Continent of curiosities: animals and birds of Australia.
London: Souvenir Press, 1969. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Souvenir Press, 1969. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Henry J. Drane, [c1912]. Octavo, photographs by the author. Publisher's handsome decorated cloth, corner slightly damp stained, a very good copy. An early photographic account of the author's travels in southern Australia. He also published a companion account of his Queensland travels, Advetures in the big bush, 1928... More
Melbourne: Government Printer, 1886. Octavo, Contemporary crimson morocco ornately gilt, gilt edges, a very handsome copy with an inscription on the front endpaper by James McEwan, founder of the famous Melbourne firm of ironmongers. HISTORY AND PROVENANCE: A splendid presentation binding from the Victorian Government Printer’s binder, representing the highest..... More
South Yarra: Lloyd O'Neil, (1983. revised edition). Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Richmond: Richmond Hill Press, 1978. Octavo, colour 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
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, map. One of the most amazing wildlife-watching destinations on earth, the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory is home to incredible birds and animals, from gaudy Red-collared Lorikeets to sinister Estuarine crocodiles and raucous Black flying-foxes. With this lavishly illustrated photographic..... More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1943. Octavo, Binder's cloth, a ratty copy with notes and wrappers retained, scarce. In German. More
Broome: Magabla Books, 1990. Quarto, colour photographs, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Auckland: David Bateman, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. The ancient island-continent of Australia is home to an astonishing variety of habitats and wildlife unmatched anywhere in the world. Journey through this amazing country and take in its breathtaking landscapes and fascinating plants, birds and animals that have..... More
South Australia: The Griffin Press, 1972. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: Georgian House, 1950. Octavo, two colour plates, the bookplate of F. G. Coles, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: Inkata Press, 1984. Octavo, signature, softcover. More
Sydney: Ure Smith, 1972. Octavo, photographs, laminated boards. Suprisingly interesting, with contributions from most of the big names of Australian natural history. More
Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksells, 1920. Octavo, text illustrations, printed title wrapper, ex-library stamps, cover detached. More
Melbourne: Periwinkle Books, 1971. Octavo, colour photographs and maps, softcover. More
Melbourne: Cassell, 1976. Octavo, paperback, A very interesting and useful insight into the workings of colonial Australia science. More
Sydney: Collins, 1986. Quarto, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1926. Quarto, photographs, frayed wrappers. The entire Australian Zoologist, volume four, part four. With contributions, among others, by Gilbert Whitley and Tom Iredale. 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
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2010. Quarto, colour illustrations, softcover. Late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Eurocentric perceptions of natural history led to the flora and fauna of the new colony of New South Wales being viewed as deficient and inferior. The swans of the colony were black and eagles white..... More
Sydney: Government Printer, 1883. Octavo, publisher's wrappers, chipped and grubby. 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
London: Royal Commonwealth Society, 1962. Folio, folding map, uncoloured plates. Publisher's blue cloth, a very good copy. More
Melbourne: Science Museum of Victoria, 1972. Quarto, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More