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7 vols. (all published), FIRST EDITIONS, a very scarce complete set with innumerable plates, maps, diagrams, graphs, tables, charts, etc., original yellow cloth, 4to, New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1927-43. Volume I. Andrews, Roy Chapman, et al. The New Conquest of Central Asia: a narrative of the explorations of the Central Asiatic expeditions in Mongolia and China, 1921-1930, N.Y., 1932. pp. l, 678; colour frontispiece, 128 plates, 12 figures in the text, 3 folding maps; Volume II. Berkey, Charles P, et al. Geology of Mongolia: a reconnaissance report based on the investigations of the years 1922-1923, N.Y. 1927. pp. xxxi, 475, [1]; colour frontispiece, 43 plates, 161 figures in the text; original yellow cloth. Volume IV. Grabau, Amadeus W., et al. The Permian of Mongolia: a report on the Permian fauna of the Jisu Honguer limestone of Mongolia and its relations to the Permian of other parts of the world, N.Y., 1931. pp. xliii, 665, [1]; 35 plates, 1 folding geological map, 68 figures in the text, dustjacket (in 3 pieces) laid in. Volume IX. Nichols, John T. The Fresh-Water Fishes of China. N.Y., 1943. pp. xxxvi, 322; 110 colour plates, 143 figures in the text. Volume X. Pope, Clifford H. The Reptiles of China: turtles, crocodilians, snakes, lizards. N.Y., 1935. pp. lii, 604; 27 plates, 78 figures in the text, folding map, folding table; Volume XI, parts 1 and 2. Allen, Glover M. The Mammals of China and Mongolia. 2 volumes. N.Y. 1938-40. pp. xxv, [1], 620; xxvi, [2], 621-1350; 20 plates, 25 distribution maps, illustrations, maps; Volumes III, V-VIII, and XII were never published. As this publication was supported by private donations, the funding ran out during the Great Depression, and only seven of the twelve volumes were completed. Individually, these volumes are scarce This collection is a record of the American Museum of Natural History s (AMNH) explorations undertaken during the 1920s in the Gobi Desert under the leadership of Roy Chapman Andrews, known as The Central Asiatic Expeditions. Walter Granger was chief palaeontologist and the second in command. The Asiatic Expeditions were a massive undertaking, one expedition alone is estimated to have cost over $6 million in today's money. American explorer, naturalist and zoologist, Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960) led AMNH s team (of up to forty scientists, drivers, and assistants) to uncover one of the world s richest fossil deposits, preserved in the dry desert landscape. They explored throughout the Gobi Desert and cemented this area as a prime location for paleontological study. The expedition s most groundbreaking discovery was the first dinosaur nest. The twelve intact dinosaur eggs were discovered in the Flaming Cliffs in the Gobi Desert, at the edges of present day Mongolia and China. In a New York Times article reporting the finding, reporters called expedition leaders, AMNH President Henry Osborn and Andrews, adventurers of science." Biographers also describe Andrews as a showman who captured the hearts of an American audience through his many writings, which described his excursions, in addition to his scientific discoveries. His perilous, globetrotting adventures were the inspiration for the film character Indiana Jones. Seller Inventory # 6629
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