Kangaroo Island, 'Adelaide's Sanatorium'. Comprising a Series of Articles written for 'The Register' and 'The Observer'
Adelaide, W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1905 (third edition, preface dated 30 June)/ May 1905 (second edition, first in book form).
Small octavo, 47 pages with an illustration plus 22 pages of plates, a small folding map, an additional leaf (printed recto only) tipped in on page [3] (being a reprint of the introduction to the second edition, dated May 1905), and advertisements on both sides of the rear wrapper.
Pictorial wrappers slightly creased and marked; spine sunned, cracked and slightly chipped at the head; an excellent copy.
The first edition was the series of newspaper articles treating of visits to the island in January and March 1905. Apart from the tipped-in leaf, this third edition also contains additional text on pages 45-47 ('Addenda, 3rd Edition'). It is referred to in the introduction to this edition as 'a letter written by the late Colonel Light, having reference to Kangaroo Island, also an extract from "The Adelaide Observer", of October 11, 1845'. Provenance: George S. Fowler (of the Adelaide-based wholesale grocery dynasty), with his contemporary ownership signature at the head of the title page.
Item #89560
Price (AUD):
$400.00