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77 - Biology - Zoology - Lesser, Friedrich Christian. *Testaceo-Theologia*, or: A Thorough Proof of the Existence and the Most Perfect Attributes of a Divine Being, Based on a Natural and Spiritual Examination of Snails and Shellfish. With an engraved frontispiece and 22 copper plates. Leipzig, Blochberger, 1744. 3 leaves, 984 pp., 40 leaves. 17.5 x 11 cm. Contemporary parchment binding with handwritten title on the spine (slightly dusty).
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Biology - Zoology - Lesser, Friedrich Christian. *Testaceo-Theologia*, or: A Thorough Proof of the Existence and the Most Perfect Attributes of a Divine Being, Based on a Natural and Spiritual Examination of Snails and Shellfish. With an engraved frontispiece and 22 copper plates. Leipzig, Blochberger, 1744. 3 leaves, 984 pp., 40 leaves. 17.5 x 11 cm. Contemporary parchment binding with handwritten title on the spine (slightly dusty). Nissen 2459 - Agassiz III, 453f. - First edition. - Lesser (1692–1754), a pastor in Nordhausen, authored several theologically grounded scientific treatises with a pantheistic perspective. He wrote this treatise on snails and shells, as well as another on insects, to instruct his fellow human beings about the value and usefulness of even “God’s smallest creatures.” (Preface) - The beautiful copperplate engravings, preserved in vivid impressions, feature a total of 157 illustrations of snails and shells. - A fine copy. *
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