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### Author
Meisel, Max (1892-1969), American bibliographer and historian of natural history; B.Sc. New York 1914, librarian at New York public library 1916-1917; at Battle Creek, Mich. 1917-1918, at Brooklyn 1918-?
**Abbreviated name**: *Meisel* \[standard form in IPNI: *Meisel*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 2: 472; BL 1: 159, 308; BM 7: 821.
- Allen, E. G., Trans. Amer, philos. Soc. ser. 2. 41(3): 387-591. 1951 (Hist. Amer. ornithol. before Audubon; Max Meisel's copy (libr. FAS) has annotations made for a suppl. of his Bibl. Amer. nat. hist.).
- Anon., Miami Herald 22 Jun 1969 (d. 21\[?\] Jun 1969) (inf. J. Ewan).
### Publications
##### n.5802. A bibliography of American natural history
**Title**
*A bibliography of American natural history* the pioneer century, 1769-1865 the rôle played by scientific societies, scientific journals, natural history museums and botanic gardens; State Geological and natural history surveys, federal exploring expeditions in the rise and progress of American botany, geology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology... New York (The Premier Publishing Co.....) 1924-1929, 3 vols.
**Abbreviated title**: *Bibl. Amer. nat. hist.*
**Notes**
*1*: Nov 1924 (Copy sent to Barnhart by author on 18 Nov 1924; Torreya 19 Aug 1925), p. \[l\]-224.
*2*: 1926, p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-741.
*3*: 1929, p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-749.
*Copy*: FAS (Barnhart's copy).
*Facsimile ed*.: New York and London (Hafner Publishing Company) 1967, 3 vols. *Copy*: FAS. – See Taxon 16: 548. 1967.
The most important bibliographical treatment of American natural history 1769—1865.
Essential source for biographies, bibliographies, societies, expeditions, sources and dates.
*Ref*.: Barnhart, J. H., Torreya 25: 83-85. 1925.