Birds and books: the story of the Mathews Ornithological Library.
Canberra: Verity Hewitt Bookshop, 1942. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's wrappers, limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the author. More
Canberra: Verity Hewitt Bookshop, 1942. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's wrappers, limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the author. More
London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1920-1926. Quarto, Contemporary half morocco, library stamps of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Supplement Number one (Check list): Orders Casuariiformes to Menuriformes, 1920. Supplement Number two (Check list): Order Passeriformes (part), 1923. Supplement Number three (Check list): Order Passeriformes (concluding part)..... More
London: Author, 1931. Quarto, Handsome brown full calf with gilt spine and coloured labels, uncut, wrappers retained. More
London: Witherby & Co, 1913. Large octavo, coloured map. Publisher's cloth with gilt stamped Brolga, small tear on base of spine, otherwise a fine copy with the contents crisp and bright, scarce in this condition. The prospectus calls for an edition of 250 copies. More
[London]: British Ornithologists' Union, 1927-1930. Octavo, Binder's green cloth, a very good copy. More
[London]: British Ornithologists' Union, 1927-1930. Octavo, Later half calf and marbled boards, uncut, wrappers retained. More
[London]: British Ornithologists' Union, 1927-1930. Octavo, Publisher's wrappers, slight chipping, uncut, a very good set. More
Sydney: Author, 1946. Octavo, publisher's cloth, very good copy. More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1966. Quarto, publisher's wrappers. Gregory Mathews was one of the great bird book collectors of his time. He donated his library to the Australian National Library in 1939. More