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	Exploration Book by Ives, Joseph Christmas.; Report Upon the Colorado River of the West Ives, Joseph Christmas.; Report Upon the Colorado River of the West, Explored in 1857 and 1858...under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys. 36th Congress/1st Session, Senate Exec. Doc., Washington, 1861. Quarto, pp. 373, 32 plates ( 7 colored, 8 folded), 2 folded maps, profile. In five parts, Part 1, General Report, pp. 131, 41 woodcuts (from sketches by Molhausen & Egloffstein), 7 colored plates, 11 b/w litho plates, and 8 folded panoramic views (by Egloffstein) and the frontispiece which depicts the expedition's steamboat "Explorer" passing Chimmey Rock, two folded maps covering route from the mouth of the Colorado to Fort Defiance and a plate showing the profile of the route. Part 2, Hydrographic Report, pp. 14. Part 3, Geological Report, pp. 154, 6 litho. plates ( 3 views, 3 fossils ). (The index calls for 2 geol. maps but these were never issued (USGS LIbrary & Wagner Camp)), 27 woodcuts. Part 4, Botany, pp. 30. Part 5, Zoology, pp. 6. Appendices, pp. 32. The work is complete and in the original cloth with a gilt over vignette of "Explorer" and gilt spine titles which have faded to green (this is common with copies in the original cloth). The binding is tight and clean with minor archival restoration to corners which is not noticed. The text and plates are very clean and free of any stamps or blemishes. A very short hinge tear to one map which was repaired on the verso with archival tape. This is an exceptionally clean copy in very good condition. PRICE: $2,700.00
	First Geological Map New York: Amos Eaton; Geological Text-Book...On North American Geology, Albany 1830. Eaton, Amos; Geological Text-Book Prepared for Popular Lectures on North American Geology; with applications to Agriculture and the Arts (with folded hand-colored geological map of New York). Albany, 1830. Octavo, pp. vii, 63, folded hand-colored geological map of New York State. The work is complete and in the original cloth and boards with paper title label on cover. Binding is tight with scuffing to boards. Inscribed on fly leaf with signature of first owner Washington Good Lieut. U.S. Army Washington City, 1832. Light foxing to some text signatures, map is clean. In very good condition with rare map present. PRICE: $1,100.00
	Fossil Footprint Book by Edward Hitchcock; Ichnology of New England. A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, especially its Fossil Footmarks with Supplement. Hitchcock, Edward; Ichnology of New England. A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, especially its Fossil Footmarks. Boston 1858, Large quarto, pp. 220, text figures, and 60 plates, folded hand colored maps. & Supplement to the Ichnology of New England. Boston, 1865. Large quarto, pp. 96, 20 plates. Plates 13-19 are photographic plates. The set is complete and both volumes are in the original matching brown cloth,with gilt spine titles. Light wear to binding edges and corners inner hinges nicely re-enforced on supplement volume. Owners book plate on first end sheet of volume 1, very light toning to some outer text and plate margins. Over all an exceptionally clean set in very good condition. PRICE: $1,900.00
	Geology and Paleontology book by Phillips, John; Manual of Geology, 2 volumes. Phillips, John and edited by H. G. Seeley & R. Etheridge; Manual of Geology Theoretical and Practical, 2 volumes. London, Charles Griffin and Company, 1885. Quarto, Part I Physical Geology and Palaeontology by Seeley. pp. xiv, 546, 32, colored frontispiece, 147 woodcuts. Part II Stratigraphical Geology and Palaeontology by Etheridge. pp. xxiv, 712, colored frontispiece map, 36 plates numbered 1 through 32a. The set is complete and in the original wine colored stamped cloth with gilt titles. The bindings are tight and clean and have been professionally re-cased with later end sheets. The text and plates are exceptionally clean. In very good condition. PRICE: $400.00
	Geology book by Charles Lyell, Travels in North America in the Years 1841 and 1842. Lyell, Charles; Travels in North America, in the Years 1841-42; with Geological Observations on the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Two volumes in one, New York, Wiley & Putnam, 1845. Octavo, pp. vii, 251, folded colored frontispiece view of Niagara Falls, colored map of Niagara District, folded b/w view of Niagara Falls, folded b/w plate of fossils & pp. vi, 231, 10 pages of ads, folded hand-colored map of United States & Canada, 2 b/w plates. The set is complete and in the original cloth with gilt spine titles. Binding is tight and clean. 1852 ownership name on end sheet. Light foxing to margins of pages and light foxing to margins of some plates. Soiling to very outer margins of map and Niagara Falls view. Over all in very good condition. PRICE: $800.00
	Geology Book by Owen, David Dale; Mineral lands of the United States, Report of a Geological Exploration of part of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Owen, David Dale; Mineral lands of the United States, Report of a Geological Exploration of part of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Washington, HED 239, 26th Congress, 1st session, 1840. Quarto, pp. 161., 27 folded plates and maps (many hand colored). The text is complete and in the original brown cloth with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and clean with only minor scuffing, A.M.N.H. bookplate on paste down with Mrs. M. Schuyler Elliot book plate. The text, plates and maps are very clean. In very good condition. PRICE: $450.00
	Geology book by William Buckland; Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology. Buckland, William; Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology. London, W. Pickering, 1836. Quarto, vol. 1, pp. xvi, 596 and supplementary notes pages 597-599, errata. Vol. 2, pp. vii, 100, 87 plates (numbered to 69 with some in multiple parts, some folded and hand-colored). The set is complete and in a contemporary full paneled calf with gilt ruled borders, gilt spine titles, six gilt spine panels, marbled end papers and matching text block edges. Inscribed by Buckland on the half title of volume 1, with original owners coat of arms on paste down and later owners book plate on opposite end sheet. The bindings are tight and clean, text is very clean and crisp, some plates have light foxing on verso of plates and along an outer margin. Over all in very good condition. PRICE: $1,000.00
	Mineralogy Book by Parker Cleaveland; Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology Cleaveland, Parker; An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, being an introduction to the study of these sciences...2nd edition, 2 volumes in one. Boston, 1822. Quarto, vol. 1, pp. xii, 480, engraved folded hand-colored map. Vol. 2, pp. 481-818. 5 folded copper-engraved plates. The book is complete and in a modern full calf binding with the contemporary gilt spine label preserved. The binding is tight and very clean. An early faded signature is on the title page. Light to moderate foxing to three of the plates and title page. Light toning to the map margins and some light spotting on a few text pages. Over all in very good condition with the scarce map present. PRICE: $1,100.00

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