Handbook of Instructions for the Guidance of the Officers of the Elder Scientific Exploration Expedition to the Unknown Portions of Australia
Adelaide, Issued by the Council of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch (W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers), 1891.
Octavo, 39 pages.
Original pale blue-green wrappers, with the title-page text repeated on the front cover; spine sunned and lightly chipped; overall, an excellent copy.
Offered together with two related postcards, both addressed to Thomas Gill (1849-1923), public servant, 'from 1883 at the South Australian Treasury as accountant; in 1894 he became under treasurer of South Australia' until he retired in 1920. He 'was treasurer of the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia from its inception in 1885 until his death. The society's acquisition of the valuable York Gate Library was largely due to his energy and enthusiasm' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). The printed postcards with manuscript insertions, postmarked April 1891 and November 1894, give notice of forthcoming RGSSA Council Meetings 're Elder Expedition & General' Business. [3 items].
Item #147066
Price (AUD):
$550.00