The snakes of Ceylon.
Colombo: H. R Cottle, 1921. Octavo, frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, folding map. Publisher's dark cloth, slight wear to spine, two bookplates, a very good copy. More
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Colombo: H. R Cottle, 1921. Octavo, frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, folding map. Publisher's dark cloth, slight wear to spine, two bookplates, a very good copy. More
London: J. Debrett, 1790. Quarto, ten handcoloured engraved plates of reptiles. Modern blue half calf with the bookplates of David McPhee. John White was chief surgeon of the First Fleet. He was also an interested amateur naturalist and after arriving at Port Jackson found time to accompany Governor Phillip on..... More
London: Editions Renard, (2002. facsimile). Folio, 65 plates in two states, coloured and uncoloured, and vignette view from the original title-page; handsome green morocco (in a trial binding, similar to that ultimately adopted but the green morocco a darker shade), gilt edges, enlarged format, with bibliographical notes by Julien Renard..... More
Adelaide: Reprinted from The Register, [1917]. Sextodecimo, photographs. Publisher's printed wrappers, very good copy, scarce. More
London: 1768. Quarto, three uncoloured engraved folding plates. Modern full brown morocoo with labels, all edges uncut, a fine clean copy. More
London: George Bell and Sons, 1874. Tall octavo, 108 chromolithographed plates. Publisher's blue blindstamped and gilt decorated cloth, some flecking otherwise a bright crisp set. More
London: Cassell & Company, (1880. second edition). Quarto, 50 chromolithograph plates. Publisher's handsome gilt decorated cloth, expertly rebacked with later endpapers and corners restored; all edges gilt, a few spots,, otherwise a very good copy. The best known English poultry book and central to any collection of poultry books. "Originally..... More