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959 p. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botan y; Anthropology; and Ethnology; Indians; Native Americans; etc.
458 + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. All edges marbled. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Indian Basket work; Eskimo Bows; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology. Of course, the work on basketry is very highly prized. SCARCE.
878 p.+ Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Artifacts Collected from the Hupa Reservation; Customs of the Dakotas; Atnatanas of Alaska; Indians of the Quinaielt Agency; Charm Stones or Plummets; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; An thropology; and Ethnology. Really important documents of the native Americans. Scarce.
735 p. + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Washington Territory Indian Tribes; Indian Mounds; Indian Mummies; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology. The Native American monographs are highly prized. Smith Mag. 1
876 p. + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Indian Tribes of the Northwest Coast; Ceramic Art in China; Fire-making Apparatus; Stone Age Implements; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology.
620 p. + 103 Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Chipped at head. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Japanese Wood-Cutting and Woodcut Printing; Prehistoric Anthropology; Relation of Biology to Geological Investigation; the Shofar; Scientific Taxidermy for Museums; Comparative Oology of North American Birds; Etc. The article on taxidermy is especially significant, and its ramifications can still be seen today in the major American natural history museums. SM 8
782 p. + Numerous plates, many in color. Thick 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Includes papers on Submarines; The National Zoo in Washington; Mutation Theory of Professor De Vries; Alpine Tun nels; Automobile Races; Salt and Its Physiological Uses; Fire Walk Ceremony in Tahiti; Boomerangs; Improvement of the Human Breed by Francis Galton; The Palace of Minos; Irrigation; Volcanoes; Diamon ds; Chronophotography (by Dr. J. Marey, an early inventor of the motion picture); Color Photography by Sir William Herschel; Exploration of the Sea with Kites. SM8
546 p. + Plates & folding map. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: To the North Magnetic Pole and the Northwest Passage (by the polar explorer, Capt. Amundsen); the Mammoth; Eruption of Vesuvius; Origin of the Slavs; Radioactivity; Wireless telegraphy; Etc.
688 p. + Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Recent Progress in Aviation (with 19 plates); Ornamentation of Ca rpets; Explosives; Telegraphy of Photographs; Astronomy; Tuberculosis; Etc. By 1910 the competition in early aviation was intense, and the Smithsonian played a major role. SCARCE.
688 p. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Old glue on rear board. XLib. Includes articles on: The Value of Ancient Mexican Manuscripts; Native Plants of New Mexico; Chinese Architecture; Ferns of North America; Radio-telegraphy; Physiology of Sleep; Astronomy; Etc.
496 p. Woodcut illustrations. Original cloth binding, spine gone. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Andrew Johnson; Louis Agassiz; A. D. Bache; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of: Aurora Borealis, or Polar Light; Sense of Feeling; Electrico-Physiology; Lake Neuchatel; Gravity; Birds; etc. Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872.
469 p. Woodcut diagrams. Original cloth binding. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Andrew Johnson; Louis Agassiz; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of: the Senses; Colors; Gravity; Indians of British and Russian America; American Migration; Vitality; Shells; Barometer; Indian Pottery (Rau); Etc. Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872. **
473 p. Woodcut diagrams. Original cloth binding, head of spine chipped. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Andrew Johnson; Louis Agassiz; James A. Garfield; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of: Cuvier; Oersted; Hodgkinson; Mechanical Theory of Heat; meteorites; Vibratory Movement of Matter; Barome ters; Anthropological Society of Paris; Drilling Stone Without Metal; Agricultural Flint Implements in Southern Illinois; Etc. There was a large printing of this report in 1869 and, because demand was strong, a printing of 2000 copies in 1872. This book is from that later printing. SM7
494 p. Woodcut illustrations. Original cloth binding, head of spine chipped. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: U.S. Grant; James A. Garfield; Louis Agassiz; William T. Sherman; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of : Bache; Arago; Magnus; Nature and Origin of Force; Artisan and Artist; Diamond; Precious Stones; Gems; Ancient Indian Mounds; Tennessee; Kentucky; Clouds; Meteorological Events; Etc. Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
959 p. Woodcut diagrams and illustrations. Slight loss on last page of index. Original cloth binding. The articles include studies of : Astronomy; Geology; Meteorology; Physics; Mineralogy; Biology; Zoology; Anthropology; Ethnology; and a nice group of papers relating to various Indian sites. **
Two volumes. pp. 904; 458 p. + Illustrations. Original cloth binding. The articles include studies of : Antiquities in Gutemala; Antiquities in West Indies; Licking County Ohio; Throwing Sticks; Basket-Work of the North American Aborigines (Otis T. Mason); Eskimo Bows; Dolphins; as well as the usual mix of Astronomy; Geology; Meteorology; Physics; Mineralogy; Biology; Zoology; Anthropology; Ethnol ogy; and a nice group of papers relating to Indian sites. The article on Indian basket work is especially significant.
Two volumes. pp. 878; 842 + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. Original cloth bindings. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Artifacts Collected from the Hupa Reservation; Customs of the Dakotas; Atnatanas of Alaska; Indians of the Quinaielt Agency; Charm Stones or Plummets; Steam Locomotives; Building and Ornamental Stones; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
715 p. + Maps. Original cloth binding. The articles include studies of : Celestial Spectroscopy; Circulation of the Atmosphere; The Gulf Stream; Divergent Evolution through Segregation; Struggle for L ife in the Forest; Geographic Distribution of Life in North America; Mounds of the Mississippi Valley; Economic Botany; Evolution of Commerce; Etc. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
Two volumes. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers, by the most noted authors, on: Astronomy; Radium (by Curie); Radiation; Atomic theory; Air-Ships (by Lord Baden-P owell); High Speed Electric Inter-urban Railways; Exploration of Mt. McKinley; Antarctic; Arctic Expeditions; Polar; Beginnings of Photography; Evolution; Ancient history; Excavations in Egypt; Lhasa and Central Tibet; Sudan; Reclamation of the West; Japan; Africa; South America; Etc. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
688 p. + Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Recent Progress in Aviation (with 19 plates); Ornamentation of Carpets; Explosives; Telegraphy of Photographs; Astronomy; Tuberculosis; Etc. By 1910 the competition in early aviation was intense, and the Smithsonian played a major role. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
pp. 1004 + Eight lithographed Plates. Foxed. Aged. Original full cloth binding, worn. Hardbound. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BOX 66 Basement
519 p. + Two lithographed plates of items for the Chinese market. Foxed. Original full purple cloth binding. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement.
484 p. Foxed. Original full purple cloth binding. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement
510 p. Illustrated throughout in white on black woodcuts. Foxed and damped. Original full purple cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BOX 66 Basement
Two volumes. pp. 784; 380. The second volume contains the drawings and illustrations for the patents. Foxed. Original full black cloth binding. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement