Dutton francis stacker 1816 1877 (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., x, 361. 5 etched plates (incl. frontis.; 4 tinted), 1 engraved map & several text illus. untrimmed in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (institutional bookplate & several blindstamps, joints cracked & hinges strengthened). First Edition; without the folding pocket map present in some copies, but not included in the plate list. With chapters on the history, topography, climate, social life, government, agriculture, sheep farming, Captain Sturt's exploration, mining &c. of South Australia. Four of the plates were prepared by the Le Keux patented process "for laying a tint over an etched or steel-engraved basis." (Abbey) Abbey, Travel, 578. Kress C.6827. Goldsmiths' 36439. Ferguson 4267 (locating 1 copy with the folding pocket map).…