3) Percy, Lund, Humphries & Co Ltd, 'The Illustrated Annual of Microscopy', Amen Corner E.C. 1898, 164pp plus adverts.
Card bound with printed title, foxing, moisture marks and worn, delicate spine, and tear to final page. K.F. Russell tag (175x245mm)


PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $100-150