Six Volumes on the Application of the Microscope: Lionel Beale (1867 & 1880), Jabez Hogg including duplicate Example (1869, 1869 & 1898) and Baker (1743)
1) BEALE, Lionel S. MB FRS ' The Microscope in Its Application to Practical Medicine'
Pub. Lindsay and Blakiston Philadelphia 1867, printed by Harrison & Sons, St Martin's Lane, 3rd Edition, 320pp.
Purple buckram, heavily sunned with marks and spinal disruption to head and end, loosening it, 'UC Pathology Library' stamp to front endpaper, 'Charles Brooks Bingham Boston 1867' scripted to front page, brown endpapers, foxing and tanning and creasing. K.F. Russell tag (140x230mm)
2) BEALE, Lionel S. 'How to Work with the Microscope'
Pub. LONDON: Harrison Pall Mall 1880, 5th Edition, 518pp plus adverts.
Green buckram, with gold embossed title to spine, some foxing and tanning particularly to end pages, black endpapers, shelf wear, some marks and flecking. K.F. Russell tag (140x225mm)
3) HOGG, Jabez 'The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Application'
Pub. LONDON: George Routledge and Sons NY 1869, 7th Edition, printed by R. Clay, Sons and Taylor Printers Bread Street Hill, 762pp.
Tan leather with gold embossed border and title and floral design to spine, marbled endpapers and page edges, some foxing to ends and tanning, shelf wear and marks to leather. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (120x185mm)
4) HOGG, Jabez 'The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Application'
Pub. LONDON: George Routledge & Sons NY 1869, 7th Edition, printed by R. Clay, Sons and Taylor Printers Bread Street Hill, 762pp.
Maroon buckram, with gold embossed microscope to cover and title to spine; flecked, shelf wear, endpapers cracked, minor foxing and tanning p497-504 uncut. K.F. Russell tag (125x195mm)
5) HOGG, Jabez, 'The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Application being a familiar introduction to the use of the instrument, and the study of microscopical science'
Pub. LONDON: George Routledge & Sons NY 1898, 15th Edition, printed by Bradbury, Agnew & Co Ltd Printers London & Tonbridge; 'To G. Dowling, Forbes NSW' scripted to first page, 704pp.
Maroon buckram with title and microscope design to spine, shelf wear, some sunning and flecking; some foxing and tanning, wear and trimming to pages, p395 chipped. K.F. Russell tag (150x225mm)
6) BAKER, Henry (1698-1774) 'The Microscope Made Easy: or I. The nature, uses and magnification powers of the best kinds of microscopes described, calculated, and explained. II. An account of what surprised discoveries have been already made by the microscope'
Pub. LONDON: Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully's Head in Pall-Mall and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-noster-row, and J. Cuff, Optician, in Fleet street. 1743, 2nd Edition. Collation brief: Title, xvipp, 311pp., [6] leaves :: 14 plates
A very popular work on the microscope first published in 1742. 'Henry Baker was a Londoner, whose varied activities included dabbling in science, as a boy was apprenticed to a bookseller, but later made a fortune by teaching deaf- mutes by a secret method of his own. In 1729 he married the youngest daughter of Daniel Defoe. Elected F.R.S. in 1741 and by his will endowed the Bakerian Lecture of the Society. In early life wrote much poetry and light literature. His chief contributions to science were two popular books on the microscopes which were mainly complications and contained little original material. In these works, which run through many editions, and translations into several languages, he drew largely on LEEUWENHOEK's letters to the Royal Society. The first edition of 'The microscope made easy' was in 1742'.
Brown leather binding, front cover loose, some marks, some foxing, tanning. M. Shew. Bookplates
Bookplate of J. Adams; Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (120x200mm). Typed note pasted to front regarding Henry Baker's life.


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

Estimate $300-350