Handbook of Tasmania
Hobart, John Vail, Government Printer, 1914 (second edition)/ [1908].
Octavo, xx, 499 pages with over 250 illustrations (most from photographs) plus a colour plate showing fly fishing ties, and 3 folding maps (2 in colour).
Flush-cut papered boards stamped in gilt and with a colour-pictorial onlay on the front cover; extremities slightly worn; spine a little creased, with the title 'Tasmania' added in ink along it; short closed tear to one map; a few creases, small marks, and other minor signs of age and handling internally; overall, a very good copy.
Section IV (pages 305-420) is 'An Angler's Guide: Sport with Rod and Line', with much on fishing locations and fish species. The other sections are I: Information for Immigrants and Statistics; II: Australia's Playground and Health Resort; III: Crown Lands Laws and Timber Industry; and V: Orcharding, Dairy, Poultry, and General Farming.
Item #144629
Price (AUD):
$300.00