Folding illustration by P. Lyonet; headpieces by C. Pronk, engraved by J. v. Schley

Woodcut title vignette, initials; engraved head- and tail-pieces

Signatures: *-2*A-IK(-K4) L-2S

Includes bibliographical references

1. mém. Où l'on décrit les polypes, leur forme, leur mouvemens, & une partie de ce qu'on a pu découvrir sur leur structure -- 2. mém. De la nourriture des polypes ... Du tems & des moïens les plus propres, pour trouver des polypes -- 3. mém. De la génération des polypes -- 4. mém. Operations faites sur les polypes, & les succès qu'elles ont eu

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SCNHRB has two copies

SCNHRB c.1 (39088002497683) has ms. ink note on front free endpaper

SCNHRB c.1 bound in contemporary mottled calf, with triple gilt fillets at outer edges; gilt tooled spine with raised bands; marbled endpapers and edges

SCNHRB c.2 (39088011699063) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Dr. Frederick M. Bayer; with his monogram stamp on t.p. and last leaf

SCNHRB c.2 has inscribed on front free endpaper: Girtanner 823.b (II.60.a); unidentified property stamp on t.p

SCNHRB c.2 originally had laid-in by Bayer: Ischikawa, C. Trembley's Umkehrungsversuche an Hydra nach neuen Versuchen erklärt. Leipzig : W. Engelmann, 1890

SCNHRB c.2 bound in half paste paper and vellum; with ms. label on front cover

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