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O.F. Müller (b. 1930, d. 1784)

O.F. Müller: Von Würmern des süssen und salzigen Wassers [...]. Cph 1771. 4to. With an engraved title vignette after Bissel, 16 plates with half-page engravings and 3 engraved tables (2 full-page and one half-page with illustrations). Inscribed by author on title page. Bound in cont. full calf, binding with signs of wear.

First edition of an important work on the propagation of worms in sea and fresh water by Otto Frederik Müller, often called the Danish Linnaeus.

Nissen, ZBI, 2934

Provenance: The Danish pharmacist Sven-Erik Sandermann Olsen (1920–2016)

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Books and manuscripts, 6 October 2020

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