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Natural History, Australian 10 and Other Countries 8

128140
BARRETT, CHARLES; BURNS, A. N.: Butterflies of Australia and New Guinea.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xii), 187; colour frontispiece, 7 full-page colour plates, 10 half-tone plates, 14 text figures, index, bound in original light brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration to front board, previous owner's name on front endpaper, cloth a little worn, very good copy.
Melbourne; N. H. Seward Pty. Ltd.; 1951. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128322
BLACK, J. M; EICHLER, HANSJOERG.: Flora Of South Australia. Part I. Cyatheaceae-Orchidaceae. Part II. Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Part III. Callitrichaceae-Plumbaginaceae. Part IV. Oleaceae-Compositae.
Second Edition; 4 parts (bound in one); Med. 8vo; pp. 1008; b/w illustrations throughout, index of families and genera, synopsis of contents; full-leather binding, raised bands, title in gilt on spine, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, endpapers browned, flecking to page edges, very good copy.
Adelaide; W. L. Hawes, Government Printer; 1943 - 1957, Click here to Order

AUD$150

128126
CROLL, ROBERT HENDERSON.: Along The Track.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp .158; frontispiece; 6 b/w plates, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in dark green on upper board, dustjacket, very good copy. (Most unusual to find with good dustjacket).
Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens: n.d. (C-1930's). Click here to Order

AUD$45

128328
FORSTER, JONNES REINOLDUS; FORSTER, GEORGIUS.: Characteres Generum Plantarum quas in itinere ad Insulas Maris Australis, collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis MDCCLXXII (1772) - MDCCLXXV (1775).
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xd, [ii], vii, [ii], 150, [2], with 78 engraved plates; modern period style full leather binding, the spine with raised bands, with blue gilt lettered labels, occasional pale spots, small piece lost at one plate margin, text in Latin, good copy. The Ivo Hammet copy with his name stamp on front endpaper.
London; B. White, T. Cadell, & P. Elmsly; 1776.
The First Botanical Work Relating To Australia. When Sir Joseph Banks withdrew from Cook's second voyage, the Admiralty appointed a German scientist of English descent, Johann Reinhold Forster, as naturalist. He took with him his son, Georg Adam Forster, as assistant and later engaged the Swedish naturalist, Anders Sparrman, at the Cape. The Forsters were difficult and unpopular members of the expedition and on their return a dispute arose concerning the publication of the official account of the voyage. J.R. Forster claimed that he had been promised the writing of the account, whereas Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, determined that Cook should write it. Despite Sandwich's attempts at compromise, Forster was eventually barred from any part in the official account and there ensured a series of books and publications from and against Forster, over all of which hung the angry shadow of that dispute. Although the "Characteres.." has not been highly regarded for its science, it is "Important to the history and science of botany, as it contains a large number of new generic and specific names relating to the plants of Australia and Polynesia vegetation" (Hill). Despite the considerable scientific achievements of Cook's three voyages, the Forsters' work is one of very few scientific publications resulting from them. Click here to Order

AUD$5500

127991
FRITH, H.J. Editor.: Birds in the Australian High Country. Illustrated by Betty Temple Watts.
First Edition; 4to; pp. 481; map endpapers, 34 pages colour plates, 13 pages b/w plates, glossary, appendix, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn, very good copy.
Sydney, A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1969. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127949
KERR, GARRY; MCDERMOTT, HARRY.: The Huon Pine Story. The History of Harvest and use of a Unique Timber.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. (viii), 299; endpapers maps, text illustrated with numerous photographs many in colour, several maps, end notes, appendices, index, bound in original blue faux leather, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, dustjacket, very good copy.
Portland; Mainsail Books, 1999. Click here to Order

AUD$80

128177
PARSONS, W. T; CUTHBERTSON, E. G.: Noxious Weeds of Australia.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xii, 692; text illustrated with numerous photographic illustrations mostly in colour, numerous locality maps, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn on edges, signed and dated by both authors on the title page, very good copy.
Melbourne; Inkata Press; 1992.
Noxious Weeds of Australia remains the only completely comprehensive reference on proclaimed weeds throughout Australia. The environmental and legal consequences of failing to control weeds makes this an essential text for landholders, landcare and community groups, environmental consultants and every municipal, city, shire and country council authority. Click here to Order

AUD$125

128121
SCOTT, GEORGE A. M; STONE, ILMA G.: The Mosses of Southern Australia. With illustrations by Celia Rosser.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xvi, 495; illustrated endpapers, illustrated coloured frontispiece, text with numerous b/w. line drawings, bibliography, glossary, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket marked and worn, internally a very good copy.
London; Academic Press; 1976. Click here to Order

AUD$175

128225
SHEPHARD, MARK.: The Simpson Desert. Natural History and Human Endeavour.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. x, 174; numerous colour illustrations, appendices, bibliography, references, index, bound in original brown cloth, dustjacket, very good copy.
Adelaide; Royal Geographical Society Of Australasia; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$70

