The Eighth and Ninth Annual Reports of the American Museum of Natural History, January 1st, 1878

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1878. Paperback. 62 p.; 23 cm. Off-white wrapper printed in black. Former owner's name at upper edge of front wrapper: I. F. Wood. This may have been member Isaac F. Wood. Includes acquisitions; the contract with the Department of Public Parks for the occupation of the new building; donations of exhibits for 1876 and 1877; list of donors with amounts (Theodore Roosevelt $3,800); addresses at the opening of the new building, Dec. 22, 1877, including one by Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard University; arrangement of the collections exhibited at the opening of the new building. Scarce. In Good Condition: original extremely rusty staples have been removed leaving discoloration and minor loss of paper; wrapper is otherwise slightly soiled and separated at spine; loss at lower corner and edges of front wrapper; otherwise, clean and solid. Good. Item #008954

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