460. Landseer, Thomas. Characteristic Sketches of Animals, Principally from the Zoological Gardens, Regent’s Park. Drawn from life and engraved by Landseer. With descriptive and illustrative Notices by Jno. H. Barrow. Folio, calf, fine large plates on India paper, also numerous tail-pieces. Fine copy, binding slightly cracked. London, 1832.$5.00
461. Leach, Wm. Elford, M. D. The Zoological Miscellany, Being Descriptions of New or Interesting Animals. Illus. with Colored Figures, Drawn from Nature by R. P. Nodder. 3 vols., 149 colored plates, all pub. Calf, library stamp on each title and plate. Many new species of Birds, Mammals, Insects, Shells, etc., here described or figured for the first time. London, 1814-17.$6.00
462. Lichtenstein, Dr. H. Ueber die in Den Werken Von Marcgrave und Piso beschreiben Amphibien und Fische und über die Gatutng Dendrocolaptes. (Verhandl. Akad. der Wissensch.). 4to, 52 pp., scarce. Berlin, 1822.$1.75
463. Martyn, Wm. Frederick. A New Dictionary of Natural History or Completed Universal Display of Animated Nature. With accurate illus. of the Most Curious and Beautiful Animals, elegantly colored. Besides the 100 hand-colored folio plates, belonging to this work, it has been extra illus. by the insertion of Peter Browne’s 4to col. plates of Birds, Mammals, etc., pub. in 1775; also of several of the quaint folio plates from Johnston’s Natural History, pub. in 1757. This work relates exclusively to the Zoology of Living Forms. 2 vols. Folio, bound in one, calf. London, 1785.$6.00
464. Maximilian du Wied. Brasilien, Nachtrage, Berichtigungen und Busake zu der Beschreibung meiner Reise im ostlichen Brasilien von Max Prinz zu Wied. 144 pp., paper, scarce. Frankfurt am Main, 1850.$2.50
465. Maynard, C. J. Naturalist’s Guide in Collecting and Preserving Objects of Natural History, with a Complete Catalogue of the Birds of Eastern Mass. Illus. by Weeks. Frontis. Baird’s Sparrow. List. Mass. Birds, first ed., 12mo. Boston, 1871.$1.75
465A. Maynard, C. J. Same. Plates of Brewster’s Warb. and Sandwich Sparrow, colored, rare. 1883.$2.00
466. McMurtrie’s Cuvier. Cuvier, Baron. The Animal Kingdom. Arranged in conformity with its organization. Trans. from the French, and abridged for the use of Schools, etc., by H. McMurtrie, M. D. Old calf, 532 pp., trifle foxed, good copy. N. Y., 1833.$3.00
467. Mexican Boundary Survey. 3 vols. 4to, fine on Zoology and Botany.$6.00
468. Natural History of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes and Insects. A new system of, in 3 vols., 104 copper plates, representing over 600 species of animals. Printed for Peter Hill. Edinburgh, 1791.$2.75
469. Ohio Zoology. Vol. 5. Zoology and Botany. The Most Scarce volume of the Survey, and the most valuable too. Columbus, 1882.$3.50
470. Oken’s Naturgeschichte fur Alle Stande. Von Prof. Oken. 14 vols., including Index. Portrait of Oken. Uniform half calf, 12mo. The Atlas of plates to accompany the work was issued later and is not with this set. Oken, the celebrated editor of Isis, was both Kant and Cuvier of the Swiss Nation. Stuttgart, 1833-42.$5.75
471. Owen, Richard. Anatomy of Vertebrates. 2 Vols. Fine three-quarter mor., gilt tops., illus., engraved frontis. portrait of author; also 2 photographs (duplicates). An engraved portrait and fac-simile autogr. pasted on title-page. Neat MSS. notes by Dr. C. C. Cresson, of Phila. A classic work. London, 1866.$5.00
472. Owen, Richard. Nature of Limbs. A Discourse Delivered at a Meeting of the Royal Instit. of Great Britain. Portrait, figures, large folded plates, three-quarter mor., gilt. Author’s autogr. pres. copy to Rev. John Barlow. Rare. London, 1849.$3.50
473. Pacific Railroad Survey Reports. 13 Vols. Includes about 7000 pp., text and hundreds of full-page illus. and colored plates of the natural history of the U.S. west of the Mississippi Valley. 4to, cloth or half morocco. Wash., 1855-’60.$9.50
474. Pallas, P. S. (Med. Doc.). Spicilegia Zoologica Quibus Novæ imprimis et obscuræ Animalium Species. In 10 fasciculi, with many plates, in 1 vol., complete, 4to, boards, orig. binding, fine copy. Berolini, 1767.$5.00
475. Pennant, Thos. Introduction to the Arctic Zoology. The 2nd ed., and by far the best, the first having been published in 1788. 3 vols., 4to, old calf, illus. by numerous and fine copper plates and maps. Pennant states: “This Work was designed as a Sketch of the Zoology of North America.†London, 1792.$7.00
476. Rhoads, S. N. Reprint of George Ord’s North American Zoology. 162 pp., portrait of Ord. Of the orig. work only 3 copies are known, as new. Some new Species here described. Haddonfield, N. J., 1894.75c.
