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Redmayne, John Thomas
(1847-1880)Micro-photographs from the Diatomaceae

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Micro-photographs from the Diatomaceae. 20,5 x 16 cm. 59 l. and 65 albumen prints (59 mounted on plates), circa 12,5 x 10 cm. Original green gilt stamped cloth, marbled endpapers. Bolton, n.d., ca. 1876.

First and only edition of a privately printed album of microphotographs illustrating various genera of microalgae, inscribed by the author to a microscope manufacturer; exceedingly rare. John T. Redmayne, a surgeon and physician, developed a specialized interest in microscopy, focusing on the collection and photographic documentation of diatoms. Among the more accomplished microphotographers of his time, he was also a founding member of the Bolton Microscopical Society, which supported his work. Published at his own expense in 1876, the album was not commercially distributed but circulated selectively as gifts or in exchange for scientific materials. This copy is inscribed to Thomas Armstrong of Armstrong & Brother Microscopes, Manchester, and includes an additional photograph of Trichina spiralis, signed by Armstrong and the photographer “J. G. Johnson,” as well as six further microphotographs preserved in a small envelope mounted to a text leaf, four depicting insects. Only one institutional copy is recorded (University of Victoria, B.C.), underscoring the publication’s rarity.