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Northeast America - Geology:

Koch, Albert C; Ernest A Stadler (trans, intro). JOURNEY THROUGH A PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA IN THE YEARS 1844 - 1846
Carbondale. 1972 first edition. Southern Illinois University. Hardcover octavo. 177p. Drawings and photo illustrations. Very interesting and well-written diary of a dedicated paleontologist on his search for rare fossils in nineteenth century America. Recommended reading, especially for geologists and fossil hunters. Koch travelled from Martha's Vineyard down the Mississippi to New Orleans and Alabama. Fine in VG++ dj. no owner marks. ISBN 0-8093-0581-x. (a104613)
$49.00 Newland, D. H. . THE PALEOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF NEW YORK GUIDEBOOK 4 EXCURSION A-4
Washington 1932 GPO. 8vo., 136pp., wraps. Owner signed. VG. (a27270)
$35.00 Miller, William J. . GEOLOGY OF THE LUZERNE QUADRANGLE
Albany 1923 NY State Museum Bull. No. 245-246. 8vo., 66pp., map in rear pocket, wraps. Library label on front and stamp inside rear wrap. Good. (a28087)
$35.00 Miller, William J. . GEOLOGY OF THE BROADALBIN QUADRANGLE, FULTON-SARATOGA COUNTIES, NEW YORK
Albany 1911 NY State Museum Bulletin No. 508. 8vo., 65pp., map in rear pocket, wraps. Library label on front and stamp inside rear wrap. Good. (a28088)
$35.00 Fairchild, H. L. . POSTGLACIAL FEATURES OF THE UPPER HUDSON VALLEY
Albany 1917 NY State Museum Bulletin 195. 8vo., 22pp., maps in rear pocket, wraps. Library label on front. Good. (a28189)
$29.00 Essenberg, Christine . THE FACTORS CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLYNOIDAE OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA
Berkeley 1918. Offprinf from University of California Publications in Biology, Vol. 18, No. 11, March 8, 1918. Lg.8vo., pp.171-238, plates 6-8, text illus., wraps. Good, old dry water stain on lower margin of front and first few pages, one or tow close tears from rough opening. (a31339)
$35.00 Hobbs, William Herbert . THE NEWARK SYSTEM OF THE POMPERAUG VALLEY, CONNECTICUT WITH A REPORT ON FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE NEWARK FORMATION OF SOUTH BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT BY F.H. KNOWLTON
Washington 1901. 4to., 156pp., 17 plates, diagrams, illustrations, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a50580)
$75.00(Hildreth, S. P.). MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING A TOUR IN MAY, 1835, TO THE FALLS OF THE CUYAHOGA, NEAR LAKE ERIE: EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF A NATURALIST
1837. This is the lead article on pp. 1-84, 20 text illustrations, in The American Journal of Science and Arts edited by Benjamin Silliman. Focus of Hildreth article is on geology and mollusks of the American Northeast. Included in a complete volume of this journal with many scientific articles. Complete volume is octavo, 428pp., four plates in rear, 3 of which are foldout. Bound in later plain wraps. VG, light wear and light toning. Scarce. (a76798)
$260.00 Smithsonian . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ..FOR YEAR 1860
Washington 1861 GPO. Includes: "On Roads and Bridges" by Fairman Rogers pp. 123-150; "Mollusca or Shell Fish" by Philip P. Carpenter pp. 151-283, and much more. Hardcover. Octavo, 448p., text illustrations, index, original embossed light brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG plus. Binding secure, no ownership marks.Excellent condition. (a88111)
$75.00