The Birds of Australia (vol. I-VIII) Orig. published 1848-1869. Facsimile published 1972, Lansdowne Press Melbourne Publishers Vinyl Binding with gilt lettering and decoration Size56x40x5 cm, 6.000 kg (all per volume) Elephant folio, contains 681 colour plates (Vol. 1. 36 plates, Vol. 2. 104 plates, Vol. 3. 97 plates, Vol. 4. 104 plates, Vol. 5. 92 plates, Vol. 6. 82 plates, Vol. 7. 85 plates, Vol. 8. 81 plates. Condition: The books are in a good condition, no inscriptions, damages or discolourisations. The Birds of Australia Between 1838-1840 John Gould and his wife Elizabeth lived and travelled throughout Australia. Together they created the greatest work on Australian avifauna and perhaps Gould's major ornithological achievement. Birds of Australia remains today the most comprehensive work on the subject with few new species being added and sadly two have become extinct and at least twenty others are on the verge of extinction. Handbook to the Birds of Australia Orig. published 1865 Facsimile published 1972, Lansdowne Press Melbourne Publishers Vinyl Binding with gilt lettering and decoration, 25x17x9 cm, 1.500 kg, 1300 pages Condition: signed by the previous owner (see photo). For the rest no inscriptions, damages or discolourisations. The book is in good condition. About The Handbook to the Birds of Australia This was originally a two-volume work published in London in 1865 by the author John Gould and it contains additional information about the birds described in The Birds of Australia.