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
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
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
Sydney: Collins, (1970. first edition). Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. 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
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: Text Publishing, 2018. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate, softcover. 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
Melbourne: Hill House, 1990. Folio, two volumes, charts, colour plates. Text volume, dustwrapper. Chart volume, cloth boards. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Fine copy. 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
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
Sydney: Doubleday, 1847. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, very good copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. First published in 1847. More
Melbourne: Melbourne UP, 1985. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia, 1898. Octavo, the stamp of J. R. Kinghorn, binder's cloth. From the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, with field notes by G. A. Keartland, the ornithologist on the Horn Expedition. More
Carlton, The Miegunyah Press, (2003. second edition). Quarto, text illustrations, a very good copy in dustwrapper. The author's aim is to re-create the experience of being on board the Endeavour. Through meticulous research he reveals what she looked like, how she sailed, how she smelled; what daily life would have..... More
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, (1968. facsimile). Quarto, uncoloured plates and maps. Publisher's quarter cloth and papered boards, a fine copy. More
London: Macmillan, 1899. Large octavo, four folding coloured maps and text illustrations. Publisher's green cloth, slightly flecked, a very good copy. More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1988. Small folio, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This volume contains many little-known works of art from the voyage of the first fleet and from the early years of settlement, selected from more than 600 drawings and paintings of Australian subjects held in the British Museum..... More
Sydney: The Macleay Museum, 1978. Oblong format, text illustrations, softcover. More
Collingwood: CSIRO and Museum of Victoria, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, colour illustrations, maps, softcover. This full colour guide will help you find and explore more than 30 of Melbourne's "wild places" selected from national parks, state forests and conservation reserves. The places described have been chosen for their habitat values..... More
London: Frederick Warne, 1866. Duodecimo, Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, some wear, bookplate, a pasted in photograph of the author, piece removed from title page but not affecting text. Horace William Wheelwright (1815-1865), writing under the nom de plume "An Old Bushman", was a qualified attorney who migrated from..... More
Melbourne: Edition Renard, 2002. Small folio, 65 coloured plates. Publisher's full green morocco. all edges gilt, limited to 200 copies. More