b'47274aR.D. FITZGERALD,AUSTRALIAN ORCHIDS,[Sydney, Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 18751894],12 parts (all published) in two vols. dated 1882 and 1894,dedicated to the memory of Charles Darwin.Large folio, in contemporary but non-matching bindings.Complete set with 119 full-page litho plates of which all but 1 are delicately hand-coloured incl. 10 double-paged. The lithographs are by A.J. Stopps after drawings by Fitzgerald. Pts. 1-7 comprise Vol. 1 whilst Vol. 2 consists of five issues only the last (Vol. 2: Pt. 5) being completed posthumously by Henry Deane in 1894 using Fitzgeralds notes. The work itself has been admired as much for the accuracy of the drawings and quality of the lithography as for its scientific content. Desirable in its complete state as one of the rarest orchid books. The two volumes are accompanied by two contemporary reviewsone printed and one mss of 7 pages. (2)$3,0005,000274bAn antique folio size scrap album, 19th century$150250 274a274a'