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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  335
• Lot Description:
  Bennett, George. Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australasia: Being observations principally on the Animal
  and Vegetable productions of New South Wales, New Zealand, and some of the Austral Islands. Octavo, with eight handcoloured lithographed plates and 24 woodcuts, old half calf. London, John Van Voorst, 1860.
• Notes:
  First edition: “a practical, well illustrated guide to the productions of Australia and an active attempt to protect certain Australian species such as the echidna, the emu and the notornis” (Wettenhall). As noted in the preface, “The drawings, with a few exceptions, are from the accurate pencil of Mr. G.F. Angas, well known for his correct delineations of subjects of Natural History.” Casey Wood, p. 231; Ferguson, 6929; Wettenhall, 17; Whittell, p. 49.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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