ROBIN, Ch. (Ph.) — Du microscope et des injections dans leurs applications à l 'anatomie et à la pathologie, suivi d'une classification des sciences fondamentales, de celle de la biologie et de l 'anatomie en particulier.

Paris, J.B. Baillière, 1849. 8vo. 2 vols in 1. W. 4 engr. pls. [at the end of vol. I] and 23 text ills. Mid 20th c. marbled brds., w. orange brown leather titleshield, gilt. (LX, 238; 196 pp.). (Uncut.). (Inscribed and presented in ink on recto halftitle 'Ch. Robin', the dedicatee's name unfortunately cut by the binder's knife). DSB XI, 491/2: 'Beyond the fixed anatomical elements, there must be, he thought, a molecular organanization that explained the morphology. In his opinion, therefore, microscopic investigation was only a stage of biological research and must be followed by chemical analysis': Bracegirdle, 47: Bulloch i.l.c. : Author's presentation copy. Dedication cut by binder's knife.