477. Sclater, P. L. List of Vertebrated Animals Now or Lately Living in the Garden of the Zool. Soc. of London. 8th ed., 682 pp., 61 plates and cuts, contains list of all spp. received in 22 years. London, 1883.$1.25
477A. Simmonds, Peter L. The Curiosities of Food. Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained from the Animal Kingdom. 12mo, uncut, 372 pp. London, 1859.$2.50
478. Stewart, C. Elements of the History of the Animal Kingdom, all the Genera and the most Remarkable Species, particularly those Native of Britain. 2 vols., half calf, 12 folded copper plates. Edinburgh, 1817.$1.75
479. Swainson, Wm. Taxidermy, With the Biography of Zoologists and Notices of Their Works. 12mo, half roan, 392 pp., illus., portrait, valuable Bibliography. London, 1840.$1.75
480. Van Beneden, P. J. Animal Parasites and Messmates. Illus., 12mo, 274 pp. New York, 1876.$1.00
481. Wheeler, Geo. M. Report on Exploration West of 100th Meridian. Vol. 5, Zoology, 4to, 1000 pp., 45 plates, 3 woodcuts. Mammals, Coues and Yarrow. Birds, Henshaw, 16 finely colored bird plates after Ridgway. Batrachians and Reptiles. Yarrow, 10 plates, 3 colored. Fishes, 7 plates. Insects, 6 plates. Mollusca, Yarrow, Leeches, Verrill. Wash., 1875.$3.75
482. Wood, Rev. J. G. Homes Without Hands. Description of Habitations of Animals, etc. First ed., uncut, 632 pp., illus., as new. London, 1866.$1.75
482A. Youatt, W. The Obligation and Extent of Humanity to Brutes, Principally Considered with Reference to Domesticated Animals. 218 pp. London, 1839.$1.50
483. Zoological Notes and Anecdotes. Dedicated to David Wm. Mitchell, Sec’y Royal Zool. Soc. of London. 362 pp., London, 1852.$1.50
483A. Zoology of Mass. Flint, C. L. Ninth Annual Report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, etc. Containing E. A. Samuels’ paper on the Mammals of Mass. Pp. 137 to 194, illus. Utility of Birds by Wilson Flagg, 28 pp., and other valuable papers. 2 vols. in 1, pp. 266+303. Author’s autogr. pres. copy, rare vol. Boston, 1862.$3.00
N. B.—See also FISH AND FISHING, NATURAL HISTORY IN GENERAL, NATURAL HISTORY JOURNALS, NATURAL HISTORY TRAVELS, SPORTING AND HUNTING, on succeeding pages of this CATALOG.
484. Acadian Geology. The voluminous fourth ed. of Principal Dawson’s great book. Uncut, new, 837 pp., map in pocket, plates and hundreds of text cuts and two new Supplements. London, 1891.$1.75
485. Ameghino, Florentino. Contribuciones al Conocimiento de los Maniferos Fosiles, de Terciarios del Parana. 228 pp., complete as published in Bol. Acad. Nacio, Cienc. Cordoba. V, IX, parts 1 and 2. B. A., 1886.$2.50
486. Artis, Edmund Tyrell. Antediluvian Phytology, Illus. by a Collection of the Fossil Remains of Plants, Peculiar to the Coal Formations of Great Britain. Remarks on Systems of Sternberg, Schlotheim, Prof. Martius and Brongniart and other eminent Geologists. Many fine plates, 4to, 2 title pages. London, 1838.$2.25
487. Cooper, Wm. Notices of Big Bone Lick (Ky.), Including the Various Explorations made there, Animals to which the Remains belong, Quantity found of each, with Particular Account of Great Collection of Bones Discovered in September, 1830, being contained in Oct. and Nov. Nos. Monthly American Journal of Geology. Paper, uncut, folded map, 2 parts. Phila., 1831.$3.50
488. Cope, E. D. Paleontol. of Colorado. Bull. No. 1. U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Sur. of Terr. 28 pp., scarce. Wash., 1874.$1.75
489. Cope, E. D. Contents of a Bone Cave in the Island of Anguilla (West Indies). Folio, illus., Sm. Cont. Kn. No. 489. Author’s ed., uncut. Wash., 1883.$1.50
490. Cope, E. D. Posthumous Monograph of Vertebrate Remains from the Port Kennedy Bone Cave. Penna. Jour. Acad. N. Sci., Phila. Vol. 2, second series, 1899. 4to, printed covers, pp. 193-286, 4 plates. The most prolific “bone cave†east of the Rocky Mountains.$2.50
491. Cope, E. D. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia and Reptilia of N. America. 252 pp., 14 plates (one damaged on margin). 4to, paper. (Trans. Am. Philos. Soc., vol. 14.) Phila., 1870.$2.00
492. Cope’s Tertiary Vertebrata, Biggest Vol. of Hayden Territory Monographs. Fully illus.$4.00
493. Cope, E. D. Syllabus of Lectures on Geology and Paleontology. Univ. of Pa. Paper covers, 90 pp., fully illus., rare. Phila., 1891.$1.25
494. Cuvier, M. Essay on Theory of the Earth. Trans. from French by Robert Kerr, with Mineralogical Notes, etc., by Prof. Jameson. Full mor., full gilt, 265 pp., illus., fine copy, very rare. Edinburgh, 1813.$3.00
495. Cuvier, Geo. Researches sur les Ossemens Fossiles. 5 Vols., less vol. 1. Half calf, from the library, and each vol. has the book-plate of Prof. Richard Owen. Paris, 1834.$2.25
496. Dawson, John Wm. Acadian Geology, Account of the Geological Structure and Mineral Resources of Nova Scotia and Portions of Neighboring Provinces of British America. 12mo, large colored map, illus., scarce, first edition. Edinburgh, 1855.$1.50
497. Eaton, Amos. Index to Geology of Northern States, Etc., to which is Prefixed a Geological Grammar. Second ed., pub. under Direction of Troy Lyceum. 12mo, calf, 286 pp., plates, rare. Troy, N. Y., 1820.$2.00
498. Eduardi, Luidii. Lithophylacii Britannici Ichnographia. Sive Lapidum Fossilium Britann. singulari figura insignium. Distributio Classica; Additis rariorum aliquot figuris aere incisis. Editio Altera. Calf, 24 folding plates, 156 pp. Oxonii-Typogr. Clarend., 1760.$2.50
499. Featherstonhaugh, G. W. Monthly American Journal of Geology and Natural Science, etc., Jan., 1832. Vol. 1, No. 2, 2 lithogrs., paper, uncut, scarce. Phila., 1832.$2.00
499A. Featherstonhaugh. Same. Oct. and Nov., 1831.$3.50
500. Finch, I. On the Natural Boundaries of Empires, an Essay to Shew the Effect of the Geological Structure of the Earth on the Political Boundaries of Nations. 455 pp., very curious and rare. Chapter on the U. S. Printed in Montreal (?), n. d.$2.50
501. Fisher, Geo. P. Life of Benj. Silliman, M. D. Chiefly from His Manuscript Reminiscences, Diaries, etc. 2 vols., uncut, 407+408 pp., frontis., A. L. S. in each vol. to J. Redfield, of Phila., whose name is written in each vol. N. York, 1866.$6.00
502. Greennough, G. B. (of Geol. Soc. F. R. S.). Critical Examination of First Principles of Geology. Calf, gilt, fine, 336 pp. London, 1819.$1.25
503. Hall, Jas. Paleontology of New York. Vols. 1 To 4, Inclusive, bound in 5. 4to, original binding, fine condition. Hundreds of lithog. plates of fossils. These earlier vols. are rare. Albany, 1847.$6.50
504. Hamilton, Sir W. Observations on Mt. Vesuvius, Mt. Etna, and other Volcanos. To which are added Explanatory Notes by the Author. 179 pp., 12mo, calf, 5 plates and map. London, 1774.$1.75
505. Hawkins, Thos. The Book of the Great Sea Dragons, Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri, Gedolim Taninim of Moses. Extinct Monsters of the Ancient Earth. 27 pp., 30 plates, folio, half roan. London, 1840.$5.00
506. Heilprin, A. Town Geology, the Lesson of the Philadelphia Rocks. 7 plates, 2 of maps, rare. Phila., 1885.$1.25
506A. Heilprin’s West Florida. See Travels.
