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9 "BEAGLE." THE ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S.
BEAGLE, under the Command of Capt. FITZROY, 1832-
36. Edited by C. DARWIN. 3 vols., roy. 4to., with 64
plain, and 82 coloured plates; cloth

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With 32 coloured plates
With 50 coloured plates

FOSSIL MAMMALIA, by R. OWEN. With 35 plates
MAMMALIA, by G. R. WATERHouse.
BIRDS, by J. GOULD and G. R. GRAY.
FISH, by L. JENYNS. With 29 plates

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AND "ADVENTURE." Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of H.M. Ships Adventure and Beagle, 1826-36, describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe. 3 vols.-Appendix to Vol. II. 1 vol.-together, 4 vols., 8vo., with maps, charts, and plates; hf. bd., uncut 1839 4 vols., 8vo., calf gilt, with the bookplate of Charles

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CONTENTS: Vol. I-Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-30, under the
Command of Captain P. Parker King; vol. II-Proceedings of the Second Expedition,
1831-36, under the Command of Captain Robert Fitzroy; vol. III-Journal and
Remarks, 1832-36, by Charles Darwin; [vol. IV]-Appendix to vol. II.

12 BELT (T.).

The NATURALIST in NICARAGUA: a Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in reference to the Theory of Evolution of living Bodies. Cr. 8vo., with map and illustrations; cloth; VERY SCARCE 1874 13 BESCHRYVING der Dieren . . . door Th. v. B. Te Amsterdam . . . 1770. Sm. 8vo., with 10 coloured plates; a fine copy in old red morocco, gilt back, sides, and edges Amsterdam, 1770

The plates of this pretty little volume are very curious. As illustrations of natural history they must not be taken too seriously.

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14 BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA; or, CONTRIBUTIONS to the KNOWLEDGE of the FAUNA and FLORA of MEXICO and CENTRAL AMERICA. EDITED by F. DUCANE GODMAN and OSBERT SALVIN, ZOOLOGY. Pts. 1-179, roy. 4to., all yet published, with more than 1000 plates containing thousands of figures, the majority being coloured; classified and arranged in 26 cases 1879-1903 140 0 (

Issued to subscribers at £187. 19s net unbound. By its purchase a saving of £47. 19s will be effected. The original owner's subscription may be transferred to the purchaser. The price of each subsequent part will be 21s net.

15 "BLAKE." Three Cruises of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer "Blake" in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and along the Atlantic Coast of the U. S., from 1887 to 1880. By A. AGASSIZ. 2 vols., large Svo., with about 550 illustrations; cloth (pub. £2. 28)

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The book is described as "A Contribution to American Thalassography." It treats of the Florida reefs, North American East coast topography, deep-sea formations, the pelagic fauna and flora, the Gulf Stream, submarine deposits, the physiology of deep-sea life, the West Indian fauna, etc.

16 BOLOGNA. Memorie della R. Accademia delle Scienze dell' Instituto di Bologna. Serie V. Tomo VII-VIII. Sezione delle Scienze Naturali. 2 vols., roy. 4to., with numerous plates; sd.

Bologna, 1897-1900

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17 BRITISH MUSEUM. Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History). 4to., pp. viii, 500; cloth

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This valuable work of reference must be on the shelves of every scientific library. To the student and bibliographer it is a mine of information accessible in no other form.

First Report on Economic Zoology. By F. V. Theobald. Roy. 8vo., pp. xxxiv, 192; cloth

19 [BUFFON, DAUBENTON, and LACEPEDE].

1903

HISTOIRE NATURELLE, GÉNÉRALE ET PARTICULIÉRE, avec la DESCRIPTION du CABINET du Roy. 42 vols. in 43, 4to., with hundreds of plates; a magnificent set in BEAUTIFUL OLD FRENCH RED MOROCCO, GILT EDGES, from the library of the Marquis Le Tellier de Courtanvaux

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CONTENTS: Histoire Naturelle, avec le Supplemént, 21 vols.-
Oiseaux, 9 vols.-Minéraux, 5 vols.-Ovipares et Serpens, 2 vols.--
Poissons, 5 vols. in 6.

