Chapter IV: Front Matter (4)
649. Plattes, Mr. Gabriel. Discovery of Subterranean Treasure, containing Useful Explorations concerning all Manner of Mines and Minerals, from the Gold to the Coal, with Rules for the finding of them in all Kingdoms and Countries. Half morocco. Phila., Robert Bell, 1784. $2.25
650. Rawson, Sir Wm. The Present Operations and Future Prospects of the Mexican Mine Associations. Paper, 88 pp. London, 1825. $1.25
651. Roberts, W. F. Map of the Anthracite Regions of Pennsylvania, embracing the first and second and part of the Wyoming Coal Fields and Montour Iron Ore Range. 30 × 48 inches, linen mounted, in 4to holder. Phila., 1849. $2.75
652. Ronelle, John, M. D. A Complete Treatise on the Mineral Waters of Virginia, Their Situation, Natural History, Analysis and Use in Medicine. 68 pp., stitched, rare Cist imprint. Phila., 1792. $1.00
653. Schoolcraft, H. R. View of the Lead Mines of Missouri. Observations on Mineralogy, Geology, Geography, Antiquities, Soil, etc., of Missouri and Arkansas. 3 engravings, orig. boards, uncut, perfect, clean copy of this scarce work. Name cut from title. N. York, 1819. $3.50
654. Sidney, S. Three Colonies of Australia. N. S. Wales, Victoria and S. Australia; their Copper Mines and Gold Fields. London, 1852. $1.50
655. Sierra Leone Company. Substance of the Reports Delivered by the Court of Directors of, to Gen. Court of Proprietors, 1794-95. 12mo, paper, covers, two titles, 168+24 pp., folding map, first American ed., rare. Phila., 1795. $2.00
656. Silliman, Prof. Description of the Recently Discovered Petroleum Region in California, with a Report on the Same. 24 pp., folded map, stitched, very scarce. N. York, 1865. $1.25
657. Steel, J. H. (M. D.) Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston, with History of their Discovery and Settlement and Observations on the Geology of the Vicinity. 12mo, half roan, 203 pp. Saratoga Springs, 1831. $1.50
658. Vogt, Carl. Naturliche Geschichte der Schopsung des Metalls, der Erde und der auf ihr besindlichen Organismen, etc. Half morocco, 134 illus., 322 pp. Braunschweig, 1851. $1.50
659. Watson, Thos. Leonard. Mineral Resources of Virginia. Tall 8vo, 618 pp., illus., maps, fine copy. Lynchburg, Va., 1907. $2.50
660. Zirkel, F. Microscopical Petrography. 4to, 12 colored plates, a great work. The Standard on this subject. Wash., 1876. $3.00
NATURAL HISTORY TRAVELS.
661. Alaska. Report of International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska. 4to, 695 pp., plain and colored plates of birds, shells and native implements. Wash., 1885. $2.50
662. Ansted, D. T., and Latham, R. G. The Channel Islands. Illus. by P. J. Naftel. Second ed., 594 pp., uncut, gilt, map. Full on natural history. Published at $7.00. London, 1865. $2.75
663. Back, Capt. R. M. Narrative of Arctic Land Expedition to Mouth of Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean in the Years 1833, 1834 and 1835. Valuable Nat. Hist. Appendix by Sir J. Richardson. The rare Paris ed., orig. paper covers, uncut, paper label, 338 pp., map. Paris, 1836. $2.50
664. Bancroft, Edward. An Essay on the Natural History of Guiana, S. America; Descriptions of Curious Animal and Vegetable Productions of that Country; also an Account of the Indian Inhabitants. Interspersed with Medical Observations. Old calf, 400 pp. London, 1769. $3.00
665. Belcher, E. The Last of the Arctic Voyages, Being a Narrative of the Expedition in H. M. S. Assistance in Search of Franklin, during 1852-3-4. With Notes on the Natural History by Richardson, Owen, Bell, Salter, and Reeve. 2 vols., uncut, maps in pocket. Numerous plates, some colored. Important papers on Fish, Fossils and recent Mollusca and Crustacea illus. by plates of new species. London, 1855. $3.00
666. Bennett, J. W. Account of the Natural Resources, Indigenous Productions and Commercial Facilities of Ceylon. Large 4to, 10 plates and map, 428 pp. and Appendix. The beautifully engraved and hand-colored plates include 5 on Botany. Much passim on all branches of Nat. History. Cloth, uncut, fine copy. London, 1843. $4.75
667. Browne, J. Ross. Resources of the Pacific Slope. 678 pp., and A. S Taylor’s Sketch of the Settlement and Exploration of Lower California, 1532-1867. 200 pp. N. York, 1869. $2.50
668. Bruce, James. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. In 1768-73. 5 stout 4to vols. Sheep, binding worn, copper plate maps and illus. of an anthropological nature. Vol. 5, which lacks the title page, relates entirely to Nat. Hist., with many plates, and is particularly full on birds and plants. Edinburgh, 1790. $4.00
669. Bruce, J. Same. Vol. 8 of second ed., containing all the plates and maps of the series. 4to, half calf, cracked. Portrait of Bruce, many of the plates are on Botany and Zoology. Edinburgh, 1805. $1.50
670. Carver, J. Travels Through the Interior Parts of N. America in the Years 1766, ’67 and ’68. 12mo, calf, portrait, 2 folded colored maps, colored plates of Indians and of the Tobacco Plant; pp. 441 to 526 are “Of the Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects and Plants” of the interior parts of N. America. The best edition of a rare and valuable work. London, 1781. $22.00
671. Carver, J. Travels Through the Interior Parts of N. America, in 1766, 1767 and 1768. Old calf, 504 pp. plates. Last few pages gone. Complete on Indians and Nat. Hist. As is. Dublin, 1779. $2.50
672. Ceylon. Voyage to the Island of, on Board a Dutch Indiaman in the Year 1747. With Account of its Productions, etc. Also Account of St. Helena and other Islands. By a Dutch Gentleman. Paper covers, 23 pp. London, 1754. $1.50
673. Cook’s Last Voyage. Voyage to the Pacific Ocean for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Under Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke and Gore, in 1776, ’77, ’78, ’79 and ’80. Compiled from Published Accounts. 2 vols., calf, 445+350 pp., 40 engravings by Shallus. A much prized edition, fine copy. Phila., 1818. $3.75
674. Cook’s Voyages. Des Capitan Jacob Cook’s Dritte Entdeckungs-Reise welche derselbe auf Befehl und Kosten der Groszbrittannischen Regierung in das stille Meer und nach dem Nordpol hinauf und mit dem Schiffen Resolution und Discovery, 1776 bis 1780. Aus dem Englischen uberselzt von G. Forster. 2 vols. 4to, half calf, fine copper plates. Berlin, 1787. $4.00
675. Cunningham, Robert O. Notes on the Nat. History of the Strait of Magellan and West Coast of Patagonia, Made during Voyage of H. M. S. _Nassau_ in 1866, ’67, ’68 and ’69. 517 pp., map and illus., some colored. Edinburgh, 1871. $3.50
676. Dall, W. H. Alaska and Its Resources. Half mor., cracked, map, numerous plates and cuts, 627 pp., first ed. Contains full Zoological Appx. Boston, 1870. $2.00
677. Darwin, Charles. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H. M. S. _Beagle_ Round the World. 2 vols., 12mo, illus. N. York, 1846. $1.50
678. Flint, Timothy. History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley. With a Condensed, Physical Geography of the Atlantic U. States and the whole Amer. Continent. 2 vols. in 1, calf, 740 pp. Cincinnati, 1832. $2.25
679. Forbes, Henry O. A Naturalist’s Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago. Narrative of Travel, Exploration, etc., from 1878 to 1883. With colored frontis., profuse woodcuts, maps and plates. Both scientific and popular, with systematic lists and descriptions of new species by J. B. Gibbs. N. York, 1885. $2.75
680. Forster, John Reinhold. History of the Voyages and Discoveries made in the North. Trans. from German, New and Original Map of the North Pole Region. Sheep. Dublin, 1786. $1.50
681. Franchere, G. Narrative of Voyage to Northwest Coast of America in 1811, ’12, ’13 and ’14. Or the First American Settlement on the Pacific. Trans. and ed. by J. V. Huntington. 16mo, 376 pp., illus., frontis. Redfield, 1854. $3.50
682. Gardner, George. Travels in Interior of Brazil, the Gold and Diamond Districts, etc., from 1836-41. Second ed., 428 pp., full gilt, frontis., library stamp. London, 1849. $1.50
683. Gosse, P. H. Letters from Alabama (U. S.), Chiefly Relating to Natural History. 12mo, illus., rare. London, 1859. $2.50
684. Gosse, P. H. The Canadian Naturalist. A Series of Conversations on the Nat. Hist. of Lower Canada. 12mo, orig. cloth, uncut, illus. London, 1840. $1.25
