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293 mounted specimens of algae, 4 to 8 per leaf, on 40 leaves. Each specimen is numbered to correspond with its printed description at the front. 2 pages of "Notices by the Press" at end. One of fifty copies printed of which only a few were finished with the mounted specimens. The first book on Algology, printed in America and of extreme rarity. A most interesting New York item which was published at $100 a copy. No copy has ever been sold at auction. --Dealer's note in card catalog. Huntington Copy: Full contemporary red morocco, side & back covered with gold tooling. Cover title: Algology.
Marine algae--New York Bight (N.J. and N.Y.)--Specimens Marine algae--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Specimens Coralline algae--New York Bight (N.J. and N.Y.)--Specimens Coralline algae--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Specimens Algae--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) Coralline algae--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) Natural history specimens. (aat)
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