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[A PIONEERING GEORGIAN BOOK ON HISTOLOGY] mik’rosk’op’uli t’ekhnik’a [i.e. Microscopic Technique]

Sayvarelidze, S.

Item #2185

Tbilisi: Sakhelgami, 1930. 136 pp., 1 table: ill. 21,6x15 cm. In original publisher’s printed wrappers. Loss of the pieces of the spine, wrappers worn, soiling and pencil/ink markings on the wrappers, previous owner’s ink inscription on the title-page, but otherwise in a very good condition. Scarce. Allegedly second edition, although no copy of first edition nor the reference to it with the exact year was found by us. 1 of 1,000 copies. Text in Georgian.

One of the earliest Georgian editions on microscopic techniques penned by the Georgian histologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences (1928), and Professor (1930) Svimon Sayvarelidze (1889-1968) in 1930. The author wrote the book while serving as the head of the Department of Histology and Embryology at the Tbilisi Medical University. According to the Digital Catalogue of the Georgian Parliamentary Library, the book is among the first Georgian publications on the subject.
The book, intended as a textbook for professionals, draws on contemporary literature from foreign authors, such as Krause, Mayer, and Romeis. The edition is divided into three sections, with the first one focusing on general microscopic techniques for sample preparation. It meticulously reviews various cell separation methods, including the use of indifferent fluids, vital staining, maceration substances, and illumination techniques. A significant portion is dedicated to the cytological-histological optical differentiation method, particularly the application of fixation and staining techniques using natural dyes like hematoxylin and carmine, as well as synthetic and acid synthetic dyes, multicolor staining, etc.
The second section discusses special microscopic techniques, detailing methods for identifying mitochondria, cell borders in epithelial tissues, investigating bone tissue, processing elastic tissues, fat processing, nerve tissue processing, etc. Each method is accompanied by step-by-step instructions.
The third section provides an in-depth description of the complex microscope, including its objectives and eyepieces, as well as instructions on proper microscope use, micrometry, and microtomy.
The book contains 15 black-and-white illustrations, featuring a microscope and its components, a paraffin oven, embedding molds, a freezing cylinder, a carbonic acid freezing apparatus, a Schanze microtome, and others. It also includes a dilution table for alcohol by B. Romeis and a table by R. Krause on the diffusion speed of fixatives at 20°C.
Overall, one of the earliest Georgian editions on histology.

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Price: $350.00