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TREMBLEY, Abraham (1710-1784). Mmoires, pour servir l'histoire d'un genre de polypes d'eau douce, bras en forme de cornes. Leiden: Jean and Herman Verbeek, 1744.
4o (250 x 192 mm). 13 folding engraved plates by or after Pieter Lyonet (1708-1789). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt (minor wear to extremities). Provenance: Salis Marschlins (signature on title-page and possibly his engraved bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. The results of Trembley's studies and observations on the hydra were published in this work in 1744 at the encouragement of his friend Raumur. "Trembley discovered the hydra and was the first to observe in it asexual reproduction, regeneration, and photosensitivity in an animal without eyes. His experiments were of great importance in the study of regeneration of lost parts. He was the first to make permanent grafts and to witness cell-division" (Garrison-Morton 307). Norman 2094.
4o (250 x 192 mm). 13 folding engraved plates by or after Pieter Lyonet (1708-1789). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt (minor wear to extremities). Provenance: Salis Marschlins (signature on title-page and possibly his engraved bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. The results of Trembley's studies and observations on the hydra were published in this work in 1744 at the encouragement of his friend Raumur. "Trembley discovered the hydra and was the first to observe in it asexual reproduction, regeneration, and photosensitivity in an animal without eyes. His experiments were of great importance in the study of regeneration of lost parts. He was the first to make permanent grafts and to witness cell-division" (Garrison-Morton 307). Norman 2094.