507. Hill, J. Fossils Arranged According to their Obvious Characters, with their History and Descriptions, under the Articles of Form, Hardness, Color, etc. Calf, cracked. The author uses a binomial system like the Linnæan. London, 1771.$1.50
508. Hitchcock, Edw. Ichnology of New England. A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, especially its Fossil Footmarks, made to the Governor of Mass. 4to, 60 plates. Boston, 1858.$2.00
509. Hitchcock and Deane’s Monographs on Fossil Footmarks in the U. S., especially in Connecticut. Illus. by 31 folding plates of same. Extracted from Memoirs of Amer. Acad. of Arts and Sci. Large 4to, uncut, paper, with title, 2 papers. Boston, 1848-49.$2.00
510. Humboldt, Alexander Von. Kosmos Entwurf Einer Plusischen Weltbeschreibung. 4 vols., 8vo, text and folio atlas, 5 vols. complete. Fine copy, half mor., colored plates. First ed. of this great classic, very rare. With autograph letter (A. L. S.) from the author to Baron von Bulow, of Berlin, laid in vol. 1. Stuttgart und Tubingen, 1845-58.$8.50
511. Instituto Geologico de Mexico, Boletin del Nos. 12 to 16, Inclus. 5 complete Nos., folio, illus., folding maps. Mexico, 1899-1902. The lot,$2.75
512. Leconte, J. L. Notes on the Geology of the Survey for the Extension of the Union Pacific Railroad from the Smoky Hill River, Kansas, to the Rio Grande. Map, rare, 76 pp. Phila., 1868.$1.25
513. Leidy, Jos. (1.) Ancient Fauna of Nebraska. (2.) Memoir of Extinct Sloth Tribe of N. America. Two Monographs in 1 vol., 4to, maps and numerous fine plates. A perfect copy, boards, 1852-53.$1.75
514. Leidy, Jos. Contributions to the Extinct Vertebrate Fauna of the Western Territories. 4to, 358 pp., 37 full-page lithogrs. plates, paper, uncut. A great classic. Wash., 1873.$1.50
515. Leidy, Jos. Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and Nebraska. Includes also Synopsis of the Mammalian Remains of N. America. Illus. with 30 plates, a map and preceded by F. V. Hayden’s introduction on the Geology of the Tertiary of Dakota and Nebraska. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sciences. 4to, boards, uncut. Published at $12.00. Phila., 1869.$3.75
516. Leidy, Jos. Memoir on the Extinct Species of American Ox. Author’s separate. 4to, 20 pp., 5 plates, printed covers. Wash., 1852.85c.
517. Leidy, Jos. Memoir of the Extinct Sloth Tribe of N. America. 4to, paper, 16 plates. Wash., 1855.$1.00
518. Leidy, Jos. Portrait of Dr. Joseph Leidy. Superb Etching on heavy parchment paper, by James S. King. One of 150 numbered and signed artist’s proofs; bust, head three-quarters to right; size of etched surface, 14 × 17 inches. This portrait has been pronounced an excellent likeness by friends of the eminent scientist. Price, delivered, $15.00, reduced to$9.00
519. Lesley, J. P. Dictionary of the Fossils of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States. 3 vols., illus., by 3000 figures. 1889.$2.75
520. Lesquereux, L. (a) The Cretaceous Flora of the Western Territories. Wash., 1874. 4to, 30 plates (Hayden Mono., vol. 6). (b) Contributions to the Tertiary Flora. Wash., 1878. 4to, 65 plates. (c) Tertiary Fossil Plants, from Hayden’s Expl. Exp., 1870. H. S. T., 1872. 22 pp., paper covers, rare. (d) Fossil Plants of the Coal Measures of the U. S., with Descriptions of the New Species in the Cabinet of the Pottsville Sc. Asso., Pottsville, 1858. 24 pp., 2 plates, rare, paper. (e) Report on Fossil Flora. (Sup. to 5th An. Rep. U. S. Geol. Sur. Ter.). Wash., 1872. 22 pp., paper. As a lot.$3.50
520A. Lyell, Charles. Elements of Geology. Colored Profile, many illus., 12mo. First American edition. Phila., 1839.$1.00
520B. Lyell, Charles. A Manual of Elementary Geology. 647 pp., 750 cuts. New York, 1855.$1.25
520C. Lyell, Charles. Principles of Geology, Being an Attempt to explain the former changes of the earth’s surface. Colored maps and aquatint plates, illus. in text and engraved plates of shells. Second ed., 3 vols., nicely bound in half calf, gilt backs, red Russia labels. London, 1832-33.$2.50
520D. Lyell, Charles. Same. First Amer. Ed. 2 Vols., woodcuts, col. maps and plates. Name on title, a little shaken. Phila., 1837.$2.00
520E. Lyell, Charles. Same. New York, 1857.75c.
