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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 177 pages. Sources Consulted, Bibliographical References and Index. Translated, edited and with an introduction by Ernst A Stradler. Foreword by John Francis McDermott. Black and white illustrations. First edition thus, being "the first English translation of an early account of paleontological exploration in the United States in the years 1844-46. A travelogue, which in addition to its scientific import provides an early first hand objective view of the country from Alabama to New Orleans and "fascinating descriptions of travel and of American folkways of the mid 1840's. " No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked copy with very slight spine cant from shelving. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 080930581X. Translated from the German, edited, and with an introduction by Ernst A. Stadler. First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Carbondale. 1972 first edition. Southern Illinois University. Hardcover octavo. 177p. Drawings and photo illustrations. Very interesting and well-written diary of a dedicated paleontologist on his search for rare fossils in nineteenth century America. Recommended reading, especially for geologists and fossil hunters. Koch travelled from Martha's Vineyard down the Mississippi to New Orleans and Alabama. Fine in VG++ dj. no owner marks. ISBN 0-8093-0581-x.