S.A. White Collection: The Ornithology of Australia [and] The Birds of Australia [Six Volumes] Tapa dura - 1989

Netley, South Australia: State Publishing, 1989-1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Six volumes uniformly bound in the publisher's half-leather bindings; each volume numbered 11 (from a limited edition of 500). Comprises: The Ornithology of Australia [3 Volumes], reproducing faithfully without alteration or correction the 21-part edition originally published between 1866-1870 by Pugh, Brisbane; collation: Vol. I, pp. x, 142; Vol. II, pp. x, 142; Vol. III, pp. x, 142; in total 126 full-page colour prints. Together with: The Birds of Australia [3 volumes], reproducing faithfully without alteration or correction the original 1910-1927 edition published by Witherby & Co., London; collation: Vol. I, unpaginated [pp. x, 182]; Vol. II, [pp. x, 182]; Vol III, [pp. x, 182]; in total 105 full-page colour plates. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels, and not showing any pen-marks or any other signs of ownership. Thus a tidy set of books in very presentable, nearly new condition.