Third Annual Report of the Regents of the University of the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection.
Albany: weed, Parsons & Co., 1850. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 175pp. Original salmon wrappers with black lettering on cover and black, handwritten lettering on spine. Detailed report on zoological, botanical, mineralogical and geological, and historical and antiquarian collections. list of papers accompanying the report. The catalog of additions to the State Cabinet of natural History profusely illustrated with b/w in-text drawings, plus 18 hand-colored plates of Indian clothing, incl. 1 fold-out, 4 b/w plates of burial ground maps, and 5 plates of b/w drawings of fossils, incl. one fold-out. Wrappers with two handwritten names inked at top, and first 30 pages with small, descending water stain, and medium consistent darkening. Spine creased with small chips at head, tail, and hinges. Back cover with small chip at upper left corner. Sporadic light foxing on plates. Wrappers in fair, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Item #34859
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