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Octavo, eight volumes, 3768 pp. 37 (34 coloured) plates. Publisher's red cloth, a handsome clean set.

Tall octavo, 342 pp. 19 colour plates by H. Gronvold, photographs. Very good copy in publisher's brown half morocco.

Octavo, eight volumes hand coloured plates. Contemporary green half calf with red labels, some rubbing, the set of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union with library stamps.

Quarto, 1238 pp. one coloured map, one coloured egg plate, 33 handcoloured plates by Keulemans of the Ceylonese endemics. Contemporary red calf and blue boards with gilt lettering "Royal Australasian Ornithologist Union/ presented to the R.A.O.U. by its first president/ the author". All edges speckled, the R.A.O.U. library stamp on title page and first leaf of volume two, modern endpaper in volume one bound to match, expert paper repair on title page and some early leaves, with appendices two and three (often lacking), a fine crisp set and a superb association copy.

Octavo, four volumes, 1913 pp. text illustrations. Contemporary half morocco, slight wear and previous owner's notes, otherwise a sound set.