American Monthly Microscopical Journal, Volume 1 & II — 1880 & 1881 in one binding

Hardcover. Fair+/Good– condition. Two pages (17 & 145) in Volume I have a small portion of the page damaged where an article had been previously clipped out. Creasing/browning of text with age. Amateur reinforcement of spine using irregular pieces of black felt. Cracking of front & rear hinges; weakening of gutter between pp. 2 & 3 in Volume I. Previous owner's name stamped inside front cover & on p. 100. Volume I includes short article by Ernst Haeckel on the "Classification of Protista." Volume II includes discussions of the new "Germ Theory." 240 + 240. Khaki cloth on boards with worn leather corners. No DJ.