William B. Carpenter — The Microscope and Its Revelations

London, J. & A. Churchill, 1891 . Cloth. A comprehensive and highly illustrated microscopy guide from William Carpenter. Seventh edition, revised by W. H. Dallinger. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty further plates, a number of which are coloured, and numerous figures in the text. Collated, complete. An influential scientific work by the significant physician, zoologist and physiologist William Benjamin Carpenter, exploring the practical use and endless capacity of the microscope, including chapters on microscopic vegetable and animal life. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of cloth, predominantly to the spine head and tail, and the beginnings of cracking along both joints. Light marking also to the boards, more visible to the rear. Internally, slightly fragile, especially to the hinges and to the binding between pages 448 and 449. A bright and clean copy with occasional spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .