Woodward's Gardens Collection

Handwritten filecards containing bibliographic information on the books Adolph Sutro purchased from Woodward's Gardens.

Containers:
Box 5
Identifier:
id2689
Scope and content:

1) Card describing cards 2) Adams, H. G. and H. B., The Smaller British Birds, with descriptions of their nests, habits, and eggs (London: Bell and Sons, 1874) 3) Agriculture, Department of, Report of the Commissioner for the Year 1875 (Washington, DC: U.S. Printing Office, 1876) 4) Aquarium, L’, Guide du Visiteur a du Havre (Havre: 1871) 5) Atkinson, James, Sketches in Afghaunistan (London: 1842) 6) Baird, Spencer F., The Birds of North America: the descriptions of species based chiefly on the collections in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution (New York: Appleton, 1860) 7) Baldwin, William Charles, Afican Hunting and Adventure from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert etc. from 1852 to 1860 (London: Bentley, 1863) 8) Beadle, Delos W., The American lawyer and Business-Man’s Form Book containing forms and instructions (New York: 1862) 9) Bell, Thomas, Catalogue of Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1855) 10) Bellori, Giovanni Pietro, Veteres arcvs Avgvstorm trivmphis insignes ex reliquiis quae Romae adhuc supersunt / cvm imaginibvs trivmphalibvs restitvti, antiqvis nvmmis notisqvae Io: Petri Bellorii illvstrati; nunc primum per Io: Iacobvm de Rvbeis aeneis typis vulgati (Romae: ad templum Sanctae Mariae de Pace, 1690) 11) Bellorio, Joanne Petro [Bellori, Giovanni Pietro], Picturæ antiquæ sepulchri Nasoniorum in Via Flaminia 12) Berlin, Plan und Wegweiser von nebst Kurzgofasstem Fuhrer durch Potsdam und die Umgebungen (Berlin: 1841) 13) Bernard, Pierre, Le Jardin des plantes, desription complete historique et Pittorsesque de Museum d’histoire Naturelle, del la menagerie, des serres, des galeries de Mineralogie et d’anatomie etc. (Paris: L. Curmer, 1842) 14) Binney, W. G., Land and Fresh-Water Shells of North America (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1865-1869) 15) Binney, W. G., Bibliography of North American Conchology previous to the year 1860, prepared for the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1864) 16) Botany, A Selection of Hexandrian plants belonging to the natural orders Amaryllidae and Liliace 17) Brehm, Dr., Fuhrer durch das Berliner Aquarium (Berlin, 1841) 18) Brewer, Thomas M., North American Oology Part 1: Raptores and Fissirosters (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1856) 19) Buffon, Comte de, Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects, and Reptiles (London: 1808) 20) Carpenter, Philip P., The Mollusks of Westerrn North America (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1872) 21) Carpenter, William B., Zoology, being a systematic account of the general structure, habits, instincts, and uses of the principal families of the animal kingdom, as well as of the chief forms of fossil remains (London: Bohn, 1857-1858) 22) Cassell’s Popular Natural History (London: Cassell & Co., n.d.) 23) Cassin, John, Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British, and Russian America (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1862) 24) Catlow, Maria E., Popular Scripture Zoology, containing a familiar history of the animals mentioned in the Bible (London: Reeve & Co., 1852) 25) John Dean Caton, The Antelope and Deer of America (New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1877) 26) Catton, Charles, Jr., Animals Drawn from Nature, and engraved in Aqua-Tinta, with a description of each animal (London: 1788) 27) Chenu, Dr. J.C., Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paleontologie Conchiliologique (Paris: Victor Masson, 18590-1862) 28) Chinese Drawings in Colours: Fruit, Flowers, and Fish (Chna: n.d.) 29) Conchologie, Journal de, comprenant l’etude des Mollusques, vivants et fossiles (Paris: 1866-1867) 30) Conrad, T.A., Check List of the Invertebrate Fossils of North America (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1866) 31) Cooper, J.G., The Fauna of California and its Geographical Distribution (1870) 32) Cottingham, L.N., Plans, Elevations, Sections, and details of the interior of Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey (London: 1829) 33) Coues, Elliott, Prodrome of a work on the Ornothology of Arizona Territory (Philadelphia: 1866) 34) Cronise, Titus Fey, The Natural Wealth of California, a detailed description of each county, etc. (San Francisco: Bancroft, 1868) 35) Crosse et Fischer, Mm., see “Conchologie, Jornal of” 36) Cuvier (Baron) George Chr. Leopold Dagobert, The Animal Kingdom (London: Henderson, 1834) 37) Cuvier’s Animal Kingdom (London: Orr & Co., 1840) 38) Dana, James D., Corals and Coral Islands (New York: Dodd & Mead, 1872) 39) Daniell, W., Illustrations of the Island of Staffa, in a series of views accompanied by topographical and geological descriptions (London: Longman’s, 1818) 40) Dieffenbach, Ernest, Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country (London: John Murray, 1843) 41) Donovan, E., The Natural History of British Shells, including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain, systematically arranged in the Linnean Manner (London: Rivington’s, 1804) 42) Donovan, E., The Natural History of British Quadrupeds, consisting of coloured figures, accompanied with scientific and general descriptions (London: Rivington, 1820) 43) Donovan, E., The Naturalists’ Repository, or monthly miscellany of exotic natural history, consisting of elegantly coloured plates, scientific and general descriptions, etc. (London: Simpkin & Marshal, 1823-1824) 44) Dorner, Dr. H., Das Aquarium des Zoologischen Gartens zu Hamburg (Hamburg: n.d.) 45) Duncan, P. Martin, The Transformations (or Metamorphoses) of Insects (INsecta, Myriapoda, Arachnida, and Crustacea) (London: Cassell & Co., n.d.) 46) East India Company, “History of the Establishment of the Dutch East India Co.” in Harris, John, Voyages and Travels 47) Emory, William H., Report of the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey (Washington, DC: 1854-1859) 48) English Forests and Forest Trees, historical, legendary, and descriptive (London: Ingram, Cooke & Co., 1853) 49) Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1878: Section Belge, Catalogue Officiel (Bruxelles: 1878) 50) Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1878: Catalogue du Ministere de l’Instruction Publique des Cultes et des Beaux-Arts (Paris: 1878) 51) Figuier, Louis, The Ocean World: being a description of the Sea and its living inhabitants (London: Cassell & Co., n.d.) 52) Figuier, Louis, Reptiles and Birds: a popular account of various orders, with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting (New York: Appleton & Co., 1870) 53) Fine Art, see Chinese Drawings in Colours: Fruit, Flowers, and Fish 54) Frisch, Johannn Leonard, Nouveau Dictionnaire des Passagers Francais, Allemand, et Allemand-Francois (Leipzig: J.F. Gleditschen, 1746) 55) Fuller, John E., Fuller’s Computing Telegraph (New York: 1852) 56) Goodrich, S.G., Illustrated Natural History of the Animal Kingdom (New York: 1861) 57) Gosse, P.H., The Aquarium: an unveiling of the wonders of the Deep Sea (London: Van Voorst, 1856) 58) Gosse, P.H., Popular British Ornithology, containing a familiar and technical description of the birds of the British Isles (London: Reeve & Co., 1853) 59) Gosse, P.H., The Wonders of the Great Deep: or the physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the Ocean, with an account of submarine explorations beneath the Sea, diving, ocean telegraphing, etc. (Philadelphia: Quaker City Publishing Co., 1874) 60) Gosse, P.H., A Year at the Sea-Shore (London: Strahan, 1865) 61) Gray, G.R., Hand List of Genera and Species of Birds, distinguishing those contained in the British Museum (London: 1869-1871) 62) Gray, G.R., List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum: Part 3, Section II-Rittacidae (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1859) 63) Gray, G.R., List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum: Part 5-Gallinae (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1864) 64) Gray, G.R., List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum: Part 3, Sections III & IV-Capitonidae & Picidae (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1868) 65) Gray, G.R., List of the Specimens of Birds of the Tropical Islands of the Pacific Ocean in the Collection of the British Museum: Part 3, Section II-Rittacidae (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1859) 66) Gray, John Edward, Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1869) 67) Gray, John Edward, Catalogue of the