Jay john 1808 1891 (3 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 4to., (12 x 9 4/8 inches). 10 lithographed plates (spotted). Contemporary half calf, drab paper boards (rebacked to style, extremities worn with loss). Third edition, first published in 1835. After studying and briefly practising medicine Jay (the grandson of John Jay) devoted himself to the study of natural science. A keen collector of shells from his childhood, Jay grew up near the Rye shore in Westchester. "His collection of 50,000 shell specimens and 1,000 volume library of natural science, including his own catalogues according to Lamarckian order, become the nucleus of The American Museum of Natural History's collection of shells. He is President of The New York Historical Society; a founder of the Lyceum of Natural History and of New York Yacht Club. Sailed "La Coquille." Sabin 35851. …