Lewis A. Bernays — The Olive and Its Products
James C. Beal, Government Printer Brisbane First Edition Near Fine Condition 22cm x 14cm. 80, vi, [2] pages, 11 plates. Later brown leather, gilt lettering, marbled endpapers. A Treatise on the Habits, Cultivation, and Propagation of the Tree; and upon the Manufacture of Oil and Other Products Therefrom. Early publication on developing an olive industry in Queensland. Lewis Adolphus Bernays (1831-1908) was the first Clerk of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and as a foundation member of the Queensland Acclimatisation Society devoted to introducing exotic species for commercial purposes wrote a number of papers on economic botany. FERGUSON 6952. Minor general wear. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Australia|Queensland; 19th Century: 1851-1899; Inventory No: 0036102.
