The letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. Octavo, some stains to dustwrappers, otherwise a very good set. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. Octavo, some stains to dustwrappers, otherwise a very good set. More
Milson's Point: Currawong Press, (1982. facsimile). Octavo, colour plates, bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. First published 1860. An important early work on the Platypus. Bennett sent specimens, plus his own observations, to Richard Owen and the mystery was finally solved. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This volume explores hominoid evolution in Eurasia during the Miocene. What is the place of Europe in the origin of humankind? Whilst our earliest human ancestors may have come out of Africa, many of our more..... More
Sydney: David Ell Press, 1988. Octavo, 27 full-page watercolours. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, limited to 550 copies, a fine copy. The manuscript, now held in the Mitchell Library, was created in 1813 by the colonial official Thomas Skottowe, using the illustrations of the convict artist Robert Browne. More
Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, (2000. first edition). Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Taking art as his starting point, Bonyhady explores how issues such as the preservation of endangered species, the protection of forests, the maintenance of public rights over the foreshore and even the likelihood of climate change already..... More
Sydney: State Library of New South Wales, 2001. Quarto, colour illustrations, softcover. The exhibition Matthew Flinders: the ultimate voyage was presented by the State Library of New South Wales to commemorate the bicentenary of Flinders' epic voyage of exploration and discovery along the Australian coasts in HMS Investigator in 1801-1803..... More
London: Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, volume sixteen, part eight, 1903. Large quarto, text illustrations. Binder's cloth, small library stamp on front end paper, otherwise a good copy. More
Liege: Tauraco, 1993. Octavo, 387 pp., softcover. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1984. Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. A very useful account of the early exploration of Australian natural history and a solid reference for anyone interested in the subject. The author was the recipient of the Museum of Victoria's Science and Humanities Scholarship. More
Melbourne: Museum of Victoria, 1993. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. The companion volume To sail beyond the sunset, 1983. This book looks at the development of scientific thought in colonial Australia and the inevitable associated controversies. More
New York: Abbeville Press, (1987. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1967. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, some wear, softcover. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1964. reprint). Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Hawthorn: Bloomings Books, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Dampier landed on the coast of Western Australia more than 80 years before the arrival of James Cook on the eastern coast, which made him the first explorer to set foot on Australian soil. This book documents his two..... More
Armidale: Kardoorair Press, 2001. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. Joseph Maiden was the Government Botanist and Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney , first appointed in 1896, and was one of Australia's great botanist with an enourmous body of scientific literature to his name. More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1985. Quarto, illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. Based on papers presented at the 1984 Australian Herpetological Conference held at the University of Sydney. Together, the information presented comprises a major review of frog and reptile biology. More
Moulins: Imprimerie Dole, Les Marmousets, 1982. Small folio, uncoloured illustrations. Publisher's maroon cloth, gilt with coloured insert, a fine copy. An excellent facsimile of the official account of Baudin's coastal exploration of Australia. More
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1975. Octavo, text illustrations, folding map, signature. More
Potts Point: Hordern House, 2003. Quarto, fine copy in dustwrapper. A comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization from the earliest times to the year 1800. With 2,327 articles, 4,000 cross-references, indexes of ships and persons (7,500 entries) and bibliographies (about 20,000 citations). Part..... More
Sydney: Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1999. Octavo, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Covers the discoveries of the Baudin expedition of 1800 and Napoleon's ambitions for a scientific empire. More
London: Souvenir Press, 1969. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
South Yarra: Lloyd O'Neil, (1983. revised edition). Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Doubleday, 1847. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, very good copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. First published in 1847. More
Adelaide: South Australian Government Printer, 1989. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Samuel Albert White (1870-1954) was the son of Samuel White (1835-1880) of "Reedbeds" South Australia. He was a prominent ornithologist of his day and organised many scientific expeditions around the turn of the twentieth century. This is..... More
[Melbourne]: Melbourne Council of the National Museum of Victor, 1975. Octavo, wrappers, plus folding chart. More