685. Gosse, P. H. Another. Half calf, gilt.
$1.50
686. Harris, John. Navigantium Atque Itinerantium, or a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels; consisting of above Four Hundred of the most Authentic Writers; beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, etc., in English; Ramusio, in Italian; Thevenot, etc., in French; De Bry and Grynæi Novus Orbis, in Latin; the Dutch East India Company, in Dutch; and continued, with others of note, that have publish’d histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries in the English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German or Dutch Tongues, relating to any part of Asia, Africa, America, Europe or the islands thereof to this present time. Fine impressions of the portraits, maps and plates, engraved by Vander Gucht, etc. 2 vols. Folio, calf. Original edition of this esteemed collection. London, 1705. Reduced to $9.00
687. Heilprin, Angelo. The Arctic Problem and Narrative of Peary Relief Expedition of the Phila. Acad. Nat. Sciences. 165 pp., illus. Phila., 1893. $1.50
688. Heilprin’s West Florida. Explorations on the West Coast of Florida and in the Okechobee Wilderness. With Special Reference to the Geology and Zoology of the Floridian Peninsula. By Angelo Heilprin. Royal 8vo, illus. Published by the Wagner Free Institute of Phila., 1887. $4.00
689. Henderson, Ebenezer. Iceland Journal During 1814-15. 2 vols. Half calf, many fine engravings and maps. Natural History, Literature and Antiquities fully considered. A model Book of travel, rarest edition. Edinburgh, 1818. $2.75
690. Hickson, Sydney J. Naturalist in North Celebes. Narrative of Travels in Minahassa, the Sangir and Talaut Islands, Notices of the Fauna, Flora, Ethnology, etc. Uncut, unopened, as new, 392 pp., illus., maps, col. frontis. London, 1889. $3.00
691. Higgins, Henry H. Notes by a Field-Naturalist in the Western Tropics, etc. 12mo, 205 pp., map and illus.; much on Botany. Liverpool, 1877. $1.75
692. Hochstetter, Ferdinand Von. New Zealand—Its Physical Geography, Geology and Nat. Hist. Col. plates, maps, royal 8vo, rare. Stuttgart, 1867. $2.75
693. Holland, Henry, M. D. Travels in the Ionian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, etc., in 1812-13. 4to, fancy figured old calf, cracked, 531 pp., 12 plates and map. Catalogue of Officinal Plants of Cephalonia, 8 pp. London, 1815. $1.75
694. Hooper, Capt. C. L. Report of Cruise of U. S. Revenue Steamer _Thomas Corwin_ in the Arctic Ocean, 1881. 4to, illus., colored plates of fungi, 147 pp. Wash., 1884. $1.75
695. Hutchings, J. M. Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California. Tourist’s Guide to the Yosemite Valley, Big Tree Groves, Natural Caves and Bridges, Mt. Shasta, etc. Map, 292 pp., over 100 illus., rare, first ed. N. Y. and San Francisco. 1870. $2.25
696. Imlay, George. Topographical Description of Western Territory of N. America. With Account of Soil, Climate, Natural History, Agriculture, Manners and Customs. Also, The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky, and Essay towards the Topography and Natural History of that Important Country. By John Filson. Second ed,. with Considerable Additions. Calf, 433 pp., plus Index, etc., 3 folding maps. A valuable historic work. London, 1793. $16.00
696A. Jarman, Robt. Journal of Voyage to South Seas in the Japan, Employed in Sperm Whale Fishery, under command of Capt. John May. 12mo, 242 pp., name on title. London (1838?). $2.50
697. Kirkpatrick, Col. Wm. Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul. Observations made during a Mission to that Country in 1793. Illus. by a Map and other fine Engravings. Another of the earlier books on the Terra Incognita of Thibet, with the fine large map. A beautiful aquatint plate of the Khalidge Pheasant. Vocabulary of 3 Nepaul Languages. 4to, half calf, 14 plates and map, fine copy. London, 1811. $3.00
698. Knox, John P. An Historical Account of St. Thomas, W. I., with its Rise and Progress in Commerce, Geological Structure, Natural History and Botany, etc. Map and view of St. Thomas. 12mo, pres. copy from author. N. York, 1852. $2.75
699. Laing, John. A Voyage to Spitzbergen. Account of Country, Zoology of the North, Whale Fishery, etc., with Appendix. 12mo, half calf, 165 pp. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. Edinburgh, 1818. $2.00
700. Le Bruyn, Cornelius. Travels in Muscovy, Persia and the East Indies; Also Isbrant’s Travels through Russian Tartary to China, etc. With above 320 copper plates of Maps, Cities, Costumes, Birds, Fishes, Plants and Antiquities. Trans, from the original French. Some of the folding copper plates are of unusual excellence, the second volume full of Natural History. Frontis. by Picart and portrait of Le Bruyn by G. Kneller. 2 vols. Folio, old calf, peeled, but sound. London, 1737. $5.00
701. Le Bruyn, C. The Same, in French. First edition. 2 vols. Old calf, very rare, best impressions of the engravings. Amsterdam, 1718. $6.00
702. Maximilian. Bresil, Quelques Corrections Indispensables a la Traduction Francaise (1) de la Description d’un Voyage au Bresil par le Prince Maximilian de Wied. 109 pp., paper, scarce. Francfort sur Le Mein, 1853. $1.75
703. Meredith, Louisa A. Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned. Second ed., 259 pp., gilt edges, colored plates from drawings by the Author, etc. London, 1881. $2.50
704. Miscellanea Curiosa. Collection of Some of the Principal Phenomena in Nature Accounted for by the Greatest Philosophers of this Age; Being Discourses before the Royal Society. Also Collection of Curious Travels, Voyages and Natural Histories of Countries. In 3 vols. Second ed., with Additions. 12mo, old calf, cracked, frontis. of Walpole’s, rare maps, plates, etc. 8vo. London, 1708. $6.50
705. Merriam, Fisher, Etc. The Death Valley Expedition. A Biological Survey of Parts of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. Fully illus., maps. Part 2. All published, about 400 pp., paper covers, uncut. Wash., 1893. $2.75
706. [Mitchell, S. K.] A Tour Through Part of Virginia, in the Summer of 1808. A Series of Letters, including an Account of Harper’s Ferry, the Natural Bridge, Wier’s Cave, etc., etc. Stitched, uncut, 31 pp., rare. N. York, 1809. $2.50
707. Mitchell, Maj. T. L. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix and of the Present Colony of New South Wales. 2 vols. Uncut, numerous plates and cuts, some colored, full of Nat. Hist., an early authority. London, 1839. $4.00
708. Pallas, P. S. Travels Through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in 1793 and 1794. 2 vols. 4to, superb hand-colored copper plates of the people and scenery. Boards, uncut. London, 1802. $8.00
