Select extra-tropical plants, readily eligible for industrial culture or naturalisation, with indications of their native countries and some of their uses (signed presentation copy)

Melbourne : printed for the Government of Victoria by Chas. Triedel and Co., 1891. Eighth edition, revised and enlarged. Octavo, gilt-lettered presentation binding of crushed morocco over bevelled boards, spine in compartments (sunned), ruled in gilt, all edges, gilt, hinges cracked, marbled endpapers, pp. viii; 594; (1), manuscript inscription on preliminary blank in the author’s hand ‘To Franc. Will. Eaton Esq. for friendly remembrance and occasional use from the writer of these pages. Oct. 1892’ and signed verso ‘Ferd. von Mueller’, internally clean, a very good copy.

A scarce signed presentation copy.