A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies.
- London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1843
London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1843. xviii, 560, cxliv (appendices) pp. b/w plates, folding maps.
Backhouse concluded a tour of Australia and sailed for the Indian Ocean in 1838. His lengthy work includes extensive descriptions of Mauritius, Mozambique Channel, and the Cape Colony, as well as many interior locations. "Backhouse and Walker were encouraged ... to visit the penal establishments and Aboriginal settlements and to make observations and suggest improvements. Their valuable reports were quite frank..." Hill 45. Ferguson 3558. Front inner hinge cracked, otherwise very nice UNOPENED copy of the first edition bound in original blindstamped cloth with gold spine lettering. Some internal foxing, bookplate removed from the front pastedown. The three maps - "The World," "Tasmania," and "New South Wales," are in excellent condition.
Backhouse concluded a tour of Australia and sailed for the Indian Ocean in 1838. His lengthy work includes extensive descriptions of Mauritius, Mozambique Channel, and the Cape Colony, as well as many interior locations. "Backhouse and Walker were encouraged ... to visit the penal establishments and Aboriginal settlements and to make observations and suggest improvements. Their valuable reports were quite frank..." Hill 45. Ferguson 3558. Front inner hinge cracked, otherwise very nice UNOPENED copy of the first edition bound in original blindstamped cloth with gold spine lettering. Some internal foxing, bookplate removed from the front pastedown. The three maps - "The World," "Tasmania," and "New South Wales," are in excellent condition.
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Title
A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies.
Author
Backhouse, James.
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Publisher
Hamilton, Adams, and Co.: London
Date
1843