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	Rare Exploration Book & Map, Nicollet, Nicolas J.; Report Intended to Illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi Basin, 1843 Nicollet, Nicolas J.; Report Intended to Illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi Basin. Washington, 26th Congress, 2nd Session Senate document 237, 1843. Quarto, pp. 238, large folded map titled "Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River from Astronomical and Barometrical Observations Surveys and Information... in the years 1838-39-40. The book is complete and in the original cloth with a calf spine label. The binding is tight and clean, inner hinges nicely tightened, the text is very clean and the map is in near mint condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $2,000.00
	Rare Explorations: Lake Superior Copper and Western United States by Stockton and Fremont Fremont, John C.; Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-1844. Washington, SED, 174, 1845. Quarto, pp. 694, 22 plates, 5 maps including the folding 1845 “Map of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon and California in the years 1843-4" by Charles Preuss. and Stockton, John; Report of the Secretary of War communicating a Report of John Stockton, Superintendent of the Mineral Lands on Lake Superior. Washington, Senate Ex. Doc., No. 175. 1845. pp. 22, folded map (21 inches by 11 inches) titled: Map of the Mineral Lands upon Lake Superior ceded to the United States Government by the Treaty of 1842 with the Chippeway Indians”. The two works are complete and bound as a set in a modern full calf with gilt titles. The binding is tight and very clean. The text is clean and bright, plates and maps are clean and bright. The large folded Fremont/Preuss map is rolled and in a separate archival case with map re-backed with archival tissue with minor wear at folds. The Stockton map is bright and very clean with short tear at spine gutter. A very good set of two important works on the exploration of the American west and Michigan’s mineral regions. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $5,900.00
	Rare Geographic Atlas: Julius C. Solinus; Polyhistor, Rerum Toto Orbe Memorabilium Thesaurus Locpletissimus. 1543. Solinus, C. Julius; Polyhistor, Rerum Toto Orbe Memorabilium Thesaurus Locpletissimus.. Basel: Michael Isingrin, 1543. Folio, pp. 20, 230, 2, plus two folding maps and eighteen in-text maps. Woodcut vignette on title page and final leaf. This rare atlas is complete and in the original limp vellum with black spine titles. String ties are perished, light soiling to boards. Very early damp stain to lower margin of text and maps has had archival treatment. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $10,500.00
	Rare Geology book, Weaver, Thomas; On the Geological Relations of the South of Ireland. Weaver, Thomas; On the Geological Relations of the South of Ireland. Transactions, Geol. Soc. London, 1836. Quarto, pp. 68, 2 folded hand-colored geological maps and sections. Signed by the author. The work is complete and is in a modern cloth over marbled boards with a paper title label on the cover. The binding is tight and very clean the text and plates are very clean. The work is inscribed on the first page by Weaver to “The Lord Viscount Cole” ( William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Eniskilen, 1807-1886). Cole was a British paleontologist and Conservative Member of Parliament who devoted much time to collecting fossil fish, with many specimens being described by Agassiz and Egerton. His collection was eventually acquired by the British Museum. A very nice association copy in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $550.00
	Rare Geology Book and Atlas: Cook, George H. Geology of New Jersey with atlas. 1868. Cook, George H. Geology of New Jersey with atlas. Newark : Printed at the Daily Advertiser Office, 1868. Quarto, text pp. xxiv, 899, 1 errata, five folded plates including folded colored  Geological Map of New Jersey, numerous text figures. Atlas slip case with the 13 folded colored maps. These consist of: 1. Azoic & Paleozoic Formations. 2 sheets 2. Triassic Formations. 2 sheets 3. Cretaceous Formations. 2 sheets 4. Tertiary and Recent Formations. 2 sheets 5. Iron Mines in Morris County. 2 sheets 6. Map of the Ringwood Iron Mines. 1 sheet 7. Map of Oxford Furnace Iron Ore Veins. 1 sheet 8. Map of the Zinc Mines Susses County. 1 sheet FREE SHIPPING ON ALL BOOKS The set is complete with all of the folded maps present in the rare atlas. The text is in the original boards with a later cloth spine and title label. The binding is tight and clean. Book plate of James Yolton on end sheet and earlier ownership stamp on title page. The text is clean with tape repair to edge of first Preface page and archive tape repairs to verso of folded plates. Geological map of New Jersey is in modern sleeve at rear of text. The atlas maps have had professional archival repairs to folds, minor loss at a couple of folds, the maps are in a modern archival sleeve with title label. Over all a very good complete set. PRICE: $950.00
	Rare geology book by Fischer de Waldheim, Gotthelf: Oryctographie du Gouvernement de Moscou... Fischer von Waldheim, Johann Gotthelf Friedrich; Oryctographie du Gouvernement de Moscou, publiee par le Directeur de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Moscou, 1830. Atlas only. Folio, pp. half title, title page with hnd-colored vignette, ix, second half title, 25 pages of plate explanations, 7 hand-colored plates, profiles and sections, 44 engraved plates of fossils, 15 engraved plates (some colored) of zoological and botanical specimens. The atlas is complete and in a recent full tooled calf with eight gilt spine panels and gilt titles. The text, plates and maps are exceptionally clean, with no foxing, stains, marks or stamps. A very good copy of a very scarce work. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $7,500.00
	Rare Geology Book, Cuvier, Georges & Brongniart, Alex.; Description Geologique des Environs de Paris Cuvier, Georges & Brongniart, Alex.; Description Geologique des Environs de Paris, Nouvelle édition dans laquelle on a inséré la descriptions d'un grand nombre de lieux de l'Allemagne, de la Suisse, de l'Italie etc., qui présentent des terrains analogues à ceux du Bassin de Paris. Par M. Alex. Brongiart. Paris, Chez G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne, 1822. Large quarto special large paper copy, pp. viii, errata, 428, frontispiece, 2 (1 handcoloured) folded engraved maps and 16 (1 handcoloured) lithographed plates. This large paper copy with wide margins is complete and in the original binders wraps with the original paper spine label. The wraps are scuffed with the spine starting to split and a few signatures starting. Owners stamp on verso of frontispiece, short section torn from half title but not effecting print, text is clean, map is very clean, light foxing to margins of some plates. Over all in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $2,900.00
	Rare Geology Book, Hager, Albert D.; Report on the Geology of Vermont: Descriptive, Theoretical, Economical and Scenographical. Hager, Albert D.; Report on the Geology of Vermont: Descriptive, Theoretical, Economical and Scenographical; by E. Hitchcock, E. Hitchcock Jr., A. D. Hager, & C. H. Hitchcock, in two volumes. Claremont, 1861. Quarto, Volume 1, pp. viii, 589, 289 woodcut text illustrations. Volume 2, pp. 4, 590-982, 75 woodcut text illustrations, 38 plates (some hand colored) , 3 folded hand colored geological maps. The set is complete and in the original cloth with gilt titles and a later cloth spine on volume 2 with gilt titles. The bindings are tight and clean. Book plate of mining institute on paste downs and stamp on title page and verso of some plates. The text, maps and plates are very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $550.00

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