709. Pallas, P. S. Voyages. Vol. 1, with Appendix of His Voyages en Differentes Provinces de L’Empire de Russie et dans L’Asie Septentrionale Traduits de L’Allemand. Numerous engravings illus. of the Costumes of the People, Botany, etc., of Northern Russia. Stout 4to, mor., gilt edges, large maps. Of value to the Botanist and Geographer. Paris, 1788. $2.50
710. Packard, A. S. The Labrador Coast. Journal of Two Summers. Cruises to that Region, with Notes on its Early Discovery, on the Eskimo, Geology and Nat. Hist. Maps and illus., as new. N. York, 1891. $2.75
711. Pacific Railroad Survey Reports. 13 vols., 4to. Includes about 7000 pages text and hundreds of full-page illus. and col. plates of the Nat. Hist. of the U. S. West of the Mississippi Valley. Wash., 1855 to 1860. $7.50
712. Perils and Adventures of the Deep. 12mo, full gilt, 326 pp., illus. London, 1850. $1.25
713. Pococke, Richard, F. R. S. A Description of the East and some other Countries. In 3 folio vols. Vol. 1, Observations on Egypt; 76 plates, frontis. and maps, 310 pp. Very full on Archæology and Ethnology. Five Botanical plates by Ehret and List of Plants. Vol. 2 (in 2 part vols.), part 1, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus and Candia; 36 plates and maps. Part 2, Islands of the Mediterranean Archipelago, Greece, Italy, Germany, etc., 67 plates and maps. List of Plants of South Europe, Asia Minor and Palestine, with 8 plates by Ehret. Folio, half calf, gilt figured backs. 2 vols. in 3. London, 1743-45. $6.75
714. Roberts, Wm. Account of the First Discovery and Natural History of Florida. Details of the Several Expeditions and Descents Made on that Coast. Illus. by general Map, and Some Particular Plans and Geographical Description of the Country by T. Jefferys. 4to, calf, 102 pp., 7 maps and plates. Brought $42.50 at Barlow Sale in 1890. London, 1763. $35.00
715. Russell, A. Natural History of Aleppo. Description of the City and Natural Productions of the Neighborhood. With Account of Climate, People and Diseases, particularly the Plague. A Second ed., enlarged and illus. by copious Notes, by P. Russell, M. D., F. R. S. 2 vols., 4to, old calf, 15 plates of N. History and 2 others. Names on titles. London, 1794. $4.00
716. Scheffer’s Lapland. Histoire de la Laponie, Sa Descrip. L’Origine, Les Moeurs, etc. Descriptions and illus. of Natural History. Trans. from Latin into French by L. P. A. L. 4to, old calf, map, plates and cuts, full of Anthropology and Archæology. Paris, 1778. $3.00
717. Simpson, Capt. J. H. Report of Explorations Across the Great Basin of the Territory of Utah for Route from Camp Floyd to Genoa in Carson Valley, in 1859. 495 pp., large map, many plates, 4to. Paleontological Reports by F. B. Meek, has 5 plates; Fishes by T. Gill, 9 plates; Engelmann’s Report on Botany has 3 plates of Cacti; List of Birds by S. F. Baird. Wash., 1876. $3.75
718. Sitgreaves, Capt. L. Zuni and Colorado Rivers. Report of an Expedition Down. Complete, with the Large Map. Very full on the Indians and Natural History. Fully illus., fine copy, orig. cloth, rare and valuable. Wash., 1853. $3.00
719. Smith, Wm. A New Voyage to Guinea. Sent Out by the Royal African Co., of England. The Customs, Soil, Climate, Animals, Minerals, etc. Calf, 276 pp.+Index, plates, rare. London, 1744. $2.50
720. South Australia, Illustrated. G. F. Angas. Imperial Folio of 60 finely colored plates, with accompanying text, uncut. Bound in half green Turkey morocco. This pioneer work in the illus. of the vanishing Peoples, Animals and Customs of the Island Continent, as well as of the Game and Sports of that Country, is an indispensable part of its literature. It is to Australia what Audubon, Gould and Elliot’s folios are to the Old and New Worlds. It now rarely appears in the market. London, 1846-47. $45.00
721. Thibet. Account of an Embassy to the Court of Teshoo Lama in Thibet. Narrative of the Journey by Capt. Saml. Turner. Views by Lieut. Davis and Observations, Botanical, Mineralogical and Medical by Robert Saunders. 12 plates and map, 4to, boards, uncut. One of the most important early works on the exploration of this Forbidden Land. London, 1806. $3.50
722. Thomas, Gabriel. An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pennsylvania, and of West New Jersey in America. Map, 2 titles, 89 pp., half mor., uncut. Fac-simile reprint, N. York, 1848. (London, 1698.) $2.75
723. Thomson, Sir C. W. The Atlantic, a Preliminary Account of the general results of the Exploring Expedition of H. M. S. _Challenger_. 2 vols. As new, profusely illus., with charts, maps and plates of Natural History. N. York, 1878. $2.50
724. Thorn, Maj. Wm. Memoir of the Conquest of Java, with the Operations of the British Forces in the Orient. Also a Statistical and Historical Sketch of Java. 4to, sheep. Plans, charts and views. London, 1815. $2.75
725. Tyrrell, J. W. Across the Sub-arctics of Canada. Journey of 3200 Miles by Canoe, etc. Through the Barren Lands. List of Plants Collected, etc. Illus. from Photographs and Drawings by Henning. 280 pp. N. York, 1898. $2.50
726. Wallace, A. R. The Malay Archipelago. Land of the Orang-utan and Bird of Paradise. The first American ed., with fine impressions of the illus., map. N. York, Harper, 1869. $3.00
727. Wheeler, G. M. Report on Explorations West of 100th Meridian. Vol. 5, Zoology. 4to, cloth, 1000 pp., 45 plates, 3 woodcuts. Mammals, Coues and Yarrow; Geographic Distribution, Mammals and Birds, Yarrow. Birds, Henshaw; 16 finely colored bird plates after Ridgway. Batrachians and Reptiles, Yarrow; 10 plates, 3 colored. Fishes, 7 plates, uncolored. Insects, 6 plates. Mollusca, Yarrow. Leeches, Verrill. Wash., 1875. $4.00
728. White, John. Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, with 65 Plates of Nondescript Animals, Birds, Lizards, Serpents, Curious Cones of Trees and other Natural Productions. 4to, boards, copper plate engravings, plates 1, 2, 46 and 50 missing. New species described by Shaw, Smith and Hunter. A rare item. London, 1790. $2.00
NATURAL HISTORY JOURNALS.
729. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings for the years 1892 to 1902, bound in half buckram, uncut. Also for the remaining years, 1903 to 1909, inclus., in parts, as issued. In all 18 vols. Published at $6.25 per vol., unbound. $40.00
730. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings. Vols. 1900 to 1906, inclus., in original parts. 7 vols. $14.00
730A. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Journal and Proceedings. Odd vols. and parts, quoted.
