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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1886 Excerpt:... CATALOGUE OF THE Books And Pamphlets IN THE OF THK Cincinnati Society Of Natural Histoey. COMPILED BY JOSEPH F. JAMES, Custodian and Librarian. The following Catalogue embraces the books and pamphlets in the Library of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History. As much valuable and technical matter in science is now and has been published in the Journals and Transactions of Societies, full series of these are valuable for Scientific Libraries of reference. This Catalogue will show many defects in this direction, but these defects are being constantly remedied. New names of Societies are gradually being added to the exchange list of the Society. Most of the Academies and Societies in the United States and many of those in Europe now send their publications regularly to the Library. A large part of the scientific documents published by the Government are also sent regularly, and by these two means alone the Library is rapidly increasing in size and value. It is desirable to complete as far as possible the sets of Transactions and Proceedings of Learned Societies, and those Societies not already in correspondence with the Library, are solicited to open communication with the person in charge. Extras from authors are also desired. One of the objects of this Journal is to exchange with other Societies, and as quite a number of the previous volumes are still on hand, they will be gladly exchanged for volumes wanting in sets and for scientific books and periodicals. Societies from all countries which desire to exchange publications are requested to correspond with the Librarian as below. JOSEPH F. JAMES, Librarian, 108 Broadway, Cincinnati, O., U. S. A. CATALOGUE. Adams, C. B. Catalogue of Land Shells of Jamaica, 1851. (Pamph.) Nature and origin of Terrestrial Mol...