20 CARPENTER (W. B.). Animal Physiology. Post Svo., pp. xii, 579, with
297 illustrations; cloth

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1851

CHALLENGER." Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of
H.M.S. Challenger, 1873-76

NARRATIVE. Parts I.-II, roy. 4to., with maps, plates, and woodcuts;
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ZOOLOGY. Part VII. Report on the Corals. By H. N. Moseley.
Roy. 4to., with 16 plates; sd. (pub. 158)

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Part X. Report on the Pycnogonida. By P. P. C. Hoek.
Roy. 4to., with 21 plates; sd. (pub. 14s)

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Part XI. Report on the Anatomy of the Tubinares. By W. A.
Forbes. Roy. 4to., with 7 plates; sd. (pub. 68)

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Part XVI. Report on the Marsupialia. By D. J. Cunningham.
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Part XVIII. Report on the Anatomy of the Spheniscidæ. By
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By P. P. C. Hoek.

Part XXVIII. Report on the Curipedia-Anatomical Part.
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Part LXXIV. Report on the Anatomy of the Deep-Sea Mollusca.
By P. Pelseneer. Roy. 4to., with 4 plates; sd.

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Part LXXVI. Report on the Tunicata. By W. A. Herdman.
Roy. 4to., with 11 plates; sd. (pub. 10s)

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33 DARWIN (C.). Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World. Cr. 8vo., cloth (pub. 9s)

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ON the ORIGIN of SPECIES by Means of Natural Selection. Cr. 8vo.,
FIRST EDITION; cloth

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The first edition presents Darwin's theories in their original form and is, consequently, of interest to the student as well as the collector.

the same.

Fifth Addition. Cr. 8vo., cloth (pub. 14s)

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DARWIN, continued :—

The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. 2 vols., 8vo., cloth (pub. £1. 8s)

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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. cr. 8vo., FIRST EDITION, illustrated; cloth (pub. £1. 4s); scarce The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. Cr. 8vo., illustrated; cloth (pub. 12s) 1872

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39 FORBES (E.) and R. Godwin-Austen. European Seas. 12mo., cloth

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The Natural History of the

(W. A.). Collected Scientific Papers. Edited by F. E. BEDDARD. With a Preface by P. L. SCLATER. Roy. 8vo., with etched portrait, 25 plates (mostly coloured), and numerous woodcuts in the text; sd., 1885 41 GOSSE (P. H.). A Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica. A Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica. Cr. 8vo., pp. xxiv, 508, with 8 plain and coloured plates; cloth; SCARCE

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A Naturalist's Rambles on the Devonshire Coast. Cr. 8vo., pp. xvi, 451, with 28 plain and coloured plates; cloth; scarce 1853 43 GURNEY (J. H.). Rambles of a Naturalist in Egypt and other Countries. 8vo., pp. v, 307; cloth; scarce

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"A popular exposition of the doctrine of evolution in general, and of that of Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck in particular."

45 HEHN (V.). The Wanderings of Plants and Animals from their first Home. Edited by J. S. Stallybrass. 8vo., pp. xiii, 523; cloth 1885 46 JAEGER (G.). Problems of Nature, Researches and Discoveries. Edited and translated by H. G. Schlichter. 8vo., with illustrations including facsimile letter of Darwin; cloth

1897 47 JONES (T. Rymer). A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom, and Manual of Comparative Anatomy. 8vo., pp. xv, 732, with 336 illustrations; half morocco neat

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48 LINNÆUS. A COLLECTION OF HIS WORKS (as described below). 77 vols. in 86, 8vo., and 1, impl. 8vo., with numerous plates; various bindings 1747-1840 18 Critica Botanica Leyden, 1737 curante J. C. D. Schreber. Corollarium Generum Plantarum 2 vols. Frankfurt, 1789-91 ibid., 1737 the same. Editio nona, Systema Naturæ Paris, 1744 curante C. Sprengel. 2 vols.

