[Rarebooks] FS: 1845 Prehistoric American Mastodon Pamphlet with Plate of Skeleton

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"The Great American Mastodon, (Mastodon Giganteum, of Cuvier); Its 
History and Habits, as inferred from its anatomical structure and Indian 
tradition) together with An Essay on the Last Races"  By John C. Hall. 
An offprint from the American Quarterly Journal of Agriculture and 
Science: 1845.

The skeleton was excavated in August of 1845 near Newburgh, New York, 
and represented the most complete skeleton of a mastodon yet found in 
America. OCLC locates 4 copies of this offprint.

Softcover. 5.5"x9", 12 pages plus a full-page plate of a skeleton of the 
mastodon. Covers with light soil, very slight folds, some very light 
chips to the rear cover, a few spots of internal soil and light foxing. 
[44414]  $150

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