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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



the purchase of books, became available. In February a list of desirable 

 publications was carefully prepared, which was printed in convenient form 

 and a copy sent to a large number of the principal dealers in scientific 

 books, with a request that each would indicate on the list the works whi^ 

 he could furnish, with the lowest price for cash, and return the marked 

 lists. The returns were then tabulated for the purpose of comparison and 

 orders were sent out iu accordance with the most favorable bids. The 

 orders for such books as could be procured in the Uiaited States went to a 

 local house and a large order was sent to Leipzig. The remainder was 

 placed in the hands of our London bookseller, who undertook to procure 

 the books from the different dealers designated on the list furnished to him, 

 collate them and ship to the Academy in convenient quantities. 



The additions to the Library thus far from this fund number 643 com- 

 plete volumes, besides numerous parts of volumes not yet completed. In 

 accordance with the provisions of Mr. Pierce's will each volume bears upon 

 the title page: 



DONATED 



BY 



AMAEIAH PIERCE. 



The cost of the books already received has been about $3,500. The final 

 shipment on the orders placed is now on the way from London. It in- 

 cludes a complete set of the publications of the Museum d'Histoire 

 Naturelle of Paris and also of the Societe Geologique de France, besides 

 many other rare and valuable works, the value of the consignment being 

 about |- 1,200. 



The following is ajist of the publications, purchased with this fund, 

 received up to Janiiary 1, 1896: 

 Anatomische Hefte. Weisbaden. Arbeiten, Bande i-v; vi. Heft 1; Ergeb- 



nisse, Bande i, ii. 

 Archives de Biologie. Paris. Vols, i-xiii. 

 Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et Generale. Paris. Series 1, vols. 



i-x; series 2, vols, i-x and supp. vols, to iii, v; series 3, vols, i, ii. 

 Archives Italienues de Biologie. Turin. Tomes i-xxiii; xxiv, Nos. 1, 2. 

 Archiv flir Mikroskoi3ische Anatomic uud Entwicklungsgeschichte. Bonn. 



Bande i-xlv; Namen und Saohregister zu Bande i-xl. 

 Bibliotheca Zoologica. Stuttgart. Hefte i-xviii; xix. Lief. 1. 

 Biologisches Ceutralblatt. Leipzig. Vols. i-xv. 

 Hooker's Botanical Miscellany, vols, i-iii; Journal of Botany, vols, i-iv; 



London Journal of Botany, vols, i-vii; Hooker's Journal of Botany 



and Kew Gardens Miscellany, vols. i-ix. 

 Isis von Okeu. Leipzig. 1817-1848. 



