Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1929. Small oblong format, illustrations. Publisher's cloth with green tree-snake design, slight middlecrease through front cover, a near fine copy. One of the classics of Australian herpetological literature. A desirable book published in an attractive and unusual format. James Roy Kinghorn (1891-1983) became curator of Reptiles..... More
Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1869. Quarto, twelve handcoloured lithographs. Modern half red morocco, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, publisher's stiff card wrappers retained, the title wrapper with a contemporary inscription dated 1889, small owner's stamp "R. Rendle" on title page, an excellent copy. Gerard Krefft (1830-1881) is rightly considered..... More
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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