OWEN, Richard (1804-1892). Odontography; or, a treatise on the comparative anatomy of the teeth, their physiological relations, mode of development, and microscopic structure in the vertebrate animals. London: Hippolyte Ballire; Paris: Ballire; Leipzig: Wiegel, 1840-45. 2 volumes. 8o. 128 lithograph plates (2 double-page), 40 steel-engraved aquatints. (Minor foxing and dampstaining). Contemporary three-quarter red morocco, gilt spines, marbled boards (minor wear), top edges gilt. Provenance: Hull Subscription Library (label, shelf mark on spine). FIRST EDITION. In 1837 Owen began examining Charles Darwin's collection of South American fossils, with particular interest in the teeth. This led him to publish his findings, using his own uniform nomenclature for the subject, which was generally adopted. Garrison-Morton 329, 3681.1; Heirs of Hippocrates 1670; Nissen ZBI 3408; Norman 1624. -- On the extent and aims of a national museum of natural history. London: Sanders, Otley & Co., 1862. 8o. 2 folding lithographed plates. Original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt-lettered front cover. Provenance: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), philosopher and M.P 1865-1868 (inscribed by the author "John S. Mill, Esq. M.P. with the regards of the author"). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. In 1856 Owen became head of the natural history collections at the British Museum, and began working towards the establishment of a separate natural history museum. He was successful, and the Museum of Natural History opened in South Kensington in 1881. Norman 1626. (2)

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OWEN, Richard (1804-1892). Odontography; or, a treatise on the comparative anatomy of the teeth, their physiological relations, mode of development, and microscopic structure in the vertebrate animals. London: Hippolyte Ballire; Paris: Ballire; Leipzig: Wiegel, 1840-45. 2 volumes. 8o. 128 lithograph plates (2 double-page), 40 steel-engraved aquatints. (Minor foxing and dampstaining). Contemporary three-quarter red morocco, gilt spines, marbled boards (minor wear), top edges gilt. Provenance: Hull Subscription Library (label, shelf mark on spine). FIRST EDITION. In 1837 Owen began examining Charles Darwin's collection of South American fossils, with particular interest in the teeth. This led him to publish his findings, using his own uniform nomenclature for the subject, which was generally adopted. Garrison-Morton 329, 3681.1; Heirs of Hippocrates 1670; Nissen ZBI 3408; Norman 1624. -- On the extent and aims of a national museum of natural history. London: Sanders, Otley & Co., 1862. 8o. 2 folding lithographed plates. Original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt-lettered front cover. Provenance: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), philosopher and M.P 1865-1868 (inscribed by the author "John S. Mill, Esq. M.P. with the regards of the author"). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. In 1856 Owen became head of the natural history collections at the British Museum, and began working towards the establishment of a separate natural history museum. He was successful, and the Museum of Natural History opened in South Kensington in 1881. Norman 1626. (2)

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