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Hey Fossil folks! I dont have much of an outlet for sharing my enthusiasm for fossils outside of the forum. So I really wanted to share this with some people who might think this is cool . Ive always been into fossils but I’ve always had extra interests in trilobites and eurypterids. I’ve seen James hall references over the years in other material whenever I read about fossils from New York. Thinking I could own a copy of a historical book that is always referenced in reading material was just a dream. I was on google trying to find some access to these volumes and came across and amazon link with volume 7 for sale. I ended up buying volume 7 of James Halls Paleontology of New York. Volume 7 is titled “Paleontology Trilobites and other Crustacea”. I wasn’t sure if I saw the description correctly on amazon (there was no photo) and it said the book was from 1888. I took the leap cause I figured amazon wouldn’t mess with me that bad right? I got it in the mail mail the other day and I can’t can’t believe how magnificent this book is! These books are like works of art. The first half is text and the entire second half of the book are trilobite plates!! I cant believe I have a James hall book with all my favorite trilobites as they were first described from 1888! It’s in pretty very good shape I would say too. Now if if I could only get an original “Eurypterida of New York State” book I would die a happy man hah. Here are a couple photos. The book had the binding reinforced so it’s pretty tight. I didn’t open the book all the way to keep it in top condition. The dedication is kinda interesting and odd so I put that in. There are also some really wild trilobites documented in here lol. Al
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