REDI, Francesco. Osservazioni ... intorno agli Animali viventi, Florence: P. Matini, 1684, 4°, FIRST EDITION, title printed in red and black with engraved illustration, 26 engraved plates, 2 folding (lacking frontispiece and portrait, occasional dampstaining, 2 folding plates repaired), modern boards. [Garrison & Morton 2448; Nissen 3323; Norman 1816; Prandi 26]

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REDI, Francesco. Osservazioni ... intorno agli Animali viventi, Florence: P. Matini, 1684, 4°, FIRST EDITION, title printed in red and black with engraved illustration, 26 engraved plates, 2 folding (lacking frontispiece and portrait, occasional dampstaining, 2 folding plates repaired), modern boards. [Garrison & Morton 2448; Nissen 3323; Norman 1816; Prandi 26]

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Redi, one of the first parasitologists, describes 108 parasites in this work.

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