[2], viii, 228 p., [5] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Catalogs and collections
Date:
1866
Notes:
Some plates are signed: Frauenberger del. & sc.; E. Baldwin, Rochester, N.Y.
Includes index.
Errata: p. 213.
Also available online.
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SCNHRB has 3 copies.
SCNHRB c. 1 (39088002312148) is imperfect: pages 207-208 have the lower portion (item 1208's description) cut away.
SCNHRB c. 1 has the publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped green embossed-cloth binding; re-backed, with new endpapers.
SCNHRB c. 2 (39088016900854) has page 192 misnumbered as 912 (the number is printed correctly in c. 1 and c. 3).
SCNHRB c. 2 has two items laid in: 1. [1] sheet ([2] p.) of old handwritten notes in ink on lined paper, listing some items from the catalog and their prices; 2. newspaper clipping, attributed to the Washington Post, Dec. 20, 1922, captioned "Discover dinosaur relics."
SCNHRB c. 2 has stamp on t.p.: Library, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Nov. 27, 1883; accession no.: 126333.
SCNHRB c. 2 has the publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped green embossed-cloth binding. Housed in an archival paperboard box for preservation, with bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. ... Preservation supported by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
SCNHRB c. 3 (39088016900516) has a printed note tipped in at the front of the text block: "The expense of publishing this catalogue has proved so great that the author has found himself compelled to charge a price that will partially meet it ...."
SCNHRB c. 3 is the gift of James G. Mead, with handwritten inscription in pencil on front free endpaper: Gift to V.P. [Vertebrate Paleontology] Library from J.G. Mead, July 1, 1974. With stamps: 1. (on cover): released ICU:CAT; 2. (on t.p.) Ebenezer Lane Collection.
SCNHRB c. 3 has the publisher's black-printed and illustrated blue glazed paper cover; housed in an archival envelope for preservation.
Summary:
Catalog of available plaster casts of a variety of fossilized specimens reproduced from museum collections, in full size, with price information.