521. Marcou, Jules. Geological Map of the U. S. and the British Provinces of N. America. Folio, 3 ft. × 2 ft., printed in colors, mounted on linen and folded to octavo size in original printed covers. Fine copy, rare. Boston, 1853.$3.00
522. Marsh, O. C. Dinocerata. A Monograph of an Extinct Order of Gigantic Mammals. (U. S. Geol. Sur. V. 10.) Folio, half cloth, and printed heavy paper covers, large paper copy, author’s ed., uncut, with autogr. inscription. Wash., 1884.$3.00
523. Maclure, Wm. Observations on the Geology of the U. S. 91 pp., 4to, boards, uncut, needs rebacking. Large geog. map of U. S.; also plate of 5 sections of U. S., from Atlantic to basin of the Mississippi River. The valuable first and unabridged ed. pub. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. With title; (vol. 1, P. S.), list of officers, etc. Phila., 1818.$2.75
524. Mease, James, M. D. Geological Account of the U. S., Describing their Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Antiquities and Curiosities. 16mo, new half mor., uncut, 510 pp., illus., corner torn from title-page and pp. 1-4, ink notes on margin. Phila., 1807.$2.75
525. Mercati, M. Appendix ad Metallothecam Vaticanam. Additis Notis. Folio, boards, 54 pp., numerous plates of fossils, also plates of “Apollo,†“Laocoon,†etc. Romæ, 1719.$2.00
526. Miller, S. A. American Paleozoic Fossils, Catalogue of the Genera and Species, with Names of Authors, Dates, Groups of Rocks in which Found, Etymology, etc. Royal 8vo. Cincinnati, 1877.$2.25
527. Minnesota. Winchell, N. H. Geology and Natural History Survey. Fourth Annual Report for 1875. Paper, map. St. Paul, 1876.$1.50
528. Minnesota. Same. Various Years, Quoted.
529. Muir, John. The Mountains of California. First Ed., 381 pp., illus., gilt top, much on “The Wild Sheep.†N. York, 1894.$1.25
530. New York State Fossils. Communication from the Governor, with several Reports on the Geolog. Survey of the State. Stitched, 184 pp., contains Paleontol., by Conrad, New Genera and Spp. Albany, 1841.$1.50
531. Packard, White and Shufeldt. Hayden’s U. S. Geol. and Geog. Sur. of Wyoming and Idaho, 1878, part 1. Contains Contributions to Invertebrate Paleontology Nos. 2-8, inclus. By C. A. White. Monograph of the Phyllopod Crustacea of N. America. By A. S. Packard. Osteology of (various species of birds). By R. W. Shufeldt. Each with numerous plates. 786 pp. Wash., 1883.$3.00
532. Page, David (F. R. S.). Handbook of Geological Terms, Geology, and Physical Geography. 504 pp., uncut, second edition enlarged. Edinburgh, 1865.$1.25
533. Parkinson, James. Organic Remains of a Former World. 3 Vols., 4to, half calf, 48 large colored plates, fine copy of the complete set. London, 1820.$4.50
534. Peale, Rembrandt (the Proprietor). Account of the Skeleton of the Mammoth; a Non-descript Carnivorous Animal of Immense Size, found in America. Paper covers, uncut, 46 pp., rare first ed. London, 1802.$2.75
535. Pennsylvania, Transactions of the Geological Society of. Vol. 1, part 1. Uncut, 6 plates, colored and uncolored, 179 pp.+13 pp. of appendix. Complete as issued, very rare. Phila., 1834.$5.00
535A. Shaler, N. S. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Kentucky. Vol. 1, Contains Reports on Antiquity of Caverns and Cavern Life of Ohio Valley, and Fossil Brachiopods of Ohio Valley by Shaler; The American Bisons, Living and Extinct; by Allen; Prehistoric Remains of Kentucky by Lucien Carr and Shaler. 4to, half mor., many plates, fine copy of much value and rarity. Cambridge, 1876.$12.75
536. University of Upsala, Geological Institution, Bull. of. Vols. 1 to 7, inclus. Complete except vols. 3 and 5, each lack part 1. Orig. paper covers, maps and illus. Upsala, 1893-1906. The lot,$4.00
537. Vogdes, A. W. A Classed and Annotated Bibliography of Palæozoic Crustacea, 1698-1892. With a Catalogue of N. Amer. Species. Printed covers, uncut, 412 pp. (Occas. Papers Calif. Acad. Sci., No. IV.) San Francisco, 1893.$2.75
538. Warren, J. C. (M. D.) The Mastodon Giganteus of N. America. 4to, full gilt, gilt figured, 219 pp., 26 plates, engraved and colored title page, very rare. Author’s autograph presentation copy to Dr. W. Lewis. Boston, 1852.$5.00
539. Warren, J. C. (M. D.) Remarks on Fossil Impressions in the Sandstone Rocks of Connecticut River. 54 pp., author’s autograph pres. copy to W. H. Whitmore. Folding plate, fine copy. Boston, 1854.$1.50
540. Weeks, F. B. Bibliography and Index of N. American Geology, etc. 4 Bulletins of U. S. Geol. Surv. (Nos. 188, 189, 191 and 203). Paper covers. Lot,$2.00
541. Whitfield. R. P. Brachiopoda and Lamellibranchiata of the Raritan Clays and Green Sands and Marls of N. J. 4to, half morocco, 35 plates, map. Wash., 1885.$2.50
542. Whitfield, R. P. Brachiopoda and Lamellibranchiata of the Raritan Clays and Greensand Marls of N. Jersey. Also, The Gasteropoda and Cephalopoda of the Same. By the same Author. Being vols. 1 and 2 of the Paleontology of the Cretaceous and Tertiary, pub. by the Geol. Survey of N. J. 2 vols., 4to, illus, by 85 finely lithographed plates representing hundreds of Species. Indispensable, but rare. Trenton, 1886 and 1892.$6.00
543. Arkansas. Owen, David Dale. First Report of a Geological Reconnoissance of the Northern Counties of Arkansas, made during the years 1857 and 1858. Printed paper cover, illus., tinted plates and woodcuts. Little Rock, 1858.$2.50
