Early History of the Colony of Victoria, from its discovery to its establishment as a self-governing province of the British Empire.

£500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Presentation inscription in ink to the titlepage: “His Grace the Duke of Manchester with the author’s compliments.” Kimbolton Castle was the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Manchester, a title held in 1878 by George Montagu, the 8th Duke. Francis Labilliere was an Anglo-Australian historian, and this important work revisits documents pertaining to the colony’s early history, and the establishment of Victoria.

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