London: Author, 1837-1838. Large octavo, 73 finely coloured lithographed plates by Elizabeth Gould and the eight page appendix 'Description of New Species of Australian Birds'. Contemporary half green morocco and morocco-grained cloth, elaborate gilt-decorated spine, all edges gilt, bookplate; a small neat library stamp on the title page and the... More

[London]: Jansen? 1871. Quarto, 12 handcoloured plates by William Swainson. Half red morocco, fine copy, scarce. "These twelve plates were originally intended by my brother, Dr J. E. Gray, to form part of a series of figures of Chinese birds ... it will be readily seen that these plates were... More

London: British Museum, 1855. Quarto, 42 uncoloured lithographs. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, some blemishes, top edge gilt, a presentation copy dated 1885 from P. L. Sclater to the Rev. G. R. Fisk, small neat library stamps on title page and plates, a fine copy. John Edward Gray (1800-1875)... More

London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887. Tall octavo, 81 colour-printed wood-engraved plates (chromoxylographs) by Benjamin Fawcett drawn by A. F. Lydon. Publisher's turquoise green blindstamped cloth, a very good crisp set. The first book devoted exclusively to parrots in captivity and with much of Australian interest. Occasional contributions were made... More

London: Ray Society, 1864. Folio, 26 uncoloured lithographic plates. Publisher's quarter cloth and boards with label, some cracking and minor fraying of corners, a few minor spots. German born British herpetologist and ichthyologist Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1830-1914) was, along with his near contemporary Alfred George Boulenger, the most... More

Berlin: Verlag von R. Friedlander und Sohn, 1910-22. Quarto, text illustrations. Contemporary green half morocco, with the bookplates of David Armitage Bannerman. More

1872-1878. Octavo, hand coloured plates. Contemporary green half calf with red labels, some rubbing, the set of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union with library stamps. "Although he [Hume] contributed most of the papers, some of them classical essays on Indian birds, yet other well known ornithologists also furnished papers of... More

Sydney: Author, 1907. Quarto, photographs. Publisher's printed wrappers, a fine copy, in a modern box. S. W. Jackson (1873-1946) is best known for 'Egg collecting and bird life of Australia'. This handsome production, liberally illustrated with Jackson's pioneering photographs, has always been a scarce and desirable item of ephemeral Australian... More

Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, [1842]-1852. second edition). Duodecimo, 1280 handcoloured engraved plates. Contemporary red half morocco with gilt spine and marbled boards, all edges gilt some rubbing, a very good set. "In addition to the description and depiction (mostly finely coloured plates) by various well-known contributors to almost the whole... More

London: Royal Society of London, 1901, Quarto, 30 numbered leaves of plates with 50 mounted chromolithographs Contemporary full morocco and bevelled boards, lettered in gilt with gilt inner dentelles and watered silk linings, lengthy inscription from the author to John Howard Angus, a superb copy. An offprint from the Philosophical... More

Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1871. Folio, 16 uncoloured lithographs. Publisher's quarter cloth and stiff card wrappers, some typical rubbing and light spotting to the titlepage, otherwise a very good copy, all contained in a solander box. Included is a copy of [Krefft, Gerard. Australian Natural History. Mammals of Australia... More

Tokyo: Author, 1933. Small folio, 34 coloured plates, two folding maps. Publisher's burgundy half cloth over burgundy coloured paper boards, a fine copy. Nagamichi Kuroda (1889- 1978) was a Japanese ornithologist who is best remembered for Birds of the Island of Java. He also wrote Parrots of the World in... More

Paris: M Veuve Agasse, 1821. Quarto, 84 uncoloured engraved plates. Later half calf, some foxing throughout but a sound copy. More