Across the years: the lure of early Australian books.
Melbourne: N. H. Seward, 1948. Octavo, illustrations, limited to 650 copies, tipped in prospectus and related material, fine copy in publisher's stiff clear wrapper, More
Melbourne: N. H. Seward, 1948. Octavo, illustrations, limited to 650 copies, tipped in prospectus and related material, fine copy in publisher's stiff clear wrapper, More
Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2007. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Published to accompany the National Gallery of Australia's exhibition, The Story of Australian Printmaking 1801-2005. Roger Butler is the senior curator of Australian prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Australia. The first volume is a...... More
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 2003. Octavo, wrappers, Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, number 71. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1941-1969. first edition). Octavo, very good set in dustwrappers. 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
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2012. Quarto, colour illustrations, sample copy sticker on blank endpaper, fine copy in dustwrapper. Some of the earliest artistic impressions of the birds, flowers, fish and people of Australia are found in John Hunter's First Fleet sketchbook. Both historically significant and stunningly beautiful, Hunter's sketches..... 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
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
Adelaide: South Australian Government Printer, 1989. Octavo, photographs, fine 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 a...... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2010. Octavo, photographs, softcover. A fascinating collection of more than 70 profiles of Australian scientists from 15 fields of physical, biological and medical science. These scientists have been selected because their research is inspiring, intriguing or simply quirky, or because they have taken an unusual or interesting..... More
Author, 1994. Quarto, illustrations, signature, signed by the author, softcover. More
Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1986. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Canberra: Verity Hewitt Bookshop, 1942. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's wrappers, limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the author. 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
[Melbourne]: Melbourne Council of the National Museum of Victor, 1975. Octavo, wrappers, plus folding chart. More
Greenwich: Australian Entomological Press, 1977. Quarto, wrappers, fine copy. A very useful bibliography and modelled on Musgrave's Bibliography of Australian Entomology. More
Melbourne: Melbourne UP, 1985. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1932. Octavo, binder's cloth, bookplate, a very good copy. An excellent bibliography with very useful biographical notes of important authors. More
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1932. Octavo, Half green morocco with label, wrappers retained, bookplate, the signature of Percival Serle (editor of the Dictionary of Australian Biography). An excellent bibliography with very useful biographical notes of important authors. More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2012. Small quarto, colour illustrations, author's inscription, discoloured softcover. In 1813, author, illustrator, printmaker and natural historian, John William Lewin created the first illustrated book ever published in Australia - Birds of New South Wales. Featuring more than 150 exquisite artworks, Neville takes a fascinating look at..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1984. Octavo, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1984. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, sunned dustwrapper, scarce. More
Albury: Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, 2001. Octavo, spirally bound, Identification guide no. 36. More
Albury: Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, 2001. Octavo, softcover. Identification guide no. 36. More