Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria, (to be incorporated by Royal Charter,) including the paper and proceedings of the society for the past year, ending in July, 1855. Volume one.
Melbourne: James J. Blundell, 1855-1857. Octavo, folding plates, some by Ludwig Bewcker. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gilt spine, all edges marbled; a fine copy.
A magnificent assemblage of articles and reports, including a paper by William Blandowski on the natural history of central Victoria, with an uncoloured folding plate of parrots; von Mueller on Australian plants; and a short note by Ludwig Becker on the Lyrebird.