The Ornithology of Australia & The Birds of Australia, 6 volumes (Limited Facsimile Edition)

Samuel Albert White (1870–1954) was a distinguished South Australian ornithologist and conservationist whose lifelong fieldwork included completing an ornithological survey of the whole of South Australia and much of the Northern Territory. He was a central figure in the establishment of national parks within South Australia, and his most significant scholarly achievement came through his close collaboration with Gregory Mathews on The Birds of Australia. This facsimile series reproduces two of the most significant works held within White's own working library.

Facsimile limited editions, first thus. Two separate trilogies, each limited to 500 numbered copies: The Ornithology of Australia being number 307; The Birds of Australia being number 203. Large quarto and folio. The Ornithology of Australia: Vol. I, x, 142 pp.; Vol. II, x, 142 pp.; Vol. III, x, 142 pp.; 126 full-page colour plates in total, the complete complement. The Birds of Australia: Vol. I–III, x, 182 pp. each; 105 full-page colour plates in total. All six volumes uniformly bound in half grey leather and grey cloth, lettered in silver to front boards. Illustrated endpapers throughout. Each volume includes an illustrated introduction by Rob Linn relating to Samuel Albert White and his ornithological work, the original source volumes reproduced having formed part of White's own library. Some occasional markings to outer covers. Bindings sound across all volumes. Contents fine, clear and bright. A beautiful and remarkable set.

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Catalogue Number: HH000765