Early birthday present: 257 year old natural sciences book!

[triggur]

I am a bibliophile. I collect old science/medical books up through the 19th century.

For my birthday I got an early present from my mother: "LE SPECTACLE DE LA NATURE", a very old book about plants and animals-- my oldest piece so far.

M.DCC.LIV. = 1754.

Comments

[wingywoof]

I love, lovelove, love old books like that. What a cool piece of history to get as a birthday gift!

I had a cool find recently that you may also enjoy. Before "Spon & Chamberlain's Engines & Boilers" circa 1901, I had never heard of the concept of 'running with the sun.'

[triggur]

Neat!