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Reference: Microscopes and Microscopy

Austin, V.A. & Blankenhorn, R.C. A Preliminary Checklist of Books Relating to Microscopes and Microscopy. Redondo Beach, CA: The Gemmary, 1993. 133 pp., beige and black wraps. New copy. $15.

Part I deals with the light microscope and lists 1333 items; Part II adds an additional 292 items on electron microscopes. Useful for tracking down editions, authors, and bibliographical information.

The Billings Microscope Collection of the Medical Museum, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. [Ed. By James L. Hansen, et al.]. Washington, D.C.: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1974. Second Edition. Grey and green wraps, 7 ¾" x 10 ¼", Colored frontis. +244 pp., illus., color plates. Very slight bumps to corners, a near-Fine copy. $125.

The most complete guide to the microscopes in one of the largest collections ever assembled. Each of 475 instruments is illustrated with a black & white photograph and a brief description is given. Includes some simple microscopes and some electron microscopes.

Bracegirdle, Brian. A History of Microtechnique. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1978. First American Edition. xiv + 359 pp., illus., plates (some colored). Black and red cloth, dust jacket. Fine copy in Fine dust jacket. $100.

The print and plates are of better quality in this edition than in the later, 2nd, edition.

Bracegirdle, Brian. Microscopical Mounts and Mounters. [London]: Quekett Microscopical Club, 1998. First Edition. Blue cloth, vi + 224 pp., illustrated, 60 color plates. New copy. $45.

A splendid alphabetical listing of hundreds of known mounters together with excellent color plates illustrating examples of the slides, and some text illustrations showing old catalogs. Printed on art stock paper, this fine work is a must have for every slide collector.

Cosslett, V.E. Bibliography of Electron Microscopy. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1950. First Edition. 9" x 6", 350 pp. Blue cloth, in slightly worn blue dust jacket. An ex.lib. copy with call letters on the spine and d.j. and some internal markings. $25.

Especially valuable for the very extensive annotations that detail the early history and applications of electron microscopy.

Dobell, Clifford. Antony Van Leeuwenhoek and His "Little Animals" Being Some Account of the Father of Protozoology and Bacteriology and His Multifarious Discoveries in These Disciplines. Collected, translated and edited from his printed works, unpublished manuscripts and contemporary records. With an introduction by Cornelis B. van Niel. New York: Russell & Russell Inc., 1958. Vii + 435 pp., illustrated. Quarter yellow cloth with light green marbled boards, dust jacket (a bit worn and soiled, two 1" tears). $30.

Facsimile reprint of the 1932 first edition, a wonderful read about the father of microscopy! Many of the original letters are transcribed here, and there is a full account of his microscopes.

Gravé, Eric. Discover the Invisible: A Naturalist's Guide to Using the Microscope. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984. xvi + 202 pp., illustrated, color plates. Black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Inscription and owner's label on free endpaper, remainder mark on bottom edge, otherwise a Fine copy. $25.

One of the best of the intelligent beginner's guides to microscopy, with exceptional illustrations.

Padgitt, Donald L. A Short History of the Early American Microscopes. London /Chicago, IL: Microscope Publications Ltd., 1975. First Edition. 8½" x 5½", xi + 147 pp., illus. Yellow cloth, some very minor smudges, a near-Fine copy. $95.

An essential work for those interested in American microscopy, covering the period from the 1840s to the first few years of the 20th century.

Reithmeier, Gordon P. Microscopes by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, NY, 1876-1896. Fallbrook, CA: The Gemmary, 2000 (first published 1997). Gray printed wraps, v + 57 pp., illus. New copy. $20.

Full page reproductions of all the key B&L instruments taken from the company's catalogues. Useful identification guide with helpful ancillary information (e.g., a list of serial numbers by date).