Marshall Rare Books
OWEN, RICHARD
Palæontology or A Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and Their Geological Relations
Richard Owen was the leading comparative anatomist and palaeontologist of his time, best known for coining the word dinosaur.
A Description of certain Belemnites, preserved , with a great proportion of their soft parts, in the Oxford Clay, at Christian-Malford, Wilts
In 1837 Richard Owen, acknowledged as the greatest comparative anatomist of his day, changed the focus of his work to palaeontology when he began to…
Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus (Nautilus Pompilius, Linn) with illustrations on its external form and internal structure.
FIRST EDITION, 15 lithographs, including 8 full page monochrome lithograph plates, original purple cloth, paper label, 4to (293 x 232mm), London…
Description of the Skeleton of the Extinct Gigantic Sloth, Mylodon Robustus, with Observations on the Osteology Natural Affinities, and probable habits of the Megatheroid Quadrupeds in general
FIRST EDITION, 176pp, 24 lithograph plates (4 folding), errata slip at end, original purple cloth, large 4to, London, J. Van Voost, 1842. A clean…