Sales catalogue: Quaritch

Date:
September 1877
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/29
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Quaritch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    358 JournaL of the PuinapEnpHtTaA AcapEMy of Narurat SCIENCES, First Series, Vol. I pt. 2, Vols. IT to V inclusive, and Vol. VII—together 5 vols. and a part, 8vo. with about 100 plates of _ mammals, reptiles, fishes, minerals, geology, insects, shells, botany, etc. some coloured, uncut, very scarce and valuable, £4. 5s Philadelphia, 1818-37 The first series was completed in 8 vols. 8vo. 359 Journat of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Se- cond Series, Vol. I, and Vol. IT parts 1-8,—7 parts, impl. 4to. 67 Jine plates, including 17, beautifully COLOURED, of new species of Brrps, tl/ustrating the articles by Cassin, and 4, also coloured, on new Shells, sd. very rare, £5. Philadelphia, 1847-53 360 Procerpines of the Academy, from the beginning in 1842 to 1870, and 1872: First Series, Vols. I-VII, and of Vol. VIII parts 5 and 6 (the last), 1842-57—Second Series, 1857 to 1870 and 1872, 15 vols.—together 22 vols. and 2 parts, 8vo. numerous plates of Natural History, the Brrvs and Insects coloured, eigh- teen vols. hf. calf, very neat, the rest in parts, from Mr. Gurney’s library, rare, £12. 10s Philadelphia, 1842-72 361 Traysactions of the QurBrc Lirzrary anp Historicat Society, 1824-29, being Vol. I, 8vo. numerous large plates of Natural His- tory, bds. rare, 15s Quebec, 1829 362 Con uEctions of the Histortcan Socrery of Rhode Island, Vols. IT and IV, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 15s Providence, R. I. 1835-38 SMITHSONIAN Contribution to Knowledge—see post, SMITHSONIAN. 363 Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, Vol. IIT in 3 parts, photographs and woodcuts, sd. 7s 6d 1873-6 364 American Journat of CONCHOLOGY, Vol. IJ, 8vo. ports. of Adams, Gould and Lea, also 31 plates, many figures COLOURED, hf. morocco, 32s Phil. 1865 365 Amertcan Journan of ScrencE and Arrs, conducted by Professor SILLIMAN (continued afterwards by him, Gray, Agassiz, and others), from the commencement in 1818 to 1869, First Series, 100 nos. being 49 vols. complete, 1818-45—Second Series, Nos. 1-147, forming Vols. I-X LIX, 1846-70—together 98 vols. 8vo. plates and woodcuts, £70. New York § New Haven, 1818-70 366 —— another set: First Series, parts 49 to 99 (without part 54), 1833-45—Second Series, Nos. 1-128 (without 16 numbers, as de- tailed below), 1846-67—-together 162 numbers, 8vo. five vols. cloth and hf. bd. the rest uncut, £20. 1833-67 The parts wanting in the Second Series are: 23 to 27, 30, 33 to 39, and 43 to 45. : Amsterdam Academy and Institute. 368 A Ser of the Publications of the Royal Academy of Amsterdam, from 1853 down to 1876, as detailed below, in all 84 vols. and a few thin parts (21 in 4to. the rest 8vo.) numerous fine plates of Natural History, Physics, and Mathematics, the whole clean in boards, £10. Amst. 1853-76 A good many of the papers are in French, a few in Latin. The follow- ing is a description of the set :
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