Paléontologie du Voyage en Asie-Mineure de M. de Tchihatcheff. Faune tertiaire moyenne et supérieure

First edition of the extract from the fourth part, devoted to geology and palaeontology, of Pierre de Tchihatcheff’s work entitled: Asia Minor. A Physical, Statistical and Archaeological Description of the Region.

Contemporary full beige paper-covered boards, smooth spine lettered in black with the author's name, title and author's name neatly inscribed in ink on the upper board, bumped corners.

Our copy brings together the five palaeontological papers by the naturalist Paul-Henri Fischer (1835-1893): Middle Tertiary Fauna. - Lacustrine Tertiary Fauna. - Upper Marine Tertiary Fauna (Steppe Limestone). - Quaternary Formation (Raised Beaches). - Microscopic Organisms. These studies deal with fossil molluscs, annelids, bryozoans, corals, infusoria and algae discovered in various regions of Asia Minor, including Cilicia, the Troad, Lycia, Caria, the Taurus Mountains, Phrygia, Thrace, Pamphylia and Galatia.

For each species, the localities are recorded together with synonymies and bibliographical references. The text also incorporates a few typographical corrections (pp. 369 and 380).

Provenance: from the library of the geologist and malacologist Gustave Dollfus (1850-1931), bearing his signature in the upper right-hand corner of the upper board.