Handbuch der pathogen Mikroorganismen .... ATLAS ONLY

Jena: G Fischer, 1902. First Edition.. Original publisher's printed cloth.. Good, with the binding being somewhat worn; hinges cracked.. Small folio. [2], [3] - 8 [printed in double columns], [36 - explanatory text for the plates] pp. + 12 photographic plates with multiple figures.

The important and rare ATLAS VOLUME ONLY to the multi-volume work. This atlas contains an informative technical essay on the problems and application of photography to the microscope to accompany the twelve photographic plates (please note, the plates are actual photographs) of the pathogens. The early efforts of Koch in 1877 and 1881 are the first use of photography to record the structure of pathogens. The work offered here benefits from the great technical advances in the optics and dyes used (all discussed) that allowed for accuracy that is orders of magnitude better than anything previously accomplished. The atlas is credited to E Zettnow. See G - M #2517.