Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Collected Letters Vols 1-4 Dutch & English 4to VERY RARE

Description: "The Collected Letters of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Edited, Illustrated and Annotated by a Committee of Dutch Scientists." Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger, Ltd., 1939-1952. 1st Editions, Published Separately over the Span of Several Decades, Large 4to (23 cm x 30 cm), Volumes 1-4 of a Series of 19 that ultimately spanned 19. Printed in both Dutch and English, this was a long-term project to publish the famed Dutch microbiologist's extensive archives of letters, drawings, and observations. NOT EX-LIBRARY, which is incredibly rare for this set."Volume I: The Collected Letters of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 1673-1676." 1st Edition, 1939. 454pp. w Index + 41pp. Rear Illustrated Plates. In VG condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, no loose or missing pages, and no annotations, foxing, or mold. Outer cloth shows noticeable rubbing/dust-soiling: light bumping to the corners and edges; age-tanning/dust-soiling to the outer cloth, with some yellowing to the spine; small liquid stain to the outer cloth only near bottom of spine; black rubbing to the title on spine; gift inscription to a previous owner on the front end-paper (see Images 1, 2, 4-10)."Volume II: The Collected Letters of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 1676-1679." First Edition, 1941. [iii] 506pp. w Index & Errata +31pp. Rear Illustrated Plates. In VG condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, no loose or missing pages, and no annotations, foxing, or mold. Outer cloth shows noticeable rubbing/dust-soiling: light bumping to the corners and edges; age-tanning/dust-soiling to the outer cloth, with some yellowing to the spine; stain to the outer cloth only near bottom of spine; rubbing/fading to the title on spine; liquid stains to the cloth of spine, but no other signs of exposure to moisture; circular stains to the cloth of the rear board; gift inscription to the former owner on the front end-paper (see images 1, 2, and 10-13)."Volume III: The Collected Letters of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 1679-1682." 1st Edition, 1948. [viii] 563pp. w Index & Errata +48pp. Illustrated Plates Including 1 Fold-Out (see Image 17). In VG condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, no loose or missing pages, and no annotations, foxing, or mold. Outer cloth shows noticeable rubbing/dust-soiling: bumping to the corners and edges with a crease near the upper right corner of the front board; age-tanning/dust-soiling to the outer cloth, with some yellowing to the spine; small stain near the upper right corner of the rear board that appears to be wax; previous owner's signature on the front end-paper (see Images 1, 3, and 15-18).Volume IV: The Collected Letters of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 1683-1684." 1st Edition, 1952. [ix] 384pp. w Index & Errata +28pp. Rear Illustrated Plates. In VG condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, no loose or missing pages, and no annotations, foxing, or mold. Outer cloth shows noticeable rubbing/dust-soiling: bumping to the corners and edges with a crease near the upper right corner of the front board; age-tanning/dust-soiling to the outer cloth, with some fading to the spine; small bump to the upper left corner of the rear cover; former owner's signature on the front end-paper (See Images 1, 3, and 19-22). PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A VERY HEAVY SET, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 18 LBS PRE-PACKAGING WEIGHT.DUE TO THE VALUE OF THIS ITEM, IT WILL BE SHIPPED WITH FULL INSURANCE & SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE BUYER. SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION IN NON-NEGOTIABLE.

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