The Venom of the Australian Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus). [Contained in] Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales for 1892 (Volume 26)
Sydney, RSNSW, 1892.
Octavo, pages 240-264 (in over 426 pages).
Original blind-stamped cloth; spine flecked and lightly sunned; leading edges and initial leaves slightly foxed; a very good copy.
This volume contains numerous lengthy, interesting and important articles, and would suit any budding polymath. The range includes FRASER, J.: On the Languages of Oceania (24 pages); STATHAM, E.J.: Observations on Shell-heaps and Shell-beds. Significance and importance of the record they afford (10 pages plus 2 plates, one folding); PRATT, Rev. G. and FRASER, John: Some Folk-Songs and Myths from Samoa (37 pages); and HARGRAVE, Lawrence: Flying-Machine Work and the 1/6 I.H.P. Steam Motor weighing 3¼ lbs (6 pages plus 9 plates; 5 folding).
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Price (AUD):
$250.00