Edentate, Thick-Skinned, and Ruminant Mammals in the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1873) 68) Gray, John Edward and Gray, G.E., Catalogue of the Mammalia and Birds of New Guinea in the Collection of the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1859) 69) Gray, John Edward, Hand List of the Specimens of Shield Reptiles in the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1873) 70) Gray, John Edward, Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-Easting Bats in the Collection of the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1870) 71) Gray, John Edward, Hand List of Seals, Morses, and Sea-Bears in the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1874) 72) Gresham Colledge, 1681 see “Grew, Nehemiah” 73) Grew, Nehemiah, Museum Regalis Societatis, or a catalogue and description of the natural and artificial rarities belonging to the Royal Society and preserved at Gresham Colledge (London: 1681) 74) Gurney, J.H., notes on Mr. Layard’s Birds of South Africa (1868) 75) Gurney, J.H., Notes on the Birds of Prey of Madagascar and some of the Adjacent Islands (1869) 76) Gurney, J.H., On a New Species of Harrier from New Caledonia (1865) 77) Gulick, J.T., Descriptions of New Species of Achatinella, from the Hawaiian Islands (1856) 78) Haller, Alberti V., Historia Naturalis Ranarum Nostratium in Qua Omnes Carum Proprietates (Nuremberg: 1755) 79) Harmonia Ruralis, or an Essay toward a Natural History of British Song Birds: illustrated with figures, the size of life, of the birds, male and female, in their most natural attitudes, etc. (London: Gilling, 1824) 80) Harris, John, Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, or a complete collection of voyages and travels (London: 1764) 81) Havell, Robert, A Selection of Hexandrian Plants Belonging to the natural Orders Amaryllidae and Liliace (London: 1831-1834) 82) Heck, J.G., Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art, systematically arranged (New York: 1852-1860) 83) Henderson, George, and A.O. Hume, Lahore and Yarkand, incidents of the route and natural history of the countries traversed by the Expedition of 1870 (London: Reeve & Co., 1873) 84) Hill, John, A General Natural History, or new and accurate descriptions of the animals, vegetables, and minerals of the different parts of the world (London: 1748-1752) 85) Houghton, Rev. W., Sea Side Walks of a Naturalist with his Children (London: Groombridge & Sons, 1870) 86) Jardin, Sir William, editor Naturalists’ Library-Mammalia, 13 vols.; Ornithology, 14 vols.; Ichthyology, 6 vols.; Entomology, 7 vols 87) Jones, Thomas Rymer, A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom, and a manula of comparative anatomy (London: Van Voorst, 1841) 88) Knights, Charles, Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature, and companion for the Zoological Gardens (London: London Publishing Co., n.d.) 89) Lamartine, Alph de, History of the Girondists, or personal memoirs of the patriots of the French Revolution (New York: 1860) 90) Lamont, James, Seasons with the Sea-Horses, or Sporting Adventures in the Northern Seas (New York: Harpers, 1861) 91) Landsborough, Rev. D., A Popular History of British Sea-Weeds, comprising their structure, fruitification, specific characters, arrangement, etc. (London: Reeve & Benkam, 1851) 92) Latham, John, A General Synopsis of Birds, indet Ornithologicus, sive Systema Ornithologiae, Complectens Avium, divisionem, etc. (London: 1790) 93) Lawrence, George N., Catalogue of Birds Collected at the Island of Sombrero, W.I., with the observations of A.A. Julien (1864) 94) Lawrence, George N., Descriptions of New Species of Birds of the Genera Chordeites and Polioptila (1856) 95) Lawrence, George N., Catalogue of a Collection of Birds made in New Granada, by James McLeannan, Esq. of New York, with notes and descriptions of new species (1863) 96) Lawrence, George N., A Catlogue of Birds found in Costa Rica (1868) 97) Lawrence, George N., Descriptions of New Species of Birds of the Families Tanagridae, Cuculidae, and Trochilidae with a note on Panterpe Insignis (1864) 98) Lee, Isaac, A Synopsis of the Family of Naiades (Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1852) 99) Lewis, James Henry, Lectures on the Art of Writing (London: 1816) 100) Liebig, Justus, Chemistry in its Applications to Agriculture and Physiology (New York: Wiley & Halsted, 1856) 101) Lindley, John, The vegetable Kingdom: or the structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the Natural System (London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846) 102) Lockington, W.N., Remarks on the Crustacea of the Pacific Coast, with descriptions of new species (1876) 103) London: Views of, and its Environs (London: 1825) 104) Loudon, John Claudius, Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture (London: 1832) 105) Loudon, Mrs., The Ladies’ Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals (London: Orr & Co., [1849]) 106) Macaulay, Thomas B., The History of England from the Accession of James II (Boston: Phillips, Samson & Co., 1854-1856) 107) “Mammalia,” first 13 volumes, see Naturalists’ Library 108) Martin, William Charles Linnaeus, A Natural History of Quadrupeds and Other Mammiferous Animals, comprising a description of Class Mammalia (London, 1840) 109) Martyn, Thomas, The English Entomologist, exhibiting all the Coleopterous Insects found in England (London: 1792) 110) McDonald, Alexander, A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening (London: Kearsley, 1804) 111) McNally, Francis, National Geographical series: an improved system of geography designed for schools, etc. (New York: Barnes & Co., 1874) 112) Meek, F.B., Check List of the Invertibrate Fossils of North America, Tertiary System-Miocene Epoch (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1864) 113) Merian, M.S., Traite des Plus Belles Fleurs, Bulbeuses, Liliacees, Caryophillees 114) Michelangelo, Michaelis Angeli Causei de la Chausse Parisiensis 115) Miles, William, The Horse’s Foot, and how to keep it sound (London: Longman’s, 1847) 116) Millet, M.C., Le Grand Aquarium (Paris: n.d.) 117) Millingen, J.G., Curiosities of Medical Experience (London: Bently, 1834) 118) Mining and Scientific Press, July 5-Sept. 27, 1879 119) Montagu, Col. G., Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds (London: Hurst, Chance & Co., 1831) 120) Morgan, Lewis H., The American Beaver and his Works (Philadelphia: Lippincott & Co., 1868) 121) Mudie, Robert, Feathered Tribes of the British Islands (London: 1854) 122) Napoleon Bonaparte, 8 views of his funeral from St. Helena to the Hotel of the Invalids in Paris (1834) 123) The Naturalists’ Library (Edinburgh & London: 1843-1855) 124) The Natualists’ Library, 7 odd volumes 125) Naturalists’ Miscellany (London: 1789-1813) 126) Naturhistorischen Vereins von Wisconsin (Milwaukee: 1879) 127) Numismatics, Ancient & Modern, see Prime, W.C. 128) Oology (German), Verzeichniss Meiner Eier Samtung in Systematischer Ordnung (n.d.) 129) Ornithology, see Harmonia Ruralis 130) Pacific Rail Road Surveys, Reports of Explorations & Surveys to Ascertain the most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (Washington, DC: 1855-1860) 131) Pacific Rural Press, March 9, 1878-March 1, 1879, April 5, 1879-June 28, 1879 132) Paris Exposition, 1878, see Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1878 133) Parkinson, James, Outlines of Oryctology, an introduction to the study of fossil organic remains, especially of those found in the British Strata, etc. (London: Sherwood, Neely, et al, 1822) 134) Perry, Commodore M.C., Narrative of an Expedition of an American Squadron to the Chinese Seas and Japan (Washington, DC: 1856) 135) Price, Henry Clay, How to Make Pictures, easy lessons for the amateur photographer (New York: 1882) 136) Prime, W.C., Coins, Medals, and Seals, Ancient and Modern (New ork: harpers, 1861) 137) Prime, Temple, Monograph of American Corbiculade (Recent and Fossil) (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1865) 138) Redfield, John H., Descriptions of Two New Species of North American Helicidae (1856) 139) Roberts, Mary, A Popular History of Mollusca; a familiar account of their classification, instincts, and habits, and of the growth and distinguishing characters of their shells (London: Reeve & Benkam, 1851) 140) Scammon, Charles M., The Marine Mammals of the North-Western Coast of North America, described and illustrated, together with an account of the American whale-fishery (San Francisco: Carmany & Co., 1874) 141) Schramke, T., Description of the New York Croton Aqueduct (New York: 1855) 142) Schwabe, Dr. Willmar, Der Hausthierartz (Leipzig: n.d.) 143) Sclater, Philip Lutley, A Monograph