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Fore-edge painting of a scientist in his laboratory
Fore-edge painting of a scientist in his laboratory
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Heading: (Fore-edge Painting)
Author: Gosse, Philip Henry
Title: Evenings at the Microscope - with a fore-edge painting of a scientist in his laboratory
Place Published: London
Publisher:Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Date Published: 1884
Description:


x, 422 pp. (8vo) old green half calf and cloth, spine gilt, red morocco label, all edges gilt. "New Edition."



With a very unusual fore-edge painting of a well-dressed gentleman peering through a microscope on the table of a very well-appointed laboratory, various scientific apparatus in use and on the shelves, medical charts on the walls. One of the most interesting fore-edge scenes we've encountered.

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Lightly rubbed, bookplates; very good.
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Fore-edge painting of a scientist in his laboratory

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