{"product_id":"gregory-m-mathews-the-birds-of-australia-s-a-white-collection-number-108-of-500","title":"Gregory M. Mathews' - The Birds of Australia - S. A. White Collection (Number 108 of 500)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome three-volume facsimile set of Gregory M. Mathews' The Birds of Australia, published by State Publishing, South Australia, 1990–1992. Number 108 of 500 numbered copies. S. A. White Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMathews' original Birds of Australia (Witherby \u0026amp; Co., London, 1910–1927) stands as one of the great monuments of ornithological publishing — twelve volumes, 600 colour plates, produced in editions of no more than 300 numbered sets. Complete copies are exceedingly rare and correspondingly expensive. This authorised facsimile reproduces selected colour plates from the volumes held by the family of Captain S. A. White, Mathews' close collaborator and one of Australia's most significant field ornithologists, offering the finest plates from across all twelve original volumes in three substantial folio-format books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColour separations were produced by Replica Pty Ltd, Adelaide, with the volumes printed by offset lithography on 170gsm Satintone from Tomasetti Paper and bound in grey leather and high-quality cloth by State Print, South Australia. Each volume opens with a portrait of Mathews and an introduction by Rob Linn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very good set, tight and clean throughout, with no inscriptions. Bindings firm, pages bright, colour plates sharp and well-reproduced. A handsome and accessible entry point into one of the foundational works of Australian natural history illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47894211756084,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/D9E91FBA-6B76-4CE9-BEF2-1F41DF96F41A_1_105_c.jpg?v=1781174832","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/gregory-m-mathews-the-birds-of-australia-s-a-white-collection-number-108-of-500","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}