Gatherings 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.

London: John Van Voorst, 1860.
Octavo, 456 pp. eight handcoloured plates by George French Angus, engravings. Modern cloth with new endpapers, a few marks otherwise a very good copy.

The best general account of Australian natural history at the time of publication and still a useful work. Bennett was particularly interested in the Platypus and his account of this extraordinary animal in Gatherings is a classic. "The drawings, with a few exceptions, are from the accurate pencil of Mr G. F. Angas, well known for his correct delineations of subjects of natural history, and the author of three splendid works illustrative of the scenery and natives of New Zealand, South Australia and southern Africa" (Preface). Ferguson 6929; Mengel 228; Whittell p. 49; Wood p. 231.