London: Alecto Historical Editions in association with the British Museum (Natural History), 1980-1990. Folio, 738 copper-engraved plates in titled window mounts, colour printed a la poupee in up to 17 colours with additional watercolour touches from the original plates after Sydney Parkinson, Frederick Polydore Nodder, John Frederick Miller, James Miller..... More

London: The Folio Society, (1914. facsimile). Folio, 77 fine coloured plates and text illustrations; the plate volume in quarter morocco, top edge gilt, the text in cloth, the front boards of both volumes pictorially gilt: together in folding cloth box, gilt-decorated. With, as issued, 4 duplicate plates in paper sleeve..... More

London: J. Johnson, 1800. Quarto, twelve engraved plates (two folding, nine with an accompanying non-paginated text leaf), the signature of William Cowper on the title page. Original boards (worn) with modern spine, some waterstaing and heavy oxidation. An outstanding Australian provenance. The copy of William Macquarie Cowper (1810-1902), with a...... More

Wellington: Bock & Cousins, 1889. Large quarto, 40 chromolithographed plates. Publisher's embossed green cloth, gilt edges, a fine copy. One of the finest of all works on New Zealand botany. A further two volumes were planned but never published. It was available in the publisher's cloth for 10 shillings or..... More

London: Academic Press, 1981. Large folio, 24 colour plates by Celia E. Rosser. Publisher's half morocco, slightly rubbed, limited to 730 numbered copies. Celia Rosser is recognised as one of the great modern botanical artists. She has won many awards including the Jill Smythies Award for botanical illustration from the..... More

London: Henry G Bohn, 1859. Octavo, 80 handcoloured plates. Publisher's handsome blindstamped and decorated cloth, all edges gilt, a few occasional spots and signature on front endpaper, a fine copy. BM(NH) p. 1984; Plesch; p. 414; Pritzel 8793. More

London: James Ridgway, [1827-1838]. Octavo, 56 handcoloured engraved plates with accompanying leaves and interleaving. Modern half morocco with gilt spine and cloth covered boards, a handsome crisp copy. One of the most attractive of all Australian botanical books and the first to use live specimens for illustration instead of dried..... More