78/2358 [Zoology]. Baker, H. Essai sur l'histoire naturelle du polype, insecte. Transl. P. Demours. Paris, Durand, 1744, VIII,359p., 22 fold. engr. plates, contemp. marbled calf, triple gilt fillet borders w. corner fleurons on both covers, inside dentelles, richly gilt spine w. 2 mor. letterpieces.

- Title-p. and 2 plates trifle stained; contents otherwise fine. Binding sl. worn/ dam.; joints split.

= "In 1742 there was considerable interest among fellows of the Royal Society in the freshwater polyp (Hydra viridis) as a result of the recent discovery and description of this animal by Abraham Trembley [this work also in our auction], and with Martin Folkes Baker carried out experiments on this animalcule which he published in 1743 under the title An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Polype." (DSB I, p.411). Nissen, ZBI 200.