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	Rare Paleontology Book by Joseph Leidy & Hayden, Ferdinand & Meek, F. B - The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and Nebraska Leidy, Joseph & Hayden, Ferdinand & Meek, F. B.; The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and Nebraska, including and account of some allied forms from other localities..with a Synopsis of the Mammalian Remains of North America...preceded by an introduction on the Geology of the Tertiary Formations of Dakota and Nebraska..by F. V. Hayden. Academy Natural Sciences, Vol. 7, 2nd series, Philadelphia, 1869. Large quarto, pp. viii, 472, frontispiece is large folded hand colored map, 30 engraved plates. The work is complete nd in a modern full calf binding with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and very clean. The text is very clean with light wear to map edges at folds. Over all in very good condition. PRICE: $950.00
	Rare railroad book by Schlagintweit, Robert von; Die Pacific - Eisenbahn in Nordamerika. Leipzig & New York, 1870. Schlagintweit, Robert von; Die Pacific - Eisenbahn in Nordamerika. Leipzig & New York, 1870. Octavo, pp. 203, folded maps and chart in rear, frontispiece view of Sierra Nevada, and 8? additional woodcuts. PRICE: $650.00
	Rare science book by Pausanias; Decem regionum veteris Graeciae descriptio, totidem libris comprehensa, Romulo Amasćo interprete. Translated by Romulo Amaseo. Pausanias; Decem regionum veteris Graeciae descriptio, totidem libris comprehensa, Romulo Amasćo interprete. Translated by Romulo Amaseo, (1489-1552). Tom. I & 2. Lugduni, apud Sebastianum de Honoratis, 1559. Small octavo, vol.1 pp. 624, 236 (index). Vol. 2, pp. 606, 120 (index). PRICE: $2,500.00
	Rare Science Book by Thunberg, Caroli Petri; Flora Japonica Sistems Plantas Insularum Iaponicacarum Secundum Systema... Thunberg, Caroli Petri; Flora Japonica Sistems Plantas Insularum Iaponicacarum Secundum Systema Sexuale Emendatum Redactas ad XX Clases, Ordines, Genera et Species CVM Differentiis Specificis, Concinnis et XXXIX Iconibus Adiectis. Lipsiae, 1784. Octavo, pp. lii, 418, 1 page "index plantarum" and errata, 39 folded copper engraved plates. PRICE: $9,800.00
	Rare Science Book: Pursh, Friedrich T. ; Flora Americae Septentrionalis; or, A Systematic Arrangement and Description of the Plants of North America. Pursh, Friedrich T.; Flora Americae Septentrionalis; or, A Systematic Arrangement and Description of the Plants of North America. Containing, besides what may have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. 2 volumes, London, 1814. Octavo, vol. 1, pp. xxxvi, 358, 15 engraved plates, vol. 2, pp. 359-751, 9 engraved plates. PRICE: $4,800.00
	Rare travel book by Riesbeck, Baron Johann Caspar; Travels Through Germany, in a Series of Letters . . . translated by The Rev. Mr. Maty in three volumes. London, 1787. Riesbeck, Baron Johann Caspar; Travels Through Germany, in a Series of Letters . . . translated by The Rev. Mr. Maty in three volumes. London, 1787. Small quarto, vol. 1, pp. half title, title, 16, 319, vol. 2, pp. half title, title, 10, 298, vol. 3, pp. half title, title, 12, 331. PRICE: $700.00
	Rare travel book by Timkovski, Egor Fedorovich; Voyage a Péking, a travers la Mongolie, en 1820 et 1821 Timkovski, Egor Fedorovich; Voyage a Péking, a travers la Mongolie, en 1820 et 1821, Edited by Julius von Klaproth. 3 volumes, including Atlas. Paris, Librairie Orientale de Dondey-Dupré p?čre et fils, 1826-1827. Quarto, vol. 1, pp. [8], xii, 478, vol. 2, pp. [4], 459; 32. Atlas with an engraved lithographed title, folding route map, folding plan of Peking, folding plan of the Russian embassy in Peking, and 8 engraved plates. PRICE: $1,400.00
	Rare Travel Book, John G. Keysler; Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Lorrain Keysler, John George; Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain. Giving a true and just description of the present state of those countries; their Natural, Literary, and Political History; Manners, Laws, Commerce, Manufacturers.....Illustrated with Copper Plates, engraved from drawings on the spot. In four volumes, 1st English edition, printed for A. Linde, London, 1756-57. Quarto, volume 1, pp. xiv, 6, 520, frontispiece map, three copper plates. Volume 2, pp. 2, 507, 1 plate. Volume 3, pp. 2, 385, 10. Volume 4, pp. 2, 290, 77 (appendix), 10, 3 plates. Total of eight plates. The set is complete and in a contemporary full calf with gilt spine titles and gilt ruled borders. Bindings have been nicely restored at edges and corners and scuffed areas on boards. Toning to margins of some text pages, penciled signature and some penciled notes on end sheets, rear end sheet and last index page water-stained on lower third. Over all a very good set. PRICE: $850.00

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