{"product_id":"gatherings-of-a-naturalist-in-australasia-george-bennett-first-edition-1860","title":"George Bennett - Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australasia - First Edition 1860","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD — This copy is no longer available.\u003c\/strong\u003e This listing is retained as a bibliographic reference. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/australiana\"\u003eBrowse our available Australiana books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003carticle dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69aac693-fc9c-839c-8c2c-2d1763dcf627-8\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"917fda67-5090-4c39-a14f-7e93183faea8\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"608\"\u003eA first edition of \u003cem data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"199\"\u003eGatherings 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\u003c\/em\u003e by George Bennett, published in London by John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, in 1860. Bound in the original publisher’s decorated cloth boards, the book remains in very good condition overall consistent with age, with a firm binding and generally clean pages. The cloth shows noticeable fading and wear to the spine and some minor wear to the rear board. The volume remains structurally sound and presents well for a work of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"1155\"\u003eGeorge Bennett (1804–1893) was a prominent Australian naturalist and physician whose work contributed significantly to early scientific understanding of the natural history of Australasia. In \u003cem data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"830\"\u003eGatherings of a Naturalist\u003c\/em\u003e, Bennett records his observations of the flora and fauna of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific islands, combining travel narrative with scientific commentary. The work includes discussions of native species, ecological observations, and reflections on the natural environments encountered during Bennett’s explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003eThe volume retains an attractive \u003cspan data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003ehand-coloured plate of “The Australian Jabiru (Mycteria australis)”\u003c\/span\u003e, a striking illustration of the large wading bird now commonly referred to as the black-necked stork. Plates such as these were an important component of nineteenth-century natural history publishing, helping to visually document species for European audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"2122\"\u003eThis copy carries \u003cspan data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003enotable provenance\u003c\/span\u003e, with a contemporary presentation inscription on the front endpaper reading:\u003cbr data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1645\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1726\"\u003e“Madame Lucy Ecotte, from Master Geo. Holmes, Christchurch, October 28th 1860.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1729\"\u003eThe book is also accompanied by a \u003cspan data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003elater bookseller’s receipt\u003c\/span\u003e, showing its purchase to Clause Cox. This book was a part of the collection of the Australiana Collection of the late Joan Cox. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558555271220,"sku":"INK0185","price":637.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/57_41646359-2064-4714-95b6-69b61b1f658b.jpg?v=1772885107","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/gatherings-of-a-naturalist-in-australasia-george-bennett-first-edition-1860","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}