Jabez Hogg — Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Applications

London, Published at the Office of the Illustrated London Library; W. S. Orr and Co. 1854 . First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated first edition of this contemporary introduction to microscopy, featuring the signature of Henry William Lett. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Featuring the bookplate and signature of Irish botanist Henry William Lett, a prominent member of both the Belfast Natural History Society and the Royal Irish Academy, who specialised primarily in cryptogamic plants and mosses. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page and fourteen further plates, unfortunately lacking Plate I. A resourceful introduction to contemporary microscopy, including details on the history of the microscope, insects, and animal and vegetable structures. From notable ophthalmic surgeon and early photographer Jabez Hogg, who is best remembered as the first photographer to be captured at work, this being in an early 1843 daguerreotype. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down, followed by the signature of Henry William Lett to the title page. Signed binding with the binder's plate of Leighton Son & Hodge, Shoe Lane, London to the rear paste down. Stamp of M. Doherty at the Justice of the Peace to the first page. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss of cloth at the spine head and tail, the beginnings of cracking to the front joint, both boards being a little delicate, and further chips to the rear joint and front fore edge. Boards visibly faded with stronger marking to the rear board. Internally, generally firmly bound, more fragile between pages 96-97 and 368-369. Title page has been clipped. Reasonably bright and clean with sporadic spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .