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Octavo, 95 volumes, numerous coloured plates (many handcoloured). A very good set in mixed bindings (binder's cloth and half morocco), the signature of E. Hopkinson on the pastedown of volume one and his ownership stamp in subsequent volumes, very scarce.

Octavo, 27 volumes. First series volumes 1-8; Second series volumes 1-7; Third series volumes 1-12. With numerous plates, many coloured; the first 24 volumes in publisher’s cloth, gilt-decorated in the two later series, the final three volumes in binder’s cloth, most volumes retaining the printed wrappers.

Double elephant Folio, four volumes, 435 coloured plates. Publisher's spectacular full green morocco, four volumes, a fine set.

Quarto, 31 lithographic plates (the first six plates handcoloured) by F. W. Frohawk. [5 parts] in a single volume [all published]. Contemporary half morocco, lacks title page, with the bookplates of John E. Thayer and H. Bradley Martin, a handsome copy free of blemishes.

Folio, four volumes, 90 coloured plates by Thorburn, Grönvold, Lodge and others, 88 photographs, map. Handsome red publisher's cloth, limited to 600 numbered copies, a fine set.

Folio, four volumes, 90 coloured plates by Thorburn, Grönvold, Lodge and others, 88 photographs, map. Handsome red publisher's cloth, limited to 600 numbered copies, a very good set with a few light blemishes and a small worm hole to the first few leaves of volume one, the bookplate of Herbert Rivington Pyne.

Large octavo, two volumes, 504 pp. 38 handcoloured plates by H. Gronvold. TEXT (volume one): large octavo, later binder's cloth with leather labeled spine. PLATES (volume two): small quarto, contemporary half red morocco wrappers to part one retained, a very good set.

Quarto, 194 pp. 28 handcoloured engraved plates. Contemporary full calf and maroon leather label, some wear and corners bumped, all edges coloured, a sound copy.

Octavo, 487 pp. 50 lithographed plates, folding coloured map. Publisher's green gilt pictorial cloth, some slight wear, a few spots otherwsie a very good copy.

Large quarto, seven volumes, 1480 pp. 240 uncoloured photographs. Publisher's cloth, some wear, the upper spine of volume seven repaired, the titles pages with the stamp of the "Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales" plus a few stamps throughout, a sound set, scarce.

Folio, coloured titlepage plus 45 chromolithographs, each with an accompanying text leaf. Nine parts in original printed wrappers, all contained in early rexine box and envelope. The inevitable slight chipping of some wrappers and a few spots, the final leaf of part four crudely repaired, a very good set of an item often in poor condition.

Folio, three volumes, 845 pp. 61 uncoloured plates. A fine set in slightly chipped dustwrappers.

Quarto, 332 pp. 60 handcoloured lithographs by Frohawk. Publisher's blindstamped burgundy morocco grain cloth with handsome gilt finch design on upper board, top edge gilt, a fine copy.

Quarto, 332 pp. 60 handcoloured lithographs by Frohawk. Modern half burgundy morocco and marbled boards, spine with two inlaid black labels, top edge gilt, publisher's original cloth mounted on rear endpaper, a very good clean copy.

Folio, 584 pp. colour plates by William T. Cooper. Publisher's full green calf and slipcase, limited to 100 numbered copies and signed by Forshaw and Cooper.

Quarto, 106 handcoloured lithographs by Keulemans. Contemporary full morocco (five parts in a single volume), upper cover with gilt albatross, spine in five compartments with raised bands, original publisher's printed wrappers retained. Limited to 225 numbered copies of which this is a copy number 96, a few very minor blemishes otherwise a very good copy free of foxing.

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Folio, eight volumes, coloured plates. Publisher's vinyl, a fine clean set.

Tall octavo, three volumes, 81 colour-printed wood-engraved plates (chromoxylographs) by Benjamin Fawcett drawn by A. F. Lydon. Publisher's medium green blindstamped cloth, a very good crisp set.

Small folio, three volumes, 1880 pp. indices, 56 uncoloured engraved plates. Contemporary full calf, worn, modern spines with labels, some library stamps of the "Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales", occasional heavy foxing and oxidation, slight worming and some staining. The copy of E. P. Ramsay (1842-1916 and curator of the Australian Museum) with his large copperplate signature in all volumes; although there are blemishes it is still a sound, acceptable set.