The Snakes of Australia; An Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of all the Known Species.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Sydney: Thomas Richards 1869. Small 4to. Contemp. half morocco. Spine with raised bands and gilt titled. Marbled edges. (xxvi 100pp.). Complete with the 12 hand-coloured litho plates drawn and coloured by the Scott sisters Harriet and Helena. Ex-library copy with a small rubber stamp on the verso of each coloured plate. Original hand-coloured copies are notably very rare and belong to a select group of colour plate books wholly produced in Australia in only a few copies. The first Australian reptile book written by 'the father of Australian Herpetology'. Ferguson 11247.