731. Academy Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings of. 1861, ’62, ’63. 3 vols., half roan and buckram, newly bound, fine copies, very scarce. Philadelphia. $10.50
732. Albany. Transactions of the Albany Institute. 2 Vols. Vol. 1. Boards, pr. paper label, 6 plates, 3 shell pprs. by Green; Green’s Cones of N. America. 324 pp. Albany, 1830. Vol. 2, paper, uncut, 5 plates, 354 pp. 2 vols. 1833-1852. $6.00
733. American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Proceedings. Vol. 24. Whole series, 1889 to Vol. 35, 1899, inclus. The first 8 vols., bound in orig. paper covers. The last 4 vols. in orig. parts, as issued. Vols. 32 and 33 lack several parts, the others are complete. 12 vols. Published at $5.00 per vol. Boston, 1889 to 1899. $20.00
734. American Journal of Archæology. Second Series. Vol. 1, 1897, to vol. 7, inclus., 1903, in paper covers, as issued. A bi-monthly, illus. Norwood, Mass., Press, N. York and London, 7 vols. $12.00
735. American Journal of Archæology. Odd parts, quoted.
736. American Journal of Science, Especially Mineralogy, Geology, and other branches of Natural History, including Agriculture, etc. Silliman, Benj. Vol. 1. Half calf, folding colored map, frontis. N. York, 1818. $7.50
737. American Journal of Science. Established by Silliman. Vols. 29 and 30; orig. numbers, paper covers. New Haven, 1885-86. $2.00
738. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review. Vols. 1 and 3. Contains numerous contributions by Rafinesque and other celebrated early American Scientists. N. York, 1817-18. $8.00
739. Ditto. Odd numbers of the above.
740. American Museum Journal. Vols. 1 and 2, complete. Also Nos. 1 and 2, each of Vols. 3 and 4. Original paper covers, illus. N. York, 1900 to 1904. The lot, $1.50
741. American Museum Nat. History, N. York. Annual Report of the Trustees, Act of Incorp., etc., 1885 to 1894, complete, 10 Reports, from First. Paper covers, illus. N. Y., 1885 to 1894. The lot, $2.75
742. American Naturalist, The. Popular illustrated magazine of Natural History. Edited by Packard, Morse, Hyatt, and Putnam. 6 vols. Vols. 1 to 4, half roan; vols. 5 and 6, cloth. Salem and Boston, 1868-72. $6.00
743. American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia. Proceedings of. A fine run of this valuable scientific publication, mostly in the orig. parts, as issued, but including 5 vols. bound in half mor. Beginning with No. 97, 1875, to No. 175, 1904. Sold only as a lot. $38.00
743A. American Philosophical Society. Proceedings of. Odd nos. of quoted on application.
744. American Philosophical Society, Transac. of. Held at Phila. Vol. 1, New Series. 4to, calf, folding maps and plates, 454 pp. Contains McCure’s Geol. of U. S., and Important papers on Amer. Indians, Zoology, etc. Phila., 1818. $4.50
745. Amer. Philos. Society. Several vols. and parts in stock of the Journal and Proceedings of this noted and venerable institution. Send list of wants.
746. Bologne. R. Accademia Delle Scienze, Dell Istituto Di Bologna, Memorie della. 4th series, contains vols. 9 and 10; 5th series, vols. 1 to 10, inclus., lacking vols. 3 and 4; 6th series, vols. 1 to 3, inclus. 13 complete vols. Paper covers, 4to, illus. Bologna, 1889 to 1906. The lot, $12.00
747. Birmingham Philos. Soc. Proceedings of. Vol. I, no. 1, Vol. II, part 2, Vols. III to VIII, inclus., complete. Vol. IX, part 2, Vol. X, parts 1 and 2; Vol. XI, parts 1 and 2. Orig. paper covers. Birmingham, 1876 to 1902. The lot, $5.00
748. Boston Journal of Chemistry and Popular Science News. A few odd numbers of the former; vols. III to XV, of P. S. News. Vols. 21 to 36, lacking vols. 30 and 31; also from 1 to 3, parts of 11 vols., 3 vols. being complete. In orig. numbers, 4to. Boston, 1868 to 1902. Lot, $4.00
749. Boston Society of Natural History, Memoirs of. Vol. I, Part 1. Nos. 1 to 4, inclus., all published of that part. 4to, title page and index. Orig. pr. covers, rare. Contains noted papers by Brewer, Allen and Coues on Birds. Boston, 1866-1869. $6.00
750. The same. Vol. V, complete, 11 parts, as issued. Boston, 1895-1904. (Published at $14.00.) $7.50.
751. The same. Vol. II, 7 odd parts, including Morse, on Terebratulina, Coues and Wyman, on Osteol. and Myolo. of Didelphys; Dwight on the Whale, and Packard on Limulus. The lot, (Pub. at $8.50.) $3.75
752. Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Bull. of. First 7 vols., complete, and first four parts of vol. 8. Orig. paper covers, uncut, 1873 to 1903. Published at $4.00 per vol.; now very scarce. Contributions and plates by Leconte, Scudder, Grote, etc. A fine set. Buffalo, 1873-1903. The lot at a bargain. $18.50
753. California Academy of Sciences, Bull. of. Nos. 3 to 8, inclus. In orig. parts, as issued, printed covers, uncut, very rare and valuable. 1885 to 1887. $8.00
754. California Academy of Sciences, Bull. Odd numbers, also of the Proceedings.
755. California Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of. (Second Series.) A set of the First 4 vols., complete in 7 parts, as issued, uncut, 1888 to 1895. In fine condition. Out of print. The lot, $12.00
756. California Acad. Sci., Proceedings of. (Second Series.) Vols. I and II, complete. In 3 parts, as issued. $5.75
757. California Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of. (Third Series.) Vol. I, Zoology, lacking parts 2 and 5. Vol. I, Botany, complete. Vol. I, Geology, complete. Vol. I, Mathematics and Physics, complete. Vol. II, Zoology and Botany, complete. Vol. II, Geology, complete. Vol. III, Zoology, lacks parts 10, 11 and 12. Vol. IV, Zoology, have parts 1, 2 and 3 only. All in orig. paper covers, uncut, as issued. Sold only as a lot. Out of Print. $23.50
758. Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg. Four Annual Reports of the Director, including the rare first Report. Paper covers, illus. 1898 to 1902, lacking 1899. The lot, $1.50
759. Canadian Institute, Proceedings of. Third Series. Vols. V, VI, VII, complete. New Series. Vol. I, Nos. 1, 4, 5; Vol. II, Nos. 7 and 8. Also, the Transactions. Vols. I, II and III, complete. Vols. IV and V, each lack part 1. Also 3 Ann. Repts. of the Institute. Orig. paper covers. Toronto, 1887 to 1898. Sold only as a lot. $6.75
760. Chili. Actes de la Societe Scientif. Du. Set of the first 4 vols., in orig. covers, as issued. 4to. Santiago, 1892-1895. $6.00
