The select works of Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, containing his microscopical discoveries in many of the works of nature. Translated from the Dutch and Latin editions published by the author, by Samuel Hoole.
| Author/creator | Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for the translator, by G. Sidney; and sold by G. and W. Nicol; J. White; J. & A. Arch; and J. Wright, 1800. |
| Description | 2 unnumbered pages, viii, 143, 1 unnumbered page, viii, 1 unnumbered page, 146-183, 2 unnumbered pages, 192-314 pages, plates ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Collective title | Selections |
| General note | Possibly made up from sheets of the 1798 edition. |
| General note | Some copies contain an additional 'Translator's preface' numbered [1],iv-v,[1], intended to be inserted after the initial 'Advertisement to the reader'. |
| General note | Some copies contain an additional essay Õf an Animalculeb̃y G. Bidloo, numbered [a]-h, inserted after the introduction to the second part. |
| General note | At foot of p. 143: End of the first part. |
| General note | With a viii-page introduction to the second part. |
| General note | After p. 183 the pagination is irregular, but the register is continuous. |
| General note | A second volume entitled: 'The select works of Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, .. Volume the second. Part the third.' London, printed by the Philanthropic Society, was published in 1807. |
| General note | This second volume contains an index to both volumes. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT111069. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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