BAKER, Henry (1698-1774). An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Polype... London: R. Dodsley, 1743.
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Sold for $438
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Lot Description
BAKER, Henry (1698-1774). An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Polype... London: R. Dodsley, 1743.
8vo (200 x 120 mm). Engraved frontispiece, woodcut illustrations in text. (Some spotting or browning.) Contemporary blind-ruled calf (rebacked preserving old lettering-piece, hinges starting). Provenance: Philip Earl Stanhope, likely Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope (1714-1786) Fellow of the Royal Society (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION in which Baker describes his repetition of Trembley's systematic experiments of 1739. Despite giving credit to Trembley and to Leeuwenhoek for his 1702 observations, Baker was criticized for publishing his work before Trembley's 1744 book. Wellcome II, p.88.
Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence Blitch
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