Title: Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America Author: Agassiz, Louis Place: Boston Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date: 1857-62 Description: Volumes 1, 3 & 4 only (of 4). Lithograph plates in Volumes 3 & 4. (Folio) 32x25 cm. (13¾x10¾"), period half calf and marbled boards, black leather spine labels. First Edition. Inscribed on front flyleaf of Volume 1: "E.C. Dubois, superdt. Panama RR. With Many thanks for his kind attention. L. Agassiz." Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873) was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel. Later, he accepted a professorship at Harvard University in the United States. Lot Amendments Condition: Lacking volume 2. Bindings well worn, several joints and hinges cracked; internally very good. Item number: 222333
Title: Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America Author: Agassiz, Louis Place: Boston Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Date: 1857-62 Description: Volumes 1, 3 & 4 only (of 4). Lithograph plates in Volumes 3 & 4. (Folio) 32x25 cm. (13¾x10¾"), period half calf and marbled boards, black leather spine labels. First Edition. Inscribed on front flyleaf of Volume 1: "E.C. Dubois, superdt. Panama RR. With Many thanks for his kind attention. L. Agassiz." Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873) was a Swiss paleontologist, glaciologist, geologist and a prominent innovator in the study of the Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel. Later, he accepted a professorship at Harvard University in the United States. Lot Amendments Condition: Lacking volume 2. Bindings well worn, several joints and hinges cracked; internally very good. Item number: 222333
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