Acclimatisation: its eminent adaptation to Australia. A lecture delivered in Sydney.
Melbourne: Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, 1862. Octavo, plain wrappers, scarce. More
Melbourne: Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, 1862. Octavo, plain wrappers, scarce. More
London: John Van Voorst, 1860. Octavo, eight handcoloured lithographs by George French Angas. Publisher's blindstamped purple cloth, typically faded spine, a near fine copy. Bennett was particularly interested in the Platypus and his account of this extraordinary animal in Gatherings is a classic. "The drawings, with a few exceptions, are..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. Octavo, aquatint frontispieces. Nineteenth century half calf, and marbled boards, spine labels, bookplate, stamp,a very good copy. Dr George Bennett (1804-1893) settled permanently in Sydney in 1836 and died in 1893. He established a successful medical practice and became a leading figure in Colonial science. He..... More