544. Arkansas. Owen, D. D. Second Report of a Geolog. Reconn. Middle and South. Counties made during 1859 and 1860. New, half mor., col. plates, also 6 plates of fossil plants, 54 pp., list of Arkansas plants. Phila., 1860.$2.00
545. California. Tyson, Philip T. Geology and Industrial Resources of California. To which is Added Official Reports of Gen’ls P. F. Smith and B. Riley; Lieuts. Talbot, Ord, Derby and Williamson of their Explorations in California and Oregon, etc., etc. xxxiv+127+37 pp. Many maps, including the large ’49er of Riley and Derby of the Sacramento Valley; also of Warner’s Exploring Party. Fine copy, very rare. Baltimore, 1851.$4.50
546. Connecticut. First Report on the Geological Survey of, by Chas. Upham Shepard, (M. D.). Printed paper covers, uncut, 188 pp., very rare, illus. New Haven, 1837.$3.00
547. Connecticut. Percival. Jas. G. Report on the Geology of the State of. Orig. cloth, large map, rare. New Haven, 1842.$2.50
548. Canada. Geol. Survey of. Annual Reports and Maps of. 1853 to 1903. Years 1853-1856, inclus., bound in 1 vol.; also, 1870-71, in 1 vol.; cloth. The other vols. represented are vols. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 to 15, inclus.; 1887-1903, in cloth and orig. paper covers, illus. 13 vols. in all, with maps, except vols. 5 and 9. Maps for 1886 vol. and vol. 7, 1894, are here, but vols. are lacking. Ottawa, 1853 to 1903. Lot,$16.00
549. Canada. Exploration Geologique du Canada. Rapport de Progres Pendant les Annees, 1853-4-5-6. Maps in text and 4to atlas, half roan. 22 maps, 2 vols. Toronto, 1857.$2.00
550. Canada. Geol. Survey of. General Index Volume of the Reports of Progress, 1863 to 1884. Compiled by D. B. Dowling. Tall 8vo, of much value, 475 pp. Ottawa, 1900.$2.25
551. Featherstonaugh, G. W. Geological Report of an Examination made in 1834 of the Elevated Country between the Missouri and Red Rivers. Boards, good copy of this scarce report, containing a folded colored relief or profile map 9 feet long, showing the country between “Squam Inlet,†N. J., and the “Red River of Texas.†Wash., 1835.$1.25
552. Featherston. Report of Geol. Recon. from Washington, D. C., to Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Coteau de Prairie. Paper, 168 pp., 4 plates. Wash., 1836.$1.00
553. Great Britain. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and of the Museum of Economic Geology in London. Vols. 1, 2 part 1 and 2 part 2. 3 vols. Orig. cloth, uncut, numerous figures, plates, charts, colored maps, etc. London, 1846-48.$2.25
554. Illinois. Geological Survey of. A. K. Worthen, Director. Vols. 1 to 8, inclus., complete set in orig. cloth, fully illus. by fine Lithographic Maps and Cuts, and containing Standard Reference Monographs by the most noted Geologists and Paleontologists of the U. S. 8 vols., 4to, very valuable and now rare. Chicago, 1866, and Boston, 1883.$35.00
555. Illinois. Same. Vol. 1. Assistants Whitney, Lesquereux and Engelmann. Engravings and Maps. 4to, scarce. Springfield, 1866.$2.75
555A. Illinois. Same. Vols. 7 and 8. In 3 Vols. Paleontology. Complete on the subject. 110 plates, royal 8vo. (Springfield,) 1883.$5.00
556. Indiana Geological Survey, Annual Reports. Vols. 1 to 7, inclus., 10, 12, 15, 16 and map; 17 and map; 18 and map, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 27 (in 1 vol.); 28 and map; 29, 19 reports bound in 17 vols., the 4 extra maps in envelopes as issued. Some early vols. very scarce. 1875-1904.$11.00
557. Indiana. Cox, E. T. Geological Survey. First Annual Report. Plate. Contains lists of birds and mammals of Franklin Co.; also timber trees. Fine copy. Also vol. maps and sections. 2 vols. scarce. Indianapolis, 1869.$2.00
558. Indiana. Cox, E. T. Second Report for 1870. Plates and Maps, Botany of Jeff. Co. Indianapolis, 1871.$1.00
559. Indiana. Sixth Report for 1874. Contains “Antiquities,†with 9 plates of Stone Implements, etc. Coulter’s Flora of Jeff. Co.; maps, etc.$1.00
560. Indiana. Cox, E. T. Seventh Report for 1875. Map, Contains Analysis of Coals, Flora of Wabash Valley, scarce. Indianapolis, 1876.$1.50
561. Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural History. 12th and 13th Annual Reports. Plates of Fossils. Large folded map showing Geological Strata of the State. Contains a Flora, plates of Diatoms, etc. 2 vols. Indianapolis, 1883-4.$2.75
562. Indiana. Fisher, Richard S., M. D. Indiana; Geography, Statistics, Institutions, County Topography, etc. With Reference Index to Colton’s Maps of Indiana. 16mo, 126 pp., rare. N. York, 1852.$2.75
563. Iowa. Hall, James, and Whitney, J. D. Geological Survey. Results of investigations made during the years 1855, ’56, ’57, by. Vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. 2 vols. 4to, complete, rare, 29 finely engraved plates of Fossils, mostly new; also cuts and maps. Pub. by Legislature of Iowa, 1858.$5.75
564. Iowa. Report on Geological Survey of Iowa to 13th General Assembly, Jan., 1870, containing Results of Examinations made in 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869. By Charles A. White, M. D. 2 vols. Author’s autogr. pres. copy to Hon. Rush Clark. Royal 8vo, illus., maps. Des Moines, 1870.$5.75
565. Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Owen, David D. Report of a Geological Exploration of part of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois made under instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury of the U. S., in the Autumn of 1839. 191 pp., paper, uncut, many plates and maps. Of great value historically as well as scientifically. Wash., 1844.$2.75