128043
STEAD, DAVID G.: The Rabbit In Australia: History, Life Story, Habits, Effect Upon Australian Primary Production and Best Means of Extermination.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 108; illustrated title page, text with numerous b/w. photographic illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, wrappers insect damaged on top edge, otherwise a good copy.
Sydney; David G. Stead; 1935. Click here to Order

AUD$35

Other Countries 8

128140
BARRETT, CHARLES; BURNS, A. N.: Butterflies of Australia and New Guinea.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xii), 187; colour frontispiece, 7 full-page colour plates, 10 half-tone plates, 14 text figures, index, bound in original light brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration to front board, previous owner's name on front endpaper, cloth a little worn, very good copy.
Melbourne; N. H. Seward Pty. Ltd.; 1951. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128305
BULLER, WALTER L.: Manual of the Birds of New Zealand.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 107, iv; illustrated frontispiece, 39 lithographed plates, numerous b/w. text drawings, generic index, index to English and Maori names, bound in original green decorated cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, spine chipped and damaged, previous owner's name on front endpaper, good complete sound copy.
Wellington; George Didsbury, Government Printer; 1882. Click here to Order

AUD$225

128315
DARWIN, CHARLES.: The Formation Of Vegetable Mould, Through The Action Of Worms With Observations On Their Habits. With Illustrations. Sixth Thousand (Corrected).
Sixth Thousand Corrected; Demy 8vo; pp. vii, 328, page adverts; 15 figures within text, index, rear free endpaper missing, bound in original embosed green cloth, gilt decoration and title on spine, cloth a little bumped and worn, previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper, a good copy.
London; John Murray, Albemarle Street.; 1882. Click here to Order

AUD$210

128327
FORESHAW, JOSEPH M; COOPER, WILLIAM T.: The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds.
First Edition; Folio; pp. 304; illustrated with 60 superb coloured plates by Cooper and numerous b/w. text illustrations, numerous location maps, references cited, index of scientific names, index of English names, bound in original quarter brown cloth with beige cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, housed in original cloth slipcase with printed label on front, a couple of minor marks to slipcase otherwise fine copy.
Sydney; Collins; 1977.
Winner of Australian Book of the Year in 1977 and one the finest of all modern bird books. Click here to Order

AUD$450

128159
IREDALE, TOM.: Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. Illustrations by Lilian Medland.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 239; illustrated with thirty-three full page coloured plates, numerous line drawings in text, folding map of New Guinea at rear of book, check-list of the birds of paradise and bower birds, bibliography, bound in original quarter green morocco with olive cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, previous owner's name on front endpaper, edges browned, very good copy.
Melbourne; Georgian House; 1950. Click here to Order

AUD$145

128346
JUKES, J. BEETE.: Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R. N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842-1846: Together with an Excursion into the Interior of the Eastern Part of Java. Two Volumes.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; Vol. I. pp.[ii], xiv, 423; frontispiece, 24 b/w plates, 1 b/w folding map of Great Barrier Reef. Vol. II. pp. [ii], viii, 362; frontispiece, 11 illustrations, 1 folding map of island of Java, appendices; both volumes in contemporary half blue calf, marbled boards, title lettered in gilt on spines, raised bands, marbled page edges, marble endpapers, boards a little scuffed and worn at edges, light foxing to early pages, bookplate of William F Ross on front endpapers, good sound copies.
London; T. & W. Boone, New Bond Street; 1847.
Blackwood was commissioned to make a detailed scientific survey of the north-east coast of Australia, with particular attention to the Great Barrier Reef - the first expedition to be despatched to Australia on a purely surveying mission. Attached to the expedition were the marine geologist Joseph Beete Jukes, the zoologist John Macillivray, and the artist Harden Melville. From 1842 to 1846 they made a careful survey of the coast between Snady Cape and Torres Strait and explored the southern coasts of New Guinea, discovering most notably the Fly River. These surveys of Torres Strait and of the Great Barrier Reef were all of great importance, as were the discoveries made in new Guinea and the surrounding islands. Joseph Beete Jukes, the chronicler of the expedition, is remembered for both his scientific understanding of the reef and for his first charting of the reef. Wantrup. 92a, Ferguson, 4569. Click here to Order

AUD$3000

128064
SELOUS, FREDERICK COURTNEY.: A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa: Being A Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst The Game Of The Far Interior Of South Africa. Containing accounts of Explorations beyond the Zambesi, on the River Choe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna Countries, with full notes upon the Natural History and present distribution of all the large Mammalia.
Facsimile Reprint; Med. 8vo; pp. xvii, 455; text with numerous b/w. illustrations, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
South Africa; Galago publishing; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128298
WISCHNITZER, SAUL.: Atlas and Dissection Guide for Comparative Anatomy.
Third Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xviii, 231; text with numerous b/w. illustrations and drawings, glossary of anatomic terms, selected reading, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, previous owner's presentation slip tipped-in on half title page, very good copy.
San Francisco; W. H. Freeman and Company; 1979. Click here to Order

AUD$35