The gold-finder of Australia; how he went, how he fared, and how he made his fortune.

A$475 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

Illustrated with forty-eight magnificent engravings, from authentic sketches taken in the Colony . London : Clarke, Beeton Co., [1853]. Octavo (227 x 145 mm), contemporary blind-blocked green cloth (scattered tiny paint spots, mostly confined to the lower board and spine), gilt-lettered spine (softened at ends); front pastedown with original owner s initials JWB , engraved title page and title page both with his full name, title and place of residence John Woods Beck, MD, Belfast ; pp. xii; 372, with numerous engraved illustrations after S. T. Gill and others; both hinges with short split at tail, contents with occasional light foxing. Ferguson 15634; Wantrup 466b.

• Binding: Hardcover

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