566. Kansas. The University Geological Survey. Vols. 2, 3 and 4, by Erasmus Haworth, etc. Royal 8vo, 3 volumes, fully illustrated. Topeka, 1897-98.$3.75
567. Kentucky. Owen, David D., et al. Geological Survey Made During 1854-57. First, second and third Reports. 3 vols. Royal 8vo, vol. 1 in new cloth; others orig. cloth, some of last leaves in vol. 1 stained. Lithogr. views. Hard to get. Frankfort, 1856-57.$6.50
568. Massachusetts. Report on the Geology, Mineralogy, Botany and Zoology of Mass. Made by order of the State Govt. Part 1, Econ. Geol.; 2, Topog. Geol.; 3, Scien. Geol.; 4, Catalogues of Animals and Plants. With Descriptive List of Rocks and Minerals, by Edward Hitchcock. Illus. by numerous woodcuts. Amherst, 1833.$2.75
569. Michigan. First Biennial Report Geol. Sur. Observations on Geology, Zoology and Botany of the Lower Peninsula. Zool. and Botany, by Niles & Winchell. Scarce. Lansing, 1861.$1.50
570. Minnesota. Winchell, N. H., and Upham, W. The Geology of Minnesota. Vols. 1 and 2 of the Final Report. 4to, 85 plates, colored micrographic illus. and geol. maps. 2 vols. Minneapolis, 1884-1888.$4.00
571. Mississippi. Preliminary Report on the Geology and Agriculture of the State of, by L. Harper, State Geologist. Very rare report. State map out, colored and plain illus., maps, charts, etc. Jackson, 1857.$3.00
572. Missouri. Swallow, G. C. First and Second Annual Reports of the Geological Survey of. Many sections colored maps, plates of scenery, geol. formation, fossils, etc. In 1 vol. Jefferson City, 1855.$2.00
573. Missouri. Reports on Geological Survey of. 1855-1871. By G. C. Broadhead, F. B. Meek and B. F. Shumard. Royal 8vo, 328 pp., plain and colored maps, plates. Jefferson City, 1873.$2.75
574. Missouri. Report of Geological Survey of State of, Including Field Work of 1873-1874. With 91 illus. Garland C. Broadhead, State Geologist. 1 vol., 734 pp., no atlas, pr. covers, good copy. Jeff. City, 1874.$2.00
575. New Hampshire. Jackson, C. T. Final Report on the Geology and Mineralogy of the State of New Hampshire, with Contributions Towards the Improvements of Agriculture and Metallurgy. 4to, half calf, tinted plates, 2 colored sections and a map folded. Nice copy of scarce work. Concord, N. H., 1844.$3.00
576. New Jersey. Cook, G. H. Geology of the County of Cape May. 208 pp., maps and plates. Contains sketch of the Early History of the County, by M. Beesley. Trenton, 1857.$2.25
577. New Jersey. Cook, G. H. Geology of New Jersey. 1000 pp., Maps and sections. Appendix on Fossils, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes, by Cope and Abbott, with 4to atlas. 2 vols. Newark, 1868.$1.75
578. New Jersey. Geological Survey Annual Reports. A Set of Nearly all published. Half cloth, as issued, after 1870.
579. New York. Geological Survey. First Report. 350 pp., Paper. Rare. Albany, 1839.$2.00
580. New York. 13th Annual Report State Geologist for the Year 1893. Many illus. Vol. 1. Geology (maps and plates). Vol. 2, Paleontology. 2 vols.$2.00
581. New York. Colvin, Verp. Second (and Best) Report on the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Wilderness, in 1873. 306 pp., fully illus. by 20 plates and maps. Albany, 1874.$3.00
582. New York. Colvin, V. Reports on a Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Wilderness, 1 to 7, inclus. 3 vols., many maps and plates. Albany, 1873-80.$2.00
583. North Carolina. Kerr, W. C. Report of the Geological Survey of N. Carolina, 445 pp., 8 plates, no map, but has Conrad and Cope’s valuable illus. papers. Vol. 1. Raleigh, 1875.$2.75
584. North Carolina. Report of the Geological Survey. Vol. 1. By W. C. Kerr. 445 pp., large map, 8 plates. Very rare. Raleigh, 1875.$4.50
585. North Carolina. Same. Lacks Map, but Has the Valuable Illus. papers, by Conrad and Cope.$2.75
586. Ohio, State of. Report of Special Committee, on Best Method of obtaining a complete Geological Survey. 18 pp., stitched, uncut, 2 maps (one folding), very rare. Columbus, 1836.$2.00
587. Ohio. Geol. Survey. Odd Vols.$1.00 to $3.00
588. Pacific Railroad. Swallow, G. C. Geological Rept. of the Country along the Line of the S. W. Branch of the Pacific Railroad, State of Missouri. To which is prefixed a Memoir of the Pacific Railroad. 2 plates, 95 pp., very rare. St. Louis, 1859.$2.75
589. Pennsylvania. Geological Survey of. Second Annual Report. By Henry D. Rogers. 12mo, paper. Harrisburg, 1838.75c.
590. Pennsylvania. Same. Third Report, 1839.90c.
591. Pennsylvania. Same. Fourth Report, 1840.$1.75
592. Pennsylvania. Same. 1st To 4th Reports, Inclus. in 1 Vol. Half calf. The first Report is very scarce. Harrisburg, 1836-40.$4.00
593. Pennsylvania. Rogers, H. D. Geology of Pennsylvania, with a General View of the Geology of the U. S. 4to, cloth, 2 vols., bound in three. Illus. by sections, maps and plates, colored. N. York, 1868.$4.00
594. Pennsylvania. Lesley, J. P. Second Geological Survey of. A complete set of 122 vols. of the 8vo issue of this Survey bound in cloth (does not include the duplicate Grand Atlas maps). Reduced to$48.00
595. Pennsylvania. Same. Grand Atlases Only. 6 Vols. Elephant folio.$28.00
As I have on hand at present probably the largest stock of this Survey owned by any dealer, and as the value of many volumes has doubled since the destruction of the State stock by fire, it is recommended that libraries and individuals wishing to perfect their sets ere too late, send for mynew Revised Priced Catalogue of the Pennsylvania Surveyfor further particulars.
