Catalogue of the fishes in the collection of the British Museum.
London: British Museum, 1859-1870. Octavo, Binder's quarter morocco and cloth boards, a few library stamps, otherwise a handsome set. With Australian descriptions. More
London: British Museum, 1859-1870. Octavo, Binder's quarter morocco and cloth boards, a few library stamps, otherwise a handsome set. With Australian descriptions. More
Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1867. Large octavo, 36 handcoloured engraved plates. Early brown calf and marbled boards, all edges coloured, a few inoffensive spots, otherwise a handsome copy. This edition of Histoire naturelle de Lacepede was first published in 1856 and "the many subsequent volumes and editions [of treatises..... More
Melbourne: Government Printer, 1878-1890. Large octavo, 199 handsome lithographed plates (including 172 chromolithographs) of mammals, reptiles and fish. Handsome modern half green morocco by the Dove Bindery, a fine set. The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria is an underrated work of Australian natural history; the plates are handsome and..... More
Melbourne: Government Printer, 1885-1890. Large octavo, 199 handsome lithographed plates (including 172 chromolithographs) of mammals, reptiles and fish. Later binder's blue cloth, a very good clean set. The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria is an underrated work of Australian natural history; the plates are handsome and the text scholarly..... More