761. Chili. Actes, etc. The Same. Vol. II. Also odd parts.
$1.50
762. Cincinnati Quarterly Journal of Science. Vol. I, 1874. Half mor., illus., 384 pp., scarce. $2.00
763. Cincinnati Society Nat. Hist., Journal of. Vols. VI, No. 4, to and including Vol. XVII. Complete in original paper covers. 11 vols. and part 1. Cincinnati, Dec., 1883, to Jan., 1895. $12.00
764. Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, Transactions of. Vol. 7, complete in 2 parts; vol. 8, part 1. Printed covers, 3 complete parts, pub. at $2.50 per part, out of print. New Haven, 1886 to 1890. $2.75
765. D’Etudes Scientif., Societe D’Angers. Bulletin de la. New Series. In orig. paper covers. XVIe Année, 1886, to Année 35, inclus., 1905, lacking Année 22 only. 19 vols. $15.00
766. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 2 vols. (one royal 4to vol. text; the other folio vol. of plates). Chiefly devoted to Zoology and Botany; 58 colored and plain plates, some folding. Wien, 1850. $3.75
767. Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Natur und Volkerkunde Ostasiens in Tokio. Vol. 6, parts 53 to 59, inclus., lacking part 55, 1894 to 1897. Also Suppl. to vol. 6; 1894-1895. Paper, illus. Tokio, 1894 to 1897. $2.50
768. Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Journal of. Vols. 1 to 23, inclus.; 23 complete vols., 1883 to 1907. Orig. covers, in parts, as issued, illus., valuable. Chapel Hill, N.C., 1883-1907. The lot, $16.50
769. Essex Institute Proceedings and Communications. Vols. 1 to 6, inclus., almost complete. All published. Also the Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1869, which took its place. Vol. 4, half mor., lacking parts of the Communications belonging to the others in signatures or parts as issued. Contains the first Naturalist’s Directory and Allen and Coues Birds of New England. A rare set. Salem, Mass., 1848-1869. $10.00
770. Essex Institute, Proceedings. Odd Vols. and Parts Quoted. A copy of Vol. 1 in sheets, uncut. $2.00
771. Essex Naturalist. Jour. of Essex Field Club. Vols. II and III, complete. Vol. IV, Nos. 1 to 3, inclus. Paper. Essex, England, 1888-90. $1.25
772. Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes. Nos. 181 to 241, Inclus., lacking No. 232; being the years of publication, 16 to 20, inclus. Royal 8vo, orig. paper covers, as issued. Rennes, 1885 to 1890. The lot, $3.00
773. Field Columbian Museum, Publications of, 1894 to 1907. First Publications. Vol. 1, Nos. 1 and 2. Also 6 different Series, viz: Zoolog. Ser., vols. 1 to 4, inclus.; also vol. 7. Vol. 1 lacks No. 1; also Nos. 6 to 9, inclus.; vol. 3 lacks No. 14, and all after 16 (if any). Vol. 7 lacks all after No. 5 (if any.) Ornitholog. Ser., vol. 1, Nos. 1 and 2 only. Report Ser., vols. 1 to 3, inclus. Vol. 1 lacks Nos. 2 and 3; vol. 3 lacks all after No. 1. Geolog. Ser., vols. 1 to 3, inclus. Vol. 3 lacks all after No. 6 (if any). Botanical Ser., vols. 1 to 3, inclus. Vol. 1 lacks No. 4, and all after No. 7 (if any). Vol. 2, all after No. 6 (if any). Vol. 3, 1 and 2 only here. Anthropological Ser., Vols. 2 to 5, inclus. Vol. 2 lacks No. 1. Also complete Guide to Field Mus., 1894. Orig. pr. covers, illus., 102 titles. The lot at half the price of publication, including many important Monographs. Chicago, 1894-1907. $15.00
774. Free Museum of Science and Art, Dept. of Archæol., Etc. Univ. of Penna. Bull. Vol. 2, Nos. 3 and 4; Vol. 3, Nos. 1 to 4, inclus. Orig. paper covers. Much on Indians by Culin, including his Trip to California, illus. Phila., 1901-02. The lot, $2.50
775. Glasgow Nat. History Society. Proceedings and Transactions of. New Series. Vols. I to IV, inclus., lacking part 3 of Vol. IV. In orig. paper covers. Glasgow, 1885 to 1894. The lot, $3.75
776. Glasgow Philosophical Society, Proceedings of. Vols. XX to XXVI, inclus. Also Vol. XXIX. Complete in orig. paper covers. Also Index to first 20 vols. Glasgow, 1889 to 1898. The lot, $3.75
777. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften Konigl. Bohmischen, Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissen. Classe, 1888 to 1906, inclus., lacking 1894. Also Index vol., 1884-1904. 21 complete vols. Orig. paper covers, illus., colored and folding plates. Also Jahrsbericht der Königl. Böhm., in 17 parts, lacking 1894 only. Paper covers. Prag. 1888 to 1906. The lot, $20.00
778. Humboldt Library. Nos. 64 to 75, Inclus., Lacking No. 73, 11 parts, paper. Recent Discoveries of Science by Wallace, Darwin Huxley, Spencer, etc. $1.50
779. Intellectual Observer. Review of Natural History. Microscopic Research and Recreative Science. Vols. 5 to 12, inclus. 8vo, half mor. A very good run of this Esteemed Journal which is finely illus. with colored and tinted plates and numerous woodcuts. London, 1864 to ’68. $12.00
780. Journal of Science and Arts. Ed. by Royal Inst. of G. Britain. 5 vols. in 10 parts, said to be all pub. Uncut, orig. covers, plates. N. York, 1817 to 1819, inclus. $2.50
781. Kaidja A Kir. Magyar Termeszettindomanyi Tarsulat. A Series of Publications of this Institution, issued in the form of Occasional Papers. 8vo and 4to, in orig. ppr. covers, each being a complete Monograph, with illus. Numbering 13 pieces of from 100 to 300 pp. each. Budapest, 1889 to 1898. Sold as a lot only. $5.75
782. La Naturaleza. Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural, Periodico Cientifico de la. 4 vols., viz: Vol. 7, of first series, Nos. 1 to 18, Mexico, 1884 to 1886. Vols. 1 to 3, inclus., of second series; vol. 1 lacking No. 1; Vol. 2, Nos. 2 and 5; vol. 3, Nos. 1 and 2. Vol. 3, Birds, many colored plates of Birds and Plants. Folio, original covers, colored and plain plates. Contains the first four contributions of Herrera on Birds of Mexico. Mexico, 1888 to 1903. The lot, $5.50
783. Linnæan Society of N. York. Transactions. Vol. 1, Royal 8vo, paper. Portrait of Linnæus. Merriam’s Vert. of Adirondack Region, Birds of Catskill, Bicknell; Dutcher on Fish Crow. N. York, 1882. $2.25
784. Linnæan Society of N. Y. City, Abstracts of Proceedings of Set of 19 Nos., 1 to 19, inclus., many valuable papers, 2 having autographs of Dr. E. Coues. Pub. at $6.00. Paper. N. Y., 1888 to 1906. $3.00
785. Linnæan Society of N. Y., Abstract, Proc. of. First 4 Reports, lot of 4 pieces. Printed covers. 1888-92. $1.00
786. Literary Record and Journal of the Linnæan Assoc. of Pennsylvania College. Vols. 1 and 2 in 1 vol., half roan, illus. Contains articles on the Chinese Magnetic Chariot, Catalogue of Birds Found in the Neighborhood of Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa., by S. F. Baird; plate of the Hydrarchos; or, Fossil Sea Serpent, etc. Gettysburg, 1844-46. $5.00