596. Rhode Island. Jackson, C. T. Report on the Geol. and Agricultural Survey of the State of, 1839. Illus., large colored map, plates (lacks plate 7 of Lime Kiln), scarce. Providence, 1840.$1.50
597. S. Carolina. Tuomey, M. Report on the Geology of. 4to, 293 pp. +56 pp., Appendix, etc. Maps, illus., colored frontis., full list of Fauna of the State by Lewis R. Gibbes. Columbia, S. C., 1848.$4.75
598. Tennessee. Safford, J. M. Geol. Reconnoissance of the State of, being the Author’s First Biennial Report. 164 pp., paper, scarce. Nashville, Tennessee, 1856.$1.50
599. Tennessee. Troost, G. Third Geological Report to the 21st General Assembly. 32 pp., stitched, ink defacements on title page, colored map, rare. Nashville, 1835.$1.50
600. U. S. Geological Survey. Annual Reports. Complete set to 1904 of 54 royal 8vo vols., in uniform orig. cloth, as issued. In fine condition. Vol. 1 of this set is very rarely seen. The aggregate price of these, demanded by the U. S. Government, is nearly double my charge. The remaining 4 vols. can be secured from Washington. Wash., 1880 to 1904.$45.00
601. U. S. Geological Survey. First Annual Report, by Clarence King. Royal 8vo, large folded map, fine copy. This is the first vol. of the large series, afterwards conducted by Powell and Wolcott. It is extremely rare, many sets lacking it only. Wash., 1880.$4.50
602. U. S. Geological Survey Annual Reports. Powell, Wolcott and others. Odd vols. Prices quoted. Send list of wants. Sets made up to order.
603. U. S. Bulletins of the U. S. Geological Survey. The first 70, supply at Washington is exhausted. I can supply most of the series of over 200 U. S. Geologic Atlases. A large series in stock. Send for quotations.
604. U. S. Hayden’s Survey of the Territories, a Series of Notable Monographs in royal 4to by the distinguished savants. Leidy, Cope, Lesquereux, Marsh, Zirkel, Scudder, Packard, Coues and Allen. In 13 vols. Complete set in original binding. Wash., 1874, etc.$28.00
605. U. S. Hayden’s Survey of the Territories. Set of octavo reports. From the preliminary 1869 to the 14th volume, inclus., 1878. 14 vols. In orig. black cloth. Wash.$9.00
606. U. S. King, C. Geological Exploration of the 40th Parallel. Complete set of 7 vols. 4to, and 2 folio atlases as follows: Vol. 1, Systematic Geology, with folio atlas; vol. 2, Descriptive Geology, by Hagen and Emmons; vol. 3, Mining Industry, with folio atlas; vol. 4, Ornithology and Paleontology; vol. 5, Botany, by Watson and others; vol. 6, Zirkel’s Petrography; vol. 7, Odontornithes, by Marsh. Atlases very scarce.$22.50
607. U. S. Monographs of the Geological Survey. A remarkably fine run of these most desirable of all the Geological Publications of the U. S. Government. Vols. 1 to 45, inclus., with the additional parts, vols. and the Grand Atlases. All in original cloth binding except the grand atlases and 6 vols. of the 4to text vols. In all about 55 vols., some of which are of rarity and value, and out of print.$135.00
608. U. S. Monographs of the Geological Survey. Can supply many odd vols. and some of the folio atlases which accompany same.
609. U. S. Professional Papers. U. S. Geological Survey. From No. 1 to 33, inclus., complete. Also Nos. 35, 37, 39, 40, 51, 55. 39 vols. in all. 4to, orig. paper covers, illus. Wash., 1902 to 1906. The lot,$12.00.
610. Vermont. Adams, C. B. First Annual Report on Geology of the State. 92 pp., folded colored map, by Z. Thompson, corners of last pages gnawed. Burlington, 1845.$1.50
611. Virginia, Etc. Hutchins, Thos. A. Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina. Reprinted from the Original Edition of 1778. Edited by F. C. Hicks. Tall 8vo, boards, uncut, paper label, limited edition, on hand-made paper, only 20 copies printed, as new, published at $10.00, 143 pp., illus., large map in pocket. Cleveland, 1904.$6.00
612. Wisconsin. Geological Survey of 1873-79. Vols. 1, 3 and 4. 763 pp., royal 8vo, tinted plates (no atlases). Madison, 1880, etc.$5.00
612A. Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. David Dale Owen’s Report on a Geological Survey of, and incidentally of a portion of Nebraska Territory. Made under instructions from the U. S. Treasury Dept. 638 pp., illus. by woodcuts and an atlas of engraved plates of fossils, folded maps, etc. 2 vols., large 4to, cloth. Phila., 1852.$2.75
613. Accum, Frederick. Essay on Analysis of Minerals, Ores, Earths, Stones, Inflammable Fossils, etc. Phila., 1809. Also in same vol., Berzelius, J. J. Analysis of Inorganic Bodies. Trans. from French ed. by G. O. Ree. 12mo, boards, 3 plates. London, 1833.$1.25
614. Annales Des Mines ou Recueil de Memoires sur L’Exploitation des Mines. Tome 6 to Tome 18, inclus. In orig. parts, pr. covers, rather soiled, text clean and uncut, relates to American mines. 13 vols. Paris, 1874-80. Lot,$4.00
615. Barringer, D. M. Description of the Minerals of Commercial Value for use of Prospectors. Oblong 4to, limp morocco. N. York, 1897.$1.00
616. Beers & Co.’s Atlas of the Oil Regions of Pennsylvania. Folio, boards, colored, rare. N. York, 1865.$1.50
617. Buck Mountain Coal Co. Report of the Directors, Jan., 1846, and Act of Incor., 1839. 2 pieces, paper covers. Phila., 1839-46.$1.00
618. Burke, Wm. The Mineral Springs of Western Virginia, etc., etc. Second ed. Notice of the Fanquier Spring, Chapter on Caverns, etc. 12mo, 394 pp., map. N. York, 1846.$1.50
619. Bone, J. H. A. Petroleum and Petroleum Wells (etc.), and Description of the Oil Regions of Penna., West Va., Kentucky and Ohio. 153 pp., 16mo. Phila., 1865.$1.25
620. Bournam, Count de. Descriptive Catalogue of Diamonds in the Cabinet of Sir Abraham Hume, Bart. Trans. from the French. 4to, 4 plates. London, 1815.$1.50
621. Browne, J. Ross. Report of. On Mineral Resources of States and Territories West of the Rocky Mts. 674 pp. Wash., 1868.$1.50
622. Buffon. Histoire Naturelle des Mineraux. 9 vols. 16mo, calf. Aux Deux-Ponts, 1790.$1.50
623. Canada. Reports of the Bureau of Mines. Printed by Order of the Legis. of Ontario. Illus. and maps, paper. Vols. quoted.
