Successful Exploration through the Interior of Australia, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, from the Journals and Letters of William John Wills, edited by his father, William Wills
by Wills, William John
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley,, 1863. Hardcover. Good -. Financed by the Victorian government, the ill-fated expedition set out in competition w/ Sturt's SA expedition to become the first to reach the north coast. This is the most extensive of the contemporary accounts.
8vo, (xii) 396pp, (32)pp ads, F + 1 plt., fold. map. Embossed red cloth, covers & gilt on spine rubbed, corners bumped, cloth at rear board partially pulled away and faded due to damp. Ferguson 18622. Wantrup 172.
8vo, (xii) 396pp, (32)pp ads, F + 1 plt., fold. map. Embossed red cloth, covers & gilt on spine rubbed, corners bumped, cloth at rear board partially pulled away and faded due to damp. Ferguson 18622. Wantrup 172.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19689
- Title
- Successful Exploration through the Interior of Australia, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, from the Journals and Letters of William John Wills, edited by his father, William Wills
- Author
- Wills, William John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Bookseller catalogs
- VICTORIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;
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