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GUSTAV FRITSCH & OTTO
MUELLER.
Die Sculptur und Die Feineren
Structurverhaltnisse der Diatomaceen.
A rare atlas of microphotographs of diatoms
(algae or photoplankton) by German specialists.
With a title page, introduction, and list of the
12 photographic plates. Albumen prints, the
images measuring 5x3
5
/
8
inches (12.7x26.9
cm.), the mounts 11
1
/
2
x9
1
/
4
inches (29.2x23.5
cm.). 4to, folding printed boards, spine
reinforced; hand stamps and inked notations
on front pastedown and title page; contents
loose as issued. Berlin: Otto Mueller’s Verlag;
London:Williams & Norgate, 1870
[1,400/1,800]
Mueller was a self-taught botanist who published
more than 40 papers about diatoms; this book
was co-authored with the well known
physiologist Fritsch.The images are based on
slides created by J.D. Moeller, fromWedel.
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(RUSSIA)
Group of 3 panoramic photographs entitled
Vue d’Odessa
by J. X. Raoult.
Albumen prints, the images measuring 10x16
7
/
8
inches (25.4x50 cm.), the mounts slightly larger,
with a trimmed calligraphic caption and Raoult’s printed credit and short list of credentials, in
French, on mount recto. Circa 1880
[800/1,200]
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