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Mayfly.- Swammerdam (John) Ephemeri Vita: or the Natural History and Anatomy of the Ephemeron. A Fly that Lives but Five Hours, 8 engraved plates on 5 sheets (2 folding), title lower corner strengthened and repaired, A2 with 2 neat repairs to margins, last plate soiled, occasional light marginal damp-staining, modern antique-style calf, [Nissen ZBI 4060; Wing S6233], small 4to, for Henry Faithorne, and John Kersey, at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.
*** Swammerdam's treatise on the mayfly, rare, we can trace only 2 other complete copies at auction. Swammerdam composed this treatise during the summer of 1670 while living in the village of Sloten, near Amsterdam.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/f5cb22f3-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/d585bf3c-e291-ee11-817a-6045bdcfd69d.webp "191
Mayfly.- Swammerdam (John) Ephemeri Vita: or the Natural History and Anatomy of the Ephemeron. A Fly that Lives but Five Hours, 8 engraved plates on 5 sheets (2 folding), title lower corner strengthened and repaired, A2 with 2 neat repairs to margins, last plate soiled, occasional light marginal damp-staining, modern antique-style calf, [Nissen ZBI 4060; Wing S6233], small 4to, for Henry Faithorne, and John Kersey, at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.
*** Swammerdam's treatise on the mayfly, rare, we can trace only 2 other complete copies at auction. Swammerdam composed this treatise during the summer of 1670 while living in the village of Sloten, near Amsterdam.")
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Mayfly.- Swammerdam (John) Ephemeri Vita: or the Natural History and Anatomy of the Ephemeron. A Fly that Lives but Five Hours, 8 engraved plates on 5 sheets (2 folding), title lower corner strengthened and repaired, A2 with 2 neat repairs to margins, last plate soiled, occasional light marginal damp-staining, modern antique-style calf, [Nissen ZBI 4060; Wing S6233], small 4to, for Henry Faithorne, and John Kersey, at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.
⁂ Swammerdam's treatise on the mayfly, rare, we can trace only 2 other complete copies at auction. Swammerdam composed this treatise during the summer of 1670 while living in the village of Sloten, near Amsterdam.
Lot 191
Mayfly.- Swammerdam (John) Ephemeri Vita: or the Natural History and Anatomy of the Ephemeron. A Fy that Lives but Five Hours, 1681.
Hammer Price: £1,350
Description
Mayfly.- Swammerdam (John) Ephemeri Vita: or the Natural History and Anatomy of the Ephemeron. A Fly that Lives but Five Hours, 8 engraved plates on 5 sheets (2 folding), title lower corner strengthened and repaired, A2 with 2 neat repairs to margins, last plate soiled, occasional light marginal damp-staining, modern antique-style calf, [Nissen ZBI 4060; Wing S6233], small 4to, for Henry Faithorne, and John Kersey, at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.
⁂ Swammerdam's treatise on the mayfly, rare, we can trace only 2 other complete copies at auction. Swammerdam composed this treatise during the summer of 1670 while living in the village of Sloten, near Amsterdam.
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