Diggles, Silvester. The Ornithology of Australia. Vol. 3. (Parts 15 to 21). Facs. Ed. Pub. State Publishing Ltd. Ed. 1992
pp.[142] with fine col. plates throughout. Folio. Hardback. Contents fine. Bound in half grey leather and cloth with silver gilt lettering, just lightly marked and sunned, o/w. in fine condition. Copy No. 436 from the Limited edition of 500 copies.
The original work was published between 1866 and 1870 in twenty-one parts in a limited edition of an uncertain number. The original plates were executed by Diggles. His niece, Rowena Birkett, was the artist who hand-coloured each plate. This facsimile limited edition reproduces the original accurately. This volume contains the plates from parts 15-21 from the original. This alike with the original has become scarce.
£70.00 [Ref: 35229]