of Birds Forming the Tanagrine Genus Calliste (London: Van Voorst, 1854) 144) Seale, Robert F., The Geognosy of the Island of St. Helena (London: Ackerman & Co., 1834) 145) Seba, Albertus, Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descriptio et Iconibus Artificiosissimis Expressio per Universum Physices Historiam (Amsterdam: 1734-1765 146) Sharpe, R. Bowdler, Catalogue of the Accipitres, or Diurnal Birds of Prey in the British Museum (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1874) 147) [blank card] 148) Shaw and Nodder, see Naturalists’ Miscellany 149) Slack, Henry J., Marvels of Pond-Life, or a year’s microscopic recreations amonf the polyps, infusoria, rotifers, waterbears, and polyzoa (London: Groombridge House, 1871) 150) Smithsonian Institution, Annual Report of the Board of Regents (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1863-1875) 151) Solis, Antonio de, The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards (London: 1724) 152) Sowerby, George Brettingham, Popular British Conchology, a familiar history of the molluscs inhabiting the British Isles (London: Lowell Reeve, 1854) 153) Sowerby, George Brettingham, Popular History of the Aquarium of Marine and Fresh-Water Animals and Plants (London: Lowell Reeve, 1854) 154) Sowerby, G.B., Jr., A Conchological Manual (London: Bohn, 1852) 155) Sowerby, Henry, Popular Mineralogy, comprising a familiar account of minerals and their uses (London: Reeve & Benkam, 1850) 156) Steadman, Captain J.G., Narrative of a 5 Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America (London: 1813) 157) Stimpson, Dr. William, Reseraches upon the Hydrobiinae and Allied Forms, chiefly made upon materials in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1865) 158) Student and Intellectual Observer of Science, Literature, and Art (London: Groombridge & Sons, 1868-1871) 159) Tegetmeier, W.B., Pigeons: their structure, varieties, habits, and management (London: Routledge, 1868) 160) Tegetmeier, W.B., The Poultry Book, containing the breeding and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities, and characteristics (London: Routledge, 1864) 161) Lear, Edward, Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots, the greater part of the species hitherto unfigured (London: Edward Lear, 1832) 162) Russell, Patrick, An Account of Indian Serpents, collected on the coast of Coromandel, containing descriptions and drawings of each species, together with experiments and remarks on their several poisons (London: George Nicol, 1796) 163) Thornton, Robert John, The genera of Exotic and Indigenous Plants that are to be met with in Great Britain, arranged According to the Reformed System (London: ca.1790) 164) Veterinary (German), domestic animals, poultry, see Schwabe, Dr. Willmar 165) Waterhouse, G.R., A Natural History of Mammalia (London: H. Bailliere, 1846-1848) 166) Westminstwer Abbey, interior of Henry VII chapel, see Cottingham, L.N. 167) White, Adam, A Popular History of Mammalia, comprising a familiar account of their classification and habits (London: Reeve & Benkam, 1850) 168) Whitney, J.D., Geological Survey of California: Ornithology, Volume 1, Land Birds (California State Legislature, 1870) 169) Wilkinson, Rev. Joseph, Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire (London: Ackerman, 1810) 170) Wise, John, A System of Aeronautics, comprehending its earliest investigations, and modern practice and art (Philadelphia: James A. Speel, 1850) 171) Wood, Rev. J.G., Natural History Picture Book: Mammalia (London: Routledge & Sons, 1864) 172) Wood, L.J., Sketches in Normandy (London: Ackerman, 1838) 173) Wood, W., Zoography, or the beauties of nature displayed, in select descriptions from the animal and vegetable, with additions from the mineral kingdom, systematically arranged (London: Cadwell & Davies, 1804) 174) Woodward, R.B. (Woodward’s Gardens), one letter book, correspondence relating to the menagerie and owned by him, commencing Feb. 23, 1873 175) Woodward, Dr. S.P., A Manual of the Mollusca, a treatise on recent and fossil shells (London: Lockwood & Co., 1871 176) Zoological Society (London), The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated (London: Tegg & Son, 1835)

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SFSU - J. Paul Leonard Library
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