816 - ZOOLOGY - BOTANY - MUSEUM - ETC. A fine collection.

ZOOLOGY - BOTANY - MUSEUM - ETC. A fine collection. -BOUCHARD-CHANTEREAUX, Nicolas (1802–1864), geologist, malacologist, and marine biologist. Director of the Natural History Museum of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Rare and interesting autograph letter. Boulogne-sur-Mer, February 5, 1849. 2 pp. in-8. Sending a box containing all the “best specimens of cytophyllia” he possesses. “I have chosen the most characteristic and varied specimens […]. This box contains 114 specimens, 63 of which are from our area.” He provides a detailed list, omitting two Silurian species from the vicinity of Prague that resemble those found in England. Extensive explanations and details regarding the labels, etc. -[AGASSIZ, Louis (1807–1873)]. AGASSIZ, Alexander (1835–1910), American zoologist. A very interesting letter. He returns specimens loaned by Duméril and announces his research at Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains to compile “collections for the Cambridge Archaeological Museum,” etc. -LEREBOULLET, Dominique Auguste (1804–1865), French zoologist and carcinologist. Letter addressed to the zoologist Henri MILNE-EDWARDS (1800–1885). Strasbourg, December 23, 1862. 2 pp., in-8. Regarding the Alhumbert Prize he had just received from the Academy of Sciences [jointly with Camille Dareste for their study on “Changes in the embryo of a vertebrate caused by the action of external agents,” thus recognizing their major contributions to comparative embryology and teratology. Pasteur also received this prize in 1862 for his research on spontaneous generation. -D'ABBADIE, Virginie (1828–1901), wife of the explorer, geographer, and astronomer Antoine d'Abbadie (1810–1897). He served as President of the Academy of Sciences. L.A.S. No place, no date. 2 pp. oblong in-12.A charming invitation letter linking two of France’s greatest explorers: Pierre Savorgnan de BRAZZA (1852–1905), after whom Brazzaville, the capital of the Congo, is named, and Antoine D’ABBADIE, his mentor and friend: “[…] Mr. d’Abbadie looked for you yesterday before leaving the Academy, but you had already left!… You know we have BRAZZA; he is such a valuable asset in my role as hostess that I am careful not to forget him […].” -SAPORTA, Gaston de (1823–1895), French paleobotanist. L.A.S. Fonscolombe, “July 4,” undated, 2 pp., in-12. Regarding the support of botanists Brongniart and Joseph Decaisne during a vote, etc. -DUCHARTRE, Henri (1856–1931), French botanist. L.A.S. Paris, November 25, 1894. 1 p., in-8 on mourning paper. A letter of condolence addressed to a colleague following the death of his father, the eminent botanist Pierre Étienne Simon DUCHARTRE (1811–1894), on the previous November 5. “[…] your esteem for his scientific merit is extremely precious to me […].” -BIANCONI, Giovanni Giuseppe (1809–1878), Italian zoologist, herpetologist, botanist, and geologist. L.A.S. Bologna, March 16, 1866. 1 p. in-8. Request for information regarding the discovery of a giant moa (Dinornis robustus) in 1866, in the North Canterbury region. This bird, standing up to 3.50 tall, became extinct in the 14th century. “[…] the gigantic bird that is said to have been found very recently in New Zealand. You can imagine the interest I have in this matter. I have not yet seen anything definitive in the scientific press; I therefore take [sic] the liberty of turning to you.” He then discusses his work on the tarsomet [metatarsal] bone. -BARBOSA DU BOCAGE, José Vicente (1823–1907), Portuguese zoologist. L.A.S. Lisbon, January 24, 1890. 3 pp. in-8. A very interesting letter regarding research on the bivalve mollusks of Angola, of the genus Galatea, by his friend and colleague Félix António de BRITO CAPELLO (1828–1879), a Portuguese ichthyologist, carcinologist, and arachnologist, published in 1878. He mentions the Zoology Congress, his “little museum,” and especially his African collections, his work on the “carnivores and Hyracidae of Angola,” etc. -GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE, Isidore (1805–1861). L.A.S. regarding Mr. Levêque’s book to be presented to the library and the subscription campaign, etc. -SAUSSURE, Henri de (1829–1905), ornithologist and mineralogist. Handwritten letter. Geneva, April 9, 1895. 3 pp. ½ in-8. He wants to return to Paris, to the Jardin des Plantes: “People think I’m dead almost everywhere […] I’m not quite dead yet, though, even though I’m approaching a fossilized state.” Saussure is distressed by the health of his friend and colleague, the zoologist Émile Blanchard (1819–1900), who has gone blind but still retains his professorship. -QUATREFAGES DE BRÉAU, Armand de (1810–1892), zoologist and anthropologist. Handwritten letter. No place, no date. -BERT, Paul (1833–1886), physician and physiologist. Set of 2 L.A.S. No place, no date. Bert accepts an assignment for the faculty and adds, “I look forward to letting you know. We should share