624. Bull, Marcus. Experiments to Determine the Comparative Value of the Principal Varieties of Fuel Used in the U. S. and Europe. Boards, uncut, plate. Phila. and London, 1827.$1.25
625. California Mine Document. Fremont, Capt. John Chas. Original Parchment Articles of Agreement, made Nov. 10, 1851, between Capt. J. C. Fremont, of the City of San Francisco, California, and Solomon Alter, John L. Newbold, John M. Lisle, Chas. Schaffer, and Francis N. Buck, of Phila. This Agreement recites that said Fremont for the sum of $250,000, “hath demised, leased and let two certain Lots, Parcels or Measurement of Mineral Land,†etc. The Document then describes this Land, first as the “Heap and Sargent Location†on the Mariposa River. Also, another known as “The New Britain Location,†situated between the Mariposa and the Ave Maria Rivers, together called theMariposas, purchased by Fremont from Don Juan B. Alvarado,Ex-Gov. of California. The term of this Lease is for Ten Years with Privilege and Extension up to the year 1871. This Parchment document, measuring 25½ × 21½ inches is duly signed and witnessed by all the parties above named. On the back is sketched a map in colors of the above Purchase, showing the Location of all the Houses and Tents in the Town of Mariposas, and of Old-town, on the opposite side of the Mariposas River. It states that the Large Tract was granted by General Micheltorena, Gov. of California, to the aforesaid Alvarado, Ex-Gov. It further shows the “Locations of the Philadelphia and California Mining Co.†This map was filed and recorded by R. S. Miller, Recorder of Mariposa Co. It was “drawn by A. Zakreski, Clay St., above the Plaza.†The Possession of this Lease may afford considerable satisfaction to the present owners of this Old Claim!$110.00
626. Carpenter, G. W. Mineralogy of Chester Co., Penna., with Account of some of the Minerals of Delaware, Maryland, etc. Boards, 12mo, 19 pp., uncut, very scarce. This rare paper was printed as an Appendix to Carpenter’s Essays on Materia Medica. Phila., 1831.$1.50
627. Cramer, Jno. A. Elements of the Art of Assaying Metals. Calf, illus., 470 pp. London, 1741.$2.00
628. Dufrenoy, A. Traite de Mineralogie. 3 Vols. Text and Vol. of plates, half calf, very full on crystallog. and microscopic petrog. 4 vols. Paris, 1844.$2.75
629. Duport, St. Clair. De la Production des Metaux Precieux au Mexique, considerée dans ses rapports avée la Geologie, La Metallurgie et L’Economie Politique. Half calf, many folding maps and illus., B. Silliman’s autogr. copy. Paris, 1843.$3.00
630. Emanuel, Harry. Diamonds and Precious Stones, Their History, Value and Characteristics, etc. New Table of the present value of Diamonds. 12mo, uncut, name on title, illus. London, 1867.$1.75
631. Fossil Fuel. History and Description of. The Collieries and Coal Trade of Great Britain. Fine copy, uncut, illus. London, 1841.$1.25
632. Gemmis, Ioannis de Laet Antvverpiani de Gemmis et Lapidibus Libri Don, Ouibus premittitur Theophrasti Liber de Lapidibus Græce and Latine Cum Brevibus Anontationibus. 12mo, fine copy, illus., very scarce. Lugduni Batavorum Ex Officiana Ioannis Maire, 1647.$2.50
633. Jackson, C. T. Foster and Whitney Reports on the Geological and Mineralogical Survey of the Mineral Lands of the U. S. in the State of Michigan. 19 plates, 5 maps, 4 woodcuts. Also contains Annual Report Com. of Indian Affairs and Pensions, 1849. Half roan. Very scarce, being Doc. No. 5, part 3, 31st Congress. Wash., 1849.$2.75
634. Kent, E. N. Instructions for Collecting, Testing, Melting and Assaying Gold. For the use of Persons about to Visit the Gold Region of California. Illus., with 30 wood engravings, 40 pp., pr. covers. A Forty-Niner! Rare. N. York, 1849.$1.50
635. Kennedy, S. Magnetic and Mineral Springs of Michigan. Also, Essay on the Climate of Michigan. 128 pp., 2 maps and illus. Wilmington, 1872.$1.25
636. Lake Superior. Mineral Lands, Maps, Etc., of the Mineral Region. 3 folding maps 32 × 20½ in.; also a 16-page List of Persons to whom Permits to Locate Mineral Lands on the South Shore have been granted and leases issued by the Sec. of War, to June 16, 1846. 12mo, scarce.$3.00
637. Lesley, J. P. Manual of Coal and Its Topography. Illustrated by Original Drawings, chiefly of Facts in the Geology of the Appalachian Region of the U. S. 12mo, very rare. Phila., 1856.$6.00