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[004600] . TRANSACTIONS OF THE INDIANAPOLIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. From The Date of Organization (December 14, 1870) to July 1, 1872. ill. Maps. Indianapolis Academy of Science, 1872. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Paper Wraps. Indiana. Good Includes the Academy's Constitution, Officers, List of "Corporators", By-Laws, and History. "Papers Read": METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, by C.F.R. Wappenhans; COMBUSTION, by Dr. B. Franklin; THE TREES OF INDIANA, by Thomas B. Elliott; WYANDOTTE CAVE AND ITS LIFE, by Edward D. Cope; THE ANCIENT FORTIFICATION ON THE WABASH RIVER, INDIANA with map and GRAVITY, by Wm. Twining. 110 pp. including Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets Presented to the Academy. String-tied at spine in the middle with both ends "open". One section missing string. Intact. Covers are mildly soiled/faded. Overall Good. Interior is clean, tight and in Very Good+ condition. Sgt. C. F. R. Wappenhans opened the first Signal Service Office in Indianapolis. Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and evolutionist $60.00

[003854] . The Indianapolis Archaeological Conference December 6,7 and 8, 1935 . Washington: Committee on State Archaeological Surveys, 1935. Size: Approx. 8 1/4 " x 10 3/4". Stiff Covers. Archaeology. Very Good- Held under the auspices of the Division of Anthropology and Psychology, Committee on State Archaeological Surveys, National Research Council. A Symposium upon the Archaeological Problems of the North Central United States Area. Some of the topics: "Siouan Tribes of the Ohio Valley; and "Certain Culture Classification Problems in Middle Western Archaeology, by W. C. McKern. 82 pp. Mildly soiled covers. Exterior is VG-. Interior is tight, clean and VG+ $22.50

[002449] Cobb, Irvin S.. INDIANA Intellectually, She Rolls Her Own . 1924. Indiana. Good to Good+ / Good to Good-. $6.00

[004286] Dunn, Edward D.. DOUBLE-CROSSING AMERICA BY MOTOR, Routes and Ranches of the West. ill. Illus. With Drawings and Maps. New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1933. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Car Narrative. Very Good- This charmingly illustrated book contains information about costs, rates and names of places to stay over night on a transcontinental trip. The book is divided into sections, each one consisting of an account of that day's trip, listing mileage, expenses, occasionally suggested reading, and highlights of the day's run. The trip takes in the charming South - Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky; the energetic Middle West - Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Kanses; the romantic Southwest - Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona; the amazing state of California; a short run into Old Mexico; the Bret Harte frontier country of Nevada and Wyoming; the agricultural lands of Idaho, Dakota and Pennsylvania; a short run into Canada; and the pastoral case of upstate New York. Several ranches along the way are described. Pictorial endpapers. 251 pp. 80 illustrations and maps. Spine dulled and ends slightly rubbed. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Illustrated endpapers. Slight foxing on half title page and on blank page at back. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. Bliss 58. $22.50

[003087] Elliott, Frank R.. AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE SPIDERS OF THE BEECH-MAPLE FOREST. Ohio Journal of Science, 1930. Spiders. Very Good Reprinted from The Ohio Journal of Science, Vol. XXX, No. 1, January, 1930. 22 pp. no covers. ex-mus stamp on front page. light soil otherwise exterior is VG. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $18.50

[003853] Straub, John. BEAUTIFUL BROWN COUNTY, INDIANA BOOK II . ill. Map, Photographs. Nashville, Indiana: 1980. Size: Approx. 9" X 12". Brown Cloth. Indiana. Signed by Author. Very Good+ to Near Fine / Good. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Gift inscription. 180 pp. plus double page Map of Brown County, Indiana. Approximately 600 colored photographs taken by author. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Mild rubbing to spine ends, otherwise Near Fine exterior. Interior is tight, clean and Near Fine. Dust jacket tears to edges and spine ends. Some small missing pieces along edges. Overall DJ is Good. $13.50

[003065] Wilson, Guy West. AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED GENERA OF PHYCOMYCETES. 1.Peronosporales and THE PERONOSPORALES OF INDIANA. 1907. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Botany. Very Good 2 separate publications by Wilson. AN HISTORICAL REVIEW...Reprinted from the JOURNAL OF MYCOLOGY, 13: 205-209, September, 1907. PERONOSPORALES OF INDIANA, reprint from Proceedings of the Academy of Science, 1907. pp.1-4. Stiff wraps on HISTORICAL REVIEW. Slightly soiled.several small rust "spots" at spine otherwise Very Good. PERONOSPORALES OF INDIANA has no covers. Slight soil along side edge with one nick. Otherwise Very Good. Both interiors are clean, tight and VG+ $50.00