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the same. Editio decima sexta, curante C. Sprengel. 5 vols. Göttingen, 1825-28 Systême sexuale des Végétaux Paris, 1798 Observationes Botanica circa Systêma Vegetabilium. Auctore A. Dahl Copenhagen, 1787 Termini Botanici Hamburg, 1787 Entomologia, Fauna Suecica Descriptionibus aucta. Curante & augente C. de Villers. 4 vols. Leyden, 1789 Flora Lapponica. Editio altera, cura J. E. Smith London, 1792 Correspondence from the Original Manuscripts. By Sir J. E. Smith. 2 vols. London, 1821 Index Alphabeticus Alphabeticus Filicum. 1 vol. Berlin, 1821

A consecutive Series from 1884 to 1896, forming 19 vols. and 12 pts. (as detailed below), 8vo., with numerous plates; nineteen vols. in cloth, the rest in pts.

CONTENTS

BOTANY. Vols. XX-XXX and XXXI pts. 1-6
ZOOLOGY. Vols. XVII-XXIV and XXV pts. 1-6

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51 MACALISTER (A.). An Introduction to Animal Morphology and Systematic Zoology. Part I.—Invertebrata. Svo., pp. xv, 461; cloth

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52 PENNANT (T.). BRITISH ZOOLOGY. A New Edition. 4 vols., 8vo., with a great number of plates; a nice copy in half green morocco, gilt tops,

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1812 The plates in this still standard book are extremely well engraved and accurate. 53 PLINY. (Vol. I, title:) | THE HISTORIE | OF THE WORLD: Commonly called, THE NATVRALL HISTORIE OF C. PLINIVS SECVNDVS. Tranflated into English by PHILEMON HOLLAND | Doctor of Phyficke. | The first Tome. (Here a woodcut device with inscriptions.) | LONDON, | Printed by Adam Iflip. | 1634. | (Vol. II, title:) | THE | HISTORIE | OF THE World. Commonly called, | THE NATVRAL HISTORIE OF C. PLINIVS SECVNDVS. Tranflated into English by PHILEMON HOLLAND, | Doctor of Phyficke. The Second Tombe. (Here a woodcut device with inscriptions.) | LONDON, | Printed by Adam Iflip. | 1634. |

1634

2 vols. in 1, folio, a fine tall copy in old calf, rebacked
"An Aduertisement. Whereas in the former edition this page was stuffed full of
Errata, which were occafioned by reason of the various matter and words vfed in this
Hiftorie, not common obvious in other Authors; fuch care in this second Edition hath
beene taken, as that they haue all beene amended, whereby the Readers paines to mend,
or be offended with them, is taken away. This I thought good to giue notice of, least
any should thinke them omitted, not amended."—last leaf.

34 POUCHET (F. A.). The Universe: or, the infinitely Great and the infinitely
Little. Fourth Edition. 8vo., with 270 illustrations; cloth (pub.
12s 6d)

1877 55 POEY (F.). Memorias sobre la Historia Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Tomo I. Large 8vo., with 34 plates (mostly coloured); hf. bd.

56 ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY.

Havana, 1851
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ARGYLL and the INNER HEBRIDES. By J. A. Harvie-Brown
and T. E. Buckley. 1 vol.

1892

together, 8 vols., sm. 4to., COMPLETE, charmingly illus-

trated; cloth, from the Carmichael Collection

Edinburgh, 1887-95 18

Complete sets of this beautifully printed and illustrated series,
interesting to local collectors, naturalists, and sportsmen, indeed to
every lover of a good book, are extremely scarce. The illustrations are
by such artists as J. G. Millais, T. G. Keulemans, and Samuel Read.

I can supply the volume dealing with Argyll and the Inner Hebrides,

separately, for £1.

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