A Voyage to Terra Australis, undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country ... in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1966 (facsimile edition)/ 1814.
Large quarto, two volumes of text plus the matching case containing the loose folding maps and plates (collating as per the original atlas, but produced in this format to facilitate shelf storage).
Beige cloth with leather title-labels; minimal signs of handling; plain endpapers renewed; minimal offsetting to the margins of the first and last two leaves of both text volumes; edges of the map case lightly foxed and mottled, with a small mark to the top edge; an excellent set.
Loosely inserted is a large calligraphic leaf, commemorating the presentation of the set 'To His Excellency the Governor and State Chief Scout Lieut. General Sir Edric Bastyan ... Greetings and best wishes on the occasion of your birthday and the completion of five years service as Governor of the State of South Australia. From: All the members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. 5th April 1966'. Peade A37: 2150 sets. [3 items].
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