787. Mathematische und Naturwissenschaftliche Berichte aus Ungarn. Vols. 6 to 16, inclus., lacking vols. 10 and 11; 9 complete vols. Printed covers, col. and plain plates. Budapest, 1889 to 1899. The lot, $6.00
787A. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. Vol. 1. For 1808, ’09, ’10. Boards, uncut, paper label, 630 pp., colored plates, much on Fish and Whales. Edinburgh, 1811. $6.00
788. Meteorologischen Commission des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn, Bericht der. Vols. 6 to 17, inclus.; vols. 14 and 15 lacking; 10 complete vols. Paper covers, maps. Brünn, 1888 to 1898. The lot, $4.00
789. Michigan. Academy of Science, First Report of. From its Organization, 1894, to June, 1899. By Barrows. 180 pp., illus. Lansing, 1900. $1.25
790. Midland Naturalist. Jour. Midland Union Nat. History Soc. N. Series. Vols. IX to XVI, inclus., complete in original Nos., except vol. XV, which lacks Nos. 175 and 180. Birmingham, Eng., 1886 to 1893. $5.75
791. Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, Communic. del. Vol. 1, 10 parts lacking part 4 to complete. Stitched, illus. B. Aires, 1898-1901. $1.25
792. Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, Anales del. Vols. 4, 5, and 6, complete. Royal 8vo, orig. paper covers, map, colored and plain folding plates. 3 vols. Buenos Aires, 1895 to 1899. $3.75
793. Museo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Archivos. Vols. 7 to 10, inclus. 4 complete vols. Vol. 9 being Revista Mus. Nac. Folio, orig. paper covers, fully illus. Vols. 7, 9, 10 in English; vol. 8 in Spanish. Rio de J., 1887 to 1899. The lot, $3.75
794. Museum Comparative Zoology, Bulletin of. Vols. 1 and 2. 1863 to 1871. Complete, text and plates, without title-page of vol. 2. These contain Dr. J. A. Allen’s historic and epochal papers on Birds, Mammals and Geographic Variation and Distribution, of which America is so justly proud. Very rare, half roan, 2 vols. in 1, 456 pp., illus. Cambridge. $12.00
795. Museum Compar. Zool. 5 Annual Repts. of the Curator of. 1889 to ’93, and 1897-98. Paper covers. Cambridge, 1889-98. $1.50
796. Museum D’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bull. du. From 1895 to 1907, inclus.; 8 parts being issued each year to form a vol. Vols. for the years 1895, ’96, 1904, ’05, ’06, ’07 lack from 1 to 3 Nos. each; the rest are complete in original parts, as issued. The lot, $7.00
797. Naturalist (The). A Popular Monthly Magazine Illustrative of the Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Kingdoms. Conducted by B. R. Morris. Vols. 1, 2, 3. Half mor., illus., 4 col. plates. London, 1851-2-3. $1.50
798. Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science. Vols. 1 to 23, inclus., lacking vol. 7 only. Also includes vols. 43 and 44. The first 3 vols; also vols. 9 to 14, inclus., bound in half roan, 2 vols. in 1. All the other vols. in orig. parts, as issued. Vol. 5 lacks Nos. 114 to 130; vol. 6, Nos. 158 to 167; vol. 23, Nos. 12 to 26; vol. 43, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7 to 12; vol. 44, Nos. 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and after 19. The other 19 vols. are complete; 24 vols. in all. 4to. Pub. in London and N. Y., 1870 to 1891. Sold as a lot only. $28.50
799. Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel, Verhandlungen der. Vols. 8 to 16, inclus., 1890 to 1903. 9 vols. in all. Complete, except vol. 8, lacking parts 1 and 2; vol. 10, part 2; vol. 15, parts 2 and 3. Also Index and Register of vols. 6 to 12, inclus. Pr. paper covers. Basel, 1890 to 1903. $6.00
800. Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern, Mittheilungen der Nos. 1143 to 1372, inclus., in 9 complete vols. Paper covers, col. plates and maps. Bern, 1886 to 1895. The lot, $4.00
801. Naturforschenden Vereines in Brunn, Verhandlungen des. Vols. 26 to 37, inclus., lacking vols. 34 and 35; 10 complete vols. in all. Paper covers, illus. Brünn, 1888 to 1899. The lot, $5.75
802. Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft zu Nurnberg, Jahresbericht und Abhandlungen der. Vols. 8 to 13, inclus., 6 vols. complete, except parts 1 to 4 of vol. 8. Paper covers, illus., col. maps. Nurnberg, 1889 to 1900. $4.00
803. Naturwissenschafter in Hermannstadt, Siebenburgischen Vereins für. Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des. Vols. 37 to 56, inclus., lacking vols. 38 and 45; 18 complete vols. Paper covers. Hermannstadt, 1887-1907. The lot, $6.50
804. Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen, Abhandlungen vom. Vols. 10 to 18, inclus. Complete, except vol. 10, lacks part 1 and vol. 15, part 3. Paper, col. and plain plates. Bremen, 1888 to 1905. $5.00
805. Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Osnabruck, Jahresbericht des. Vols. 7 to 15, inclus., lacks vol. 13; 8 complete vols. Paper covers. Osnabrück, 1889 to 1903. The lot, $3.25
806. Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins fur Steiermark, Mittheilungen des. Whole series. Heft 22 to 38, inclus., printed covers, complete. 17 vols. Graz, 1886 to 1902. $7.00
807. Naussaischen Vereins fur Naturkunde, Jahrbucher des. Vols. 45 to 53, inclus., 9 complete vols. Paper covers, colored and plain plates, many of them Lepidoptera. Wiesbaden, 1892 to 1900. The lot, $7.50
808. N. York Academy Sciences, Transactions. Vols I to XVI, inclus. Paper covers, as issued, complete set of this series, all published. 16 vols. Published at $5.00 per vol. N. Y., 1882 to 1897. Half price, $40.00
809. N. York Lyceum Nat. Hist. Charter, Constit. and By-Laws, Incorp. April, 1818. Also Cat. of Books, etc. Paper, 22 pp. N. Y., 1823. $1.00
810. N. York State Cabinet, Natural History Reports, 1851 to 1894. being 4th to 57th Annual Reports, lacking Nos. 5, 6, 12, 13, 16, 17, 40, 42, 44 to 46, inclus. Variously bound in paper, cloth and leather. Also Catalogue of the Cabinet Nat. Hist. N. Y. Albany, 1853, and Report of Commission on Completion of Nat. Hist N. Y., 1852. In all 30 vols. $18.00
811. N. York. Annual Reports of Regents, N. York State University. 51st to 61st, inclus. (lacking 56th); also 64th, 65th, 66th, 70th and 73rd. Paper covers. 1838 to 1860. 15 pieces. Lot, $3.75
812. N. York. Reports of the Regents of the University of the State of N. York on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection. Half roan, 2 vols. of 8 reports; 18th to 25th, inclus., rare, fully illus. Albany, 1865-1873. $7.00
813. N. York State Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. Albany. Odd vols. or sets quoted.
814. Peabody Academy of Science, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Annual Reports of. Pr. paper covers, very rare. Salem, 1869-71. Lot, $3.50
815. Popular Science Review. Samuelson, James, Ed. A Quarterly Miscellany of Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects. Vols. 1-5. Half calf, plain and colored plates. London, 1862-66. $6.50
815A. Report of the Rugby School Natural History Society for the Years 1867 to 1876, inclus. Half calf, fully illus. with plain and colored plates. Rugby, 1868-1877. $4.50
816. Rochester Academy of Science, Proceedings of. Vol. I, Complete, vol. II lacks Broch. 3; vol. III, parts 1 to 14, inclus., lacking part 8. Original parts. Rochester, 1890-1891. Sold as a lot only. $2.25
817. R. Accademia delle Scienze dell Istitudo ti Bolorna, Rendiconte della Sessioni Nouva Serie. Vols. 1 to 10, inclus. Original parts as issued. Paper covers, illus., 10 complete vols. Bologna, 1897 to 1906. The lot, $5.00
818. Royal Society Edinburgh, Proceedings of. Vols. XII to XXVII, inclus., complete; also vol. XXVIII, part I. Orig. paper covers, as issued, plain and col. plates. Edinburgh, 1884 to 1908. 16 vols. $20.00
819. Rutimeyer, L. Gesammelte Kleine Schriften Allgemeinen Inhalts aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaft. 2 vols., complete. Paper covers, uncut, portrait, maps and illus. Basel, 1898. $2.00
820. Science. Pub. Weekly at Cambridge, Mass., by Moses King. Beginning with Vol. I, Feb., 1883, the following Nos. are in stock, and will be sold only as a lot, all being in the original Nos., as issued. Nos. (all are inclus.) 1 to 9, 25, 32, 47, 55 to 151, 168, 190 to 192, 198 to 201, 206, 212 to 228, 230 to 233, 236 to 266, 279, 507, 514, 518, 520, 525, 527, 531 to 555, 558, 559, 562 to 581 of the Old Series. New Series, vol. I, Jan. to June, 1895, complete. Vol. II, lacks 33 and 47. Vol. IV, 1896, complete. Several vols. of the old series are complete. The lot, $9.00
821. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vols. and Parts in stock. Send for quotations.
822. Smithsonian Inst. Reports. A Long Run from 1850 to 1890, with few breaks. Sold as a lot. Also odd vols. of same.
823. Societa Adriatica di Scienze Naturali in Trieste, Bollettino della. Vols. 11 to 18, inclus.; 8 complete vols. Paper covers. Trieste, 1889 to 1898. The lot, $4.75
824. Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Atti della. Vols. 29 to 36. inclus. Complete, except vols. 33 and 36, which (each) lack parts 3 and 4. Paper covers. Milano, 1886 to 1896. $4.75
825. Societa Veneto-Trentino di Scienze Naturali in Padova, Atti della. The following vols. represented are: First Series, vol. 11, part 2; vol. 12, part 1. Second Series, vols. 1, 2 and 3; parts 1 and 2 each. Paper covers, illus. and folding plates. Padova, 1889 to 1899. Also, Soc. Ven.-Trent. di Sci. Nat., Bulletino della. Vol. 4, parts 3 and 4; vol. 5, parts 1, 3 and 4; vol. 6, parts 1 to 4, inclus. Paper covers. Padova, 1889 to 1899. The lot, $3.00
826. Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Vols. 5 to 28, Inclus., lacks vol. 24. 23 complete vols. Paper covers, illus. Helsingforslæ, 1889 to 1905. Also Soc. pro Fauna, etc. Meddelanden af; 1888 to 1906, inclus. 18 vols., complete. Papers cover, illus. Helsingforslæ. In all, 41 vols. Lot at less than half price. $21.50
827. Societe des Naturalistes de Kiew, Memoires de la. Vols. 10 to 12, inclus., also vol. 19 and part 1, vol. 20. Paper covers, illus., printed in Russian. Kiew, 1889 to 1905. The lot, 4½ vols., $2.25
828. Societe des Naturalistes de la Nouvelle-Russie, Memoires de la. Vols. 14 to 29, inclus. 14 complete vols. Vols. 17 and 20, each lack part 1. Paper covers, illus., printed in Russian. Odessa, 1889 to 1906. The lot, $7.00
829. Societe des Naturalistes a L’Universite Imperiale de Kharkow. Vols. 25 to 39, inclus., lacking vols. 30, 33 and 34. Paper covers, printed in Russian, illus. 12 complete vols. Royal 8vo. Kharkow, 1891 to 1904. The lot, at a low value. $7.75
830. Societe des Sciences de Nancy. Bulletin de la. Series II, Vol. 9, 21e Année, 1888 to vol. 14, 28e Année, 1895, inclus., lacking fascicule 24 only. Also includes Catalog of the Library, and 10 Signatures of the Bull. des Séances. Paper covers. Paris, 1888 to 1896. The lot, $3.75
831. Societe des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchatel. Bull. de la. Vols. 21 to 32, inclus., lacking vol. 28. Paper covers, uncut; also Index vol. for the 4 vols. of Memoires and the 25 first vols. of the Bull. Neuchatel, 1893 to 1904. $7.50
832. Societe D’Etudes des Sciences Naturelles de Beziers. Bull. de la. Vols. 11 to 27, inclus., complete. Paper covers, uncut. 17 vols. Beziers, 1889 to 1905. The lot, $6.00
833. Societe D’Histoire Naturelle de Metz. Bull. de la. 2E Series, vols. 6 to 12, inclus., lacks vol. 11. Paper. Metz, 1893 to 1905. $2.00
834. Societe Linneenne de Bordeaux. Proces-verbaux de la. Vols. 41 to 55, inclus., lacking vols. 42, 49, 50, 51. 11 complete vols. Paper covers. Also Fascicule 2 of their Library Catalogue and 13 Nos. of the Bulletin. Bordeaux, 1887 to 1901. The lot, $4.00
835. Societe Linneenne de Lyon, Annales de la. Vols. 32 To 44, Inclus., lacking vols. 38, 39 and 43. Royal 8vo, paper covers, uncut, 10 vols. Lyons, 1886 to 1897. The lot. $6.00
836. Societe Linneenne de Normandie. Bull. de la. 4th Series. Vols. 1 to 10, inclus. Complete, except vol. 5, part 2, lacking. Also 5th series, vols. 1 to 9, inclus., complete, except vol. 1, which has part 1 only. Paper covers, uncut. Sold as 19 vols. Caen, 1888 to 1906. $11.00
837. Societe Nation. des Scien. Naturelles, Etc., de Cherbourg, Memoires de la. Vols. 25 to 29, inclus., complete in orig. covers, uncut. Also 50th Anniver. of the Society, 1902. Paris, 1887 to 1895. The lot, $4.00
838. Staten Island, Nat. Sci. Ass’n, Proc. of. Lot of Title Pages, Indexes and odd parts, first 4 vols. 1883, etc. Stitched. $1.00
839. Student and Intellectual Observer. Vols. 1 to 5. Colored and plain plates. 5 vols., half mor., fine set. London, 1868-71. $8.00
840. Trenton Nat. Hist. Soc., Journal of. Vol. I, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Vol. II, Nos. 1 and 2. Trenton, 1886 to 1891, complete, all published. In original paper covers. Entirely out of print. The first vol., part 3, contains Dr. Alfred C. Stokes’s History of the Fresh Water Infusoria of the U. S., pp. 71 to 319, illus. by 13 plates of nearly 250 figures. Other articles are by the Professors Apgar, Ernst Volk, F. A. Lucas, etc. Vol. II, No. 2, is devoted to Prof. Apgar’s Mollusks of the Atlantic Coast of the U. S., south to Cape Hatteras. The set, $4.75
841. Trenton Nat. Hist. Soc., Journal of. Odd parts quoted.
842. Tufts’ College Studies. Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive. March, 1894, to 1898. Paper covers, uncut, illus. F. Coll., Mass. $1.50
843. U. S. National Museum. Proceedings. Vols. 5-9, inclus., in sheets. Vol. 9 incomplete, title-page of Vol. 5 soiled. Wash., 1883-87. $5.00
844. Vereins fur Vaterlandische Naturkunde in Wurttemberg, Jahreshefte des. Vols. 45 to 50. inclus., 6 complete vols. Paper covers, illus. Stuttgart, 1889 to 1894 The lot, $4.50
845. Vereins zur Verbreitung Naturwissenschaftlichen Kentnisse in Wien. Schriften des. From 1895 to 1902, inclus., 8 vols., complete. Paper covers. Wien, 1895-1902. The lot, $3.75
846. Verhandlungen Zoologisch-Botanishchen Gesellschaft in Wien. Vols. 39 to 55, inclus., lacks vols. 46 and 47. Vol. 45 lacks Nos. 6, 9, and all after 10; vol. 53 lacks Nos. 3 and 4. Paper covers, 13 complete vols. Wien, 1889 to 1905. $12.00
847. Videnskabs-Selskabet I Christiania. Year 1887, complete in 1 vol. Also, 1895 to 1907, inclus., lacking 1896; 1900 and 1902. 10 complete vols. Paper covers. Christiana. The lot, $5.50
848. Videnskabs, Selskabet Forhandlinger I Christiania. From 1887 to 1901, inclus., lacking 1894, ’95, ’97, ’99, and 1900. These vols. are in from 1 to 5 or more parts, the highest number being from 1 to 21, 1893. 1896 contains part 7 only. Several years contain an extra part entitled “Oversight over Vid. Selsk. Moder.” Paper covers, illus. Also Skrifter udgivne af Viden. Selsk. i Christ, for 1894, 2 parts, royal 8vo. The lot. A different sort from No. 847. $6.00
849. Vierteljahrsschrift der Natur Gesellschaft in Zürich. Vols. 36 to 44, inclus., lacks vol. 41. Vol. 39 lacks part 2. Vol. 42, parts 1, 3, 4. Vol. 44, part 3. 5 complete vols. Paper covers. Zürich, 1891 to 1899. Also Festschrift der Gesellschaft, etc. Complete in 2 parts. Col. and plain plates. Also Index to first 36 vols. 7 vols., complete, and 3 incomplete. Zürich, 1896. The lot, $4.75
850. Washburn Laboratory Natural History, Bulletin of. Ed. by Cragin. Vol. I, Nos. 1 to 7, inclus., lacks No. 6. Paper. Topeka, 1884-86. $1.25
851. West American Scientist. Vol. I, Nos. 3, 6 and 11. Vol. II, 1, 13, 14. Vol. III, 24 to 29, inclus. Vol. VI, 42 to 49, inclus. Vol. VII, complete, except 53 and 57. Vol. VIII, 64. Sold only as a lot. Paper covers, as issued. San Diego, Cal., 1885 to 1892. $3.00.
852. Wagner Free Inst. Science, Philadelphia. Transactions. Vols. 2 and 6, in paper covers, illus. by 13 plates. The latter devoted wholly to Scott’s Uinta Solenodonts. The Former to 6 papers on Fossils by Leidy. The two, $2.75.
853. Zoological Society of London. Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings. Index, 1848-1860, London, 1863. Index, 1861-1870, London, 1872. 2 vols. Cloth and half mor. Complete Indexes, 1848-1870. $4.00
854. Zoological Society of London. Transactions From Vol. 8 (1872) to vol. 12 (1890), except vol. 10, part 2, and vol. 12, part 1. With an extensive series of plates of birds, mammals, etc., many of them beautifully colored; also several excerpts from the Trans. (2 being pres. copies from the authors), and the General Index to vols. 1-10; together 51 parts, royal 4to, paper. London, 1872-90. Very scarce. A complete set (13 vols.) is priced in London catalog at $250.00. Many single parts pub. at 42s. $28.00
NATURAL HISTORY IN GENERAL.
(_Several Items as properly belonging under General Zoology will be
found among
the following_):
855. Adams, W. Dales. Scenery, Fishing Streams and Mines of Derbyshire, and Surrounding Counties, Historical and Geological. 12mo, 173 pp., illus. London, 1861. $1.50
856. Agassiz, Louis. His Life and Correspondence. Edited by Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. 2 vols., 794 pp., gilt tops, uncut, illus., first edition, as new. Boston, 1885. $2.75
857. Agassiz, L. Essay on Classification. First Separate Ed. 381 pp., rare. London, 1859. $2.00
858. Agassiz, L. Methods of Study in Natural History. First Ed. 12mo, 319 pp., illus. Boston, 1863. $1.50
859. Audubon. The Miscellany of Natural History. Vol. I, Parrots by Sir Thos. Dick Lauder, and Capt. Thos. Brown. 12mo, 170 pp., 35 hand-colored plates of parrots, rare portrait of Audubon painted by J. Syme, engraved extra title. Edinburgh, 1833. $3.00
860. Auer, Alois. Die Entdeckung des Naturselbstdruckes Oder die Ereindung. Colored plates, 4to, paper. Nature Printing Process Controversy. Wien, 1854. $2.50
861. Barlow, Rev. Wm. The Smithsonian Institution. Address on the Duties of Government, with Outlines of Plan for Application of Smithsonian Fund for Public Instruction. Paper, 40 pp., N. York, 1847. $1.75
862. Barton, Benj. S. Fragments of the Natural History of Penna. Part 1. [All published.] 4to, unbound, in buckram portfolio, corners of some pages repaired, text intact, clean copy, rare. Chiefly relates to Birds. Phila., Way & Groff, 1799. $10.00
863. Beebe, C. Wm. Log of the Sun, a Chronicle of Nature’s Year, with 52 full-page illus. by W. K. Stone, and Vignettes and Photos from Life. Royal 8vo, as new, full gilt, 345 pp., pub. at $5.00. N. Y., 1906. $2.75
864. Behrens, H. The Natural History of Hartz Forest. Calf, cracked, 164 pp., very rare. London, 1730. $4.00
865. Book of Nature, Embracing a Condensed Survey of the Animal Kingdom, as well as Sketches of Vegetable Anatomy, Geology, Botany, etc. Edited by an Association of Scientific Gentlemen of Philadelphia. Vol. 1. Published by S. Atkinson’s Phila. Xylographic Press. Engraved colored title, 102 pp., and 119 plates, 4 of which appear to have been _printed_ in colors. There is no doubt that Say, Ord, Conrad, McClure, Nuttall, and their Phila. Associates, contributed to this production, while the noted names of such Engravers as Anderson, Boyd, Exilious, Leney, Murray, Jones, Porcher, Nesmith, Kneass, Gridley, Childs, Tanner, Vallance, etc., appear on the Engravings. 4to, orig. marbled sheep, somewhat worn and soiled. Very rare. Phila., 1834. $7.50
866. Bradley, Richard (F. R. S.), Botanist. Philosophical Account of the Works of Nature. Founded upon the Plan of Mr. Addison, and relating to the Animal and Vegetable World. Adorned with many Curious Cuts, Drawn and Engraved by the best Masters. Second ed., revised and augmented. Old calf, 299 pp. London, 1739. $3.50
867. Buchoz’s Sumptuous Illustrations of Natural History. A superb set of 6 royal folio volumes, containing an unusually complete Series of the Richly Illustrated Works of Dr. Pierre Joseph Buchoz de Metz, Botanic Physician of Paris. Brief titles are:—(1) Les Dons Merveilleux et Diversement Colories de la Nature dans le Regne Animal, ou Collec. d’Animaux * * servir de Hist. Gener. et Oeconomique des Trois Regnes. Paris, 1782. 142 plates. (2) Hist. Gen. des Anim., des Vegetaux et Mineraux, etc., Part 1. L. Europ., Asiat